diff --git a/src/mainloop-glib.c b/src/mainloop-glib.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..136ac81c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainloop-glib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/* PipeWire
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <pipewire/log.h>
+#include <pipewire/loop.h>
+
+#include <pulse/glib-mainloop.h>
+#include <pulse/mainloop.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+
+struct source {
+	GSource base;
+	struct pw_loop *loop;
+};
+
+struct pa_glib_mainloop {
+	GMainContext *context;
+	pa_mainloop *loop;
+	struct source *source;
+	guint id;
+};
+
+static gboolean source_prepare (GSource *base, int *timeout)
+{
+	*timeout = -1;
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gboolean source_dispatch (GSource *source, GSourceFunc callback, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	struct source *s = (struct source *) source;
+	int result;
+
+	pw_loop_enter (s->loop);
+	result = pw_loop_iterate (s->loop, 0);
+	pw_loop_leave (s->loop);
+
+	if (result < 0)
+		g_warning ("pipewire_loop_iterate failed: %s", spa_strerror (result));
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static GSourceFuncs source_funcs =
+{
+	source_prepare,
+	NULL,
+	source_dispatch,
+	NULL
+};
+
+pa_glib_mainloop *pa_glib_mainloop_new(GMainContext *c)
+{
+
+	pa_glib_mainloop *loop;
+
+	loop = calloc(1, sizeof(pa_glib_mainloop));
+	if (loop == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	loop->context = c;
+	loop->loop = pa_mainloop_new();
+	if (loop->loop == NULL)
+		goto error_free;
+
+	loop->source = (struct source *) g_source_new(&source_funcs, sizeof(struct source));
+	loop->source->loop = loop->loop->loop;
+
+	g_source_add_unix_fd (&loop->source->base,
+                        pw_loop_get_fd(loop->source->loop),
+                        G_IO_IN | G_IO_ERR);
+
+	loop->id = g_source_attach (&loop->source->base, loop->context);
+
+	return loop;
+
+      error_free:
+	free(loop);
+      error:
+	return NULL;
+
+}
+
+void pa_glib_mainloop_free(pa_glib_mainloop* g)
+{
+	pa_mainloop_free(g->loop);
+	free(g);
+}
+
+pa_mainloop_api* pa_glib_mainloop_get_api(pa_glib_mainloop *g)
+{
+	return pa_mainloop_get_api(g->loop);
+}
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 862c8670f..88ae3a5e2 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ pipewire_pulseaudio_sources = [
   'pipewire-pulseaudio.c',
 ]
 
+pipewire_mainloop_glib_sources = [
+  'mainloop-glib.c',
+]
+
 pipewire_pulseaudio_c_args = [
   '-DHAVE_CONFIG_H',
   '-DPIC',
@@ -48,3 +52,13 @@ pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse',
     dependencies : [pipewire_dep, pulseaudio_dep, mathlib],
     install : false,
 )
+
+pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse-mainloop-glib',
+    pipewire_mainloop_glib_sources,
+    soversion : '0',
+    c_args : pipewire_pulseaudio_c_args,
+    link_args : vflag,
+    include_directories : [configinc],
+    dependencies : [pipewire_dep, pulseaudio_dep, mathlib, glib_dep],
+    install : false,
+)