diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index dc935d770..21bf643e1 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -547,6 +547,22 @@ static int impl_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags, const struc
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t update_requested(struct stream *impl)
+{
+	uint32_t index, id;
+	struct buffer *buffer;
+	struct spa_io_rate_match *r = impl->rate_match;
+
+	if (spa_ringbuffer_get_read_index(&impl->dequeued.ring, &index) < 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	id = impl->dequeued.ids[index & MASK_BUFFERS];
+	buffer = &impl->buffers[id];
+	buffer->this.requested = r ? r->size : 0;
+	pw_log_trace_fp("%p: update buffer:%u size:%u", impl, id, r->size);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int impl_send_command(void *object, const struct spa_command *command)
 {
 	struct stream *impl = object;
@@ -574,8 +590,10 @@ static int impl_send_command(void *object, const struct spa_command *command)
 
 			if (impl->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT)
 				impl->io->status = SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA;
-			else if (!impl->process_rt && !impl->driving)
-				call_process(impl);
+			else if (!impl->process_rt && !impl->driving) {
+				if (update_requested(impl) > 0)
+					call_process(impl);
+			}
 
 			stream_set_state(stream, PW_STREAM_STATE_STREAMING, NULL);
 		}
@@ -1029,12 +1047,13 @@ again:
 		if (!impl->process_rt && (recycled || res == SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA)) {
 			/* not realtime and we have a free buffer, trigger process so that we have
 			 * data in the next round. */
-			if (spa_ringbuffer_get_read_index(&impl->dequeued.ring, &index) > 0)
+			if (update_requested(impl) > 0)
 				call_process(impl);
 		} else if (res == SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA) {
 			/* realtime and we don't have a buffer, trigger process and try
 			 * again when there is something in the queue now */
-			call_process(impl);
+			if (update_requested(impl) > 0)
+				call_process(impl);
 			if (impl->draining ||
 			    spa_ringbuffer_get_read_index(&impl->queued.ring, &index) > 0)
 				goto again;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.h b/src/pipewire/stream.h
index 9edc605d7..c4833766a 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.h
@@ -173,11 +173,20 @@ enum pw_stream_state {
 	PW_STREAM_STATE_STREAMING = 3		/**< streaming */
 };
 
+/** a buffer structure obtained from pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(). The size of this
+  * structure can grow as more field are added in the future */
 struct pw_buffer {
 	struct spa_buffer *buffer;	/**< the spa buffer */
 	void *user_data;		/**< user data attached to the buffer */
 	uint64_t size;			/**< This field is set by the user and the sum of
-					  *  all queued buffer is returned in the time info */
+					  *  all queued buffer is returned in the time info.
+					  *  For audio, it is advised to use the number of
+					  *  samples in the buffer for this field. */
+	uint64_t requested;		/**< For playback streams, this field contains the
+					  *  suggested amount of data to provide. For audio
+					  *  streams this will be the amount of samples
+					  *  required by the resampler. This field is 0
+					  *  when no suggestion is provided. Since 0.3.49 */
 };
 
 struct pw_stream_control {
@@ -191,7 +200,47 @@ struct pw_stream_control {
 	uint32_t max_values;		/**< max values that can be set on this control */
 };
 
-/** A time structure */
+/** A time structure.
+ *
+ * Use pw_stream_get_time() to get an updated time snapshot of the stream.
+ * The time snapshot can give information about the time in the driver of the
+ * graph, the delay to the edge of the graph and the internal queuing in the
+ * stream.
+ *
+ * pw_time.ticks gives a monotonic increasing counter of the time in the graph
+ * driver. I can be used to generate a timetime to schedule samples as well
+ * as detect discontinuities in the timeline caused by xruns.
+ *
+ * The total delay of data in a stream is the sum of the queued data (not yet
+ * processed data) and the delay to the edge of the graph, usually a playback
+ * or capture device.
+ *
+ * pw_time.delay is expressed as pw_time.ticks, the time domain of the graph. This
+ * value, and pw_time.ticks, were captured at pw_time.now and can be extrapolated
+ * to the current time like this:
+ *
+ *    struct timespec ts;
+ *    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+ *    int64_t diff = SPA_TIMESPEC_TO_NSEC(&ts) - pw_time.now;
+ *    int64_t elapsed = (pw_time.rate.denom * diff) / (pw_time.rate.num * SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC);
+ *
+ * pw_time.queued is expressed in the time domain of the stream, or the format
+ * that is used for the buffers of this stream. The value depends on the specific
+ * format used by the application and how the application manages the pw_buffer.size
+ * field. For audio applications, it is recommended to use the number of samples in
+ * the buffer as the pw_buffer.size field to get meaningful pw_time.queued values.
+ *
+ * For an audio playback stream, if you were to queue a buffer, the total delay
+ * in milliseconds for the first sample in the newly queued buffer to arrive in the
+ * sink can be calculated as:
+ *
+ *  (pw_time.queued * 1000 / stream.samplerate) +
+ *    ((pw_time.delay - elapsed) * 1000 * pw_time.rate.num / pw_time.rate.denom)
+ *
+ * The current extrapolated time (in ms) in the source or sink can be calculated as:
+ *
+ *  (pw_time.ticks + elapsed) * 1000 * pw_time.rate.num / pw_time.rate.denom
+ */
 struct pw_time {
 	int64_t now;			/**< the monotonic time in nanoseconds. This is the time
 					  *  when this time report was updated. It is usually
@@ -202,21 +251,24 @@ struct pw_time {
 	struct spa_fraction rate;	/**< the rate of \a ticks and delay. This is usually
 					  *  expressed in 1/<samplerate>. */
 	uint64_t ticks;			/**< the ticks at \a now. This is the current time that
-					  *  the remote end is reading/writing. */
+					  *  the remote end is reading/writing. This is monotonicaly
+					  *  increasing. */
 	int64_t delay;			/**< delay to device. This is the time it will take for
-					  *  the next sample in the stream to be presented by
+					  *  the next output sample of the stream to be presented by
 					  *  the playback device or the time a sample traveled
 					  *  from the capture device. This delay includes the
 					  *  delay introduced by all filters on the path between
 					  *  the stream and the device. The delay is normally
 					  *  constant in a graph and can change when the topology
-					  *  of the graph or the quantum changes. */
+					  *  of the graph or the quantum changes. This delay does
+					  *  not include the delay caused by queued buffers. */
 	uint64_t queued;		/**< data queued in the stream, this is the sum
 					  *  of the size fields in the pw_buffer that are
 					  *  currently queued and, for audio streams, the extra
-					  *  data queued in the resampler. For audio streams, it
-					  *  is thus highly recommended to use the buffer size
-					  *  field as the sample count in the buffer. */
+					  *  number of samples queued in the resampler. For audio
+					  *  streams, it is thus highly recommended to use the
+					  *  pw_buffer size field as the number of samples in
+					  *  the buffer. */
 };
 
 #include <pipewire/port.h>
diff --git a/src/tests/test-stream.c b/src/tests/test-stream.c
index cb54eb291..7880968fc 100644
--- a/src/tests/test-stream.c
+++ b/src/tests/test-stream.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void test_abi(void)
 	TEST_FUNC(ev, test, trigger_done);
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__LP64__)
-	spa_assert_se(sizeof(struct pw_buffer) == 24);
+	spa_assert_se(sizeof(struct pw_buffer) == 32);
 	spa_assert_se(sizeof(struct pw_time) == 40);
 #else
 	fprintf(stderr, "%zd\n", sizeof(struct pw_buffer));