diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a5cc649b6..104619316 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ clean:
 	ninja -C $(BUILD_ROOT) clean
 
 run: all
-	SPA_PLUGIN_DIR=$(BUILD_ROOT)/spa/plugins:$(BUILD_ROOT)/src/modules \
+	SPA_PLUGIN_DIR=$(BUILD_ROOT)/spa/plugins \
 	SPA_DATA_DIR=$(SOURCE_ROOT)/spa/plugins \
 	PIPEWIRE_MODULE_DIR=$(BUILD_ROOT)/src/modules \
 	PATH=$(BUILD_ROOT)/src/examples:$(PATH) \
diff --git a/pw-uninstalled.sh b/pw-uninstalled.sh
index 4167c4f4a..1bb6c55c2 100755
--- a/pw-uninstalled.sh
+++ b/pw-uninstalled.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 # the config file read by the daemon
 export PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_DIR="${BUILDDIR}/src/daemon"
 # the directory with SPA plugins
-export SPA_PLUGIN_DIR="${BUILDDIR}/spa/plugins:${BUILDDIR}/src/modules"
+export SPA_PLUGIN_DIR="${BUILDDIR}/spa/plugins"
 export SPA_DATA_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/spa/plugins"
 # the directory with pipewire modules
 export PIPEWIRE_MODULE_DIR="${BUILDDIR}/src/modules"
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/filter-graph.h b/spa/include/spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/filter-graph.h
rename to spa/include/spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-avx.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-avx.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-avx.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-avx.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-c.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-c.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-c.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-c.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-impl.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-impl.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-impl.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-impl.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-sse.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-sse.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-sse.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp-sse.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-dsp.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-dsp.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-plugin.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-plugin.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/audio-plugin.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/audio-plugin.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/biquad.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/biquad.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/biquad.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/biquad.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/biquad.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/biquad.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/biquad.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/biquad.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c
index 1ba7741c9..999f0de08 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ impl_enum_interface_info(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-struct spa_handle_factory spa_fga_plugin_builtin_factory = {
+static struct spa_handle_factory spa_fga_plugin_builtin_factory = {
 	SPA_VERSION_HANDLE_FACTORY,
 	"filter.graph.plugin.builtin",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/convolver.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/convolver.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/convolver.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/convolver.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/convolver.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/convolver.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/convolver.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/convolver.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/filter-graph.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/filter-graph.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
index 9d9693aa0..6ae50109b 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/filter-graph.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include <spa/pod/builder.h>
 #include <spa/debug/types.h>
 #include <spa/debug/log.h>
+#include <spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h>
 
 #include "audio-plugin.h"
-#include "filter-graph.h"
 #include "audio-dsp-impl.h"
 
 #undef SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT
@@ -762,8 +762,7 @@ static struct plugin *plugin_load(struct impl *impl, const char *type, const cha
 	}
 
 	spa_scnprintf(module, sizeof(module),
-			//"filter-graph/libspa-filter-graph-plugin-%s", type);
-			"libspa-filter-graph-plugin-%s", type);
+			"filter-graph/libspa-filter-graph-plugin-%s", type);
 	spa_scnprintf(factory_name, sizeof(factory_name),
 			"filter.graph.plugin.%s", type);
 	spa_scnprintf(dsp_ptr, sizeof(dsp_ptr),
@@ -818,9 +817,9 @@ static void descriptor_unref(struct descriptor *desc)
 		return;
 
 	spa_list_remove(&desc->link);
-	plugin_unref(desc->plugin);
 	if (desc->desc)
 		spa_fga_descriptor_free(desc->desc);
+	plugin_unref(desc->plugin);
 	free(desc->input);
 	free(desc->output);
 	free(desc->control);
@@ -2089,7 +2088,7 @@ impl_enum_interface_info(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-struct spa_handle_factory spa_filter_graph_factory = {
+static struct spa_handle_factory spa_filter_graph_factory = {
 	SPA_VERSION_HANDLE_FACTORY,
 	"filter.graph",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/ladspa.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/ladspa.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/ladspa_plugin.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/ladspa_plugin.c
index 122091708..45026c8e7 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/ladspa_plugin.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ impl_enum_interface_info(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-struct spa_handle_factory spa_fga_plugin_ladspa_factory = {
+static struct spa_handle_factory spa_fga_plugin_ladspa_factory = {
 	SPA_VERSION_HANDLE_FACTORY,
 	"filter.graph.plugin.ladspa",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/lv2_plugin.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/lv2_plugin.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/lv2_plugin.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/lv2_plugin.c
diff --git a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/meson.build b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ee6338c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+plugin_dependencies = []
+if get_option('spa-plugins').allowed()
+  plugin_dependencies += audioconvert_dep
+endif
+
+simd_cargs = []
+simd_dependencies = []
+
+if have_sse
+  filter_graph_sse = static_library('filter_graph_sse',
+    ['pffft.c',
+     'audio-dsp-sse.c' ],
+    include_directories : [configinc],
+    c_args : [sse_args, '-O3', '-DHAVE_SSE'],
+    dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
+    install : false
+    )
+  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_SSE']
+  simd_dependencies += filter_graph_sse
+endif
+if have_avx
+  filter_graph_avx = static_library('filter_graph_avx',
+    ['audio-dsp-avx.c' ],
+    include_directories : [configinc],
+    c_args : [avx_args, fma_args,'-O3', '-DHAVE_AVX'],
+    dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
+    install : false
+    )
+  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_AVX']
+  simd_dependencies += filter_graph_avx
+endif
+if have_neon
+  filter_graph_neon = static_library('filter_graph_neon',
+    ['pffft.c' ],
+    c_args : [neon_args, '-O3', '-DHAVE_NEON'],
+    dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
+    install : false
+    )
+  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_NEON']
+  simd_dependencies += filter_graph_neon
+endif
+
+filter_graph_c = static_library('filter_graph_c',
+  ['pffft.c',
+   'audio-dsp.c',
+   'audio-dsp-c.c' ],
+  include_directories : [configinc],
+  c_args : [simd_cargs, '-O3', '-DPFFFT_SIMD_DISABLE'],
+  dependencies : [ spa_dep, fftw_dep],
+  install : false
+)
+simd_dependencies += filter_graph_c
+
+spa_filter_graph = shared_library('spa-filter-graph',
+  ['biquad.c',
+   'filter-graph.c' ],
+  include_directories : [configinc],
+  dependencies : [ spa_dep, sndfile_dep, plugin_dependencies, mathlib ],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
+  link_with: simd_dependencies
+)
+
+
+filter_graph_dependencies = [
+  spa_dep, mathlib, sndfile_dep, plugin_dependencies
+]
+
+spa_filter_graph_plugin_builtin = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-builtin',
+  [ 'builtin_plugin.c',
+    'convolver.c' ],
+  include_directories : [configinc],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
+  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies ]
+)
+
+spa_filter_graph_plugin_ladspa = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-ladspa',
+  [ 'ladspa_plugin.c' ],
+  include_directories : [configinc],
+  install : true,
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
+  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies ]
+)
+
+if libmysofa_dep.found()
+spa_filter_graph_plugin_sofa = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-sofa',
+  [ 'sofa_plugin.c',
+    'convolver.c' ],
+  include_directories : [configinc],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
+  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies, libmysofa_dep ]
+)
+endif
+
+if lilv_lib.found()
+spa_filter_graph_plugin_lv2 = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-lv2',
+  [ 'lv2_plugin.c' ],
+  include_directories : [configinc],
+  install : true,
+  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
+  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies, lilv_lib ]
+)
+endif
+
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/pffft.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/pffft.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/pffft.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/pffft.c
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/pffft.h b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/pffft.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/pffft.h
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/pffft.h
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/sofa_plugin.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/sofa_plugin.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/modules/module-filter-chain/sofa_plugin.c
rename to spa/plugins/filter-graph/sofa_plugin.c
index de2367817..d348bc97a 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/sofa_plugin.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/sofa_plugin.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ impl_enum_interface_info(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-struct spa_handle_factory spa_fga_sofa_plugin_factory = {
+static struct spa_handle_factory spa_fga_sofa_plugin_factory = {
 	SPA_VERSION_HANDLE_FACTORY,
 	"filter.graph.plugin.sofa",
 	NULL,
diff --git a/spa/plugins/meson.build b/spa/plugins/meson.build
index 97ba78af7..42aec7ed3 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/spa/plugins/meson.build
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ if libcamera_dep.found()
 endif
 
 subdir('aec')
+subdir('filter-graph')
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index e51b70b44..f18aee20f 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
     api.jack.*      = jack/libspa-jack
     support.*       = support/libspa-support
     video.convert.* = videoconvert/libspa-videoconvert
+    #filter.graph    = filter-graph/libspa-filter-graph
     #videotestsrc   = videotestsrc/libspa-videotestsrc
     #audiotestsrc   = audiotestsrc/libspa-audiotestsrc
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index 219fa6170..b3ad12ce4 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -71,122 +71,15 @@ pipewire_module_loopback = shared_library('pipewire-module-loopback',
   dependencies : [spa_dep, mathlib, dl_lib, pipewire_dep],
 )
 
-plugin_dependencies = []
-if get_option('spa-plugins').allowed()
-  plugin_dependencies += audioconvert_dep
-endif
-
-simd_cargs = []
-simd_dependencies = []
-
-if have_sse
-  filter_graph_sse = static_library('filter_graph_sse',
-    ['module-filter-chain/pffft.c',
-     'module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-sse.c' ],
-    include_directories : [configinc],
-    c_args : [sse_args, '-O3', '-DHAVE_SSE'],
-    dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
-    install : false
-    )
-  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_SSE']
-  simd_dependencies += filter_graph_sse
-endif
-if have_avx
-  filter_graph_avx = static_library('filter_graph_avx',
-    ['module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-avx.c' ],
-    include_directories : [configinc],
-    c_args : [avx_args, fma_args,'-O3', '-DHAVE_AVX'],
-    dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
-    install : false
-    )
-  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_AVX']
-  simd_dependencies += filter_graph_avx
-endif
-if have_neon
-  filter_graph_neon = static_library('filter_graph_neon',
-    ['module-filter-chain/pffft.c' ],
-    c_args : [neon_args, '-O3', '-DHAVE_NEON'],
-    dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
-    install : false
-    )
-  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_NEON']
-  simd_dependencies += filter_graph_neon
-endif
-
-filter_graph_c = static_library('filter_graph_c',
-  ['module-filter-chain/pffft.c',
-   'module-filter-chain/audio-dsp.c',
-   'module-filter-chain/audio-dsp-c.c' ],
-  include_directories : [configinc],
-  c_args : [simd_cargs, '-O3', '-DPFFFT_SIMD_DISABLE'],
-  dependencies : [ spa_dep, fftw_dep],
-  install : false
-)
-simd_dependencies += filter_graph_c
-
-filter_graph = static_library('filter_graph',
-  ['module-filter-chain/biquad.c',
-   'module-filter-chain/filter-graph.c' ],
-  include_directories : [configinc],
-  dependencies : [ spa_dep, sndfile_dep, plugin_dependencies ],
-  install : false
-)
-simd_dependencies += filter_graph
-
-filter_graph_dependencies = [
-  spa_dep, mathlib, dl_lib, sndfile_dep, plugin_dependencies
-]
-
 pipewire_module_filter_chain = shared_library('pipewire-module-filter-chain',
   [ 'module-filter-chain.c' ],
   include_directories : [configinc],
   install : true,
   install_dir : modules_install_dir,
   install_rpath: modules_install_dir,
-  link_with : simd_dependencies,
   dependencies : [spa_dep, mathlib, dl_lib, pipewire_dep],
 )
 
-pipewire_module_filter_graph_builtin = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-builtin',
-  [ 'module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c',
-    'module-filter-chain/convolver.c' ],
-  include_directories : [configinc],
-  install : true,
-  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
-  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies ]
-)
-
-pipewire_module_filter_graph_ladspa = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-ladspa',
-  [ 'module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c' ],
-  include_directories : [configinc],
-  install : true,
-  install : true,
-  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
-  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies ]
-)
-
-if libmysofa_dep.found()
-pipewire_module_filter_graph_sofa = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-sofa',
-  [ 'module-filter-chain/sofa_plugin.c',
-    'module-filter-chain/convolver.c' ],
-  include_directories : [configinc],
-  install : true,
-  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
-  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies, libmysofa_dep ]
-)
-endif
-
-if lilv_lib.found()
-pipewire_module_filter_graph_lv2 = shared_library('spa-filter-graph-plugin-lv2',
-  [ 'module-filter-chain/lv2_plugin.c' ],
-  include_directories : [configinc],
-  install : true,
-  install_dir : spa_plugindir / 'filter-graph',
-  dependencies : [ filter_graph_dependencies, lilv_lib ]
-)
-endif
-
-
 pipewire_module_combine_stream = shared_library('pipewire-module-combine-stream',
   [ 'module-combine-stream.c' ],
   include_directories : [configinc],
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 5add83ef0..b09b94895 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 #include <spa/param/tag-utils.h>
 #include <spa/param/audio/raw-json.h>
 #include <spa/pod/dynamic.h>
+#include <spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h>
 
 #include <pipewire/impl.h>
 
-#include "module-filter-chain/filter-graph.h"
-
 #define NAME "filter-chain"
 
 PW_LOG_TOPIC_STATIC(mod_topic, "mod." NAME);
@@ -1168,8 +1167,7 @@ static void impl_destroy(struct impl *impl)
 		pw_core_disconnect(impl->core);
 
 	if (impl->handle)
-		spa_handle_clear(impl->handle);
-	free(impl->handle);
+		pw_unload_spa_handle(impl->handle);
 
 	pw_properties_free(impl->capture_props);
 	pw_properties_free(impl->playback_props);
@@ -1222,8 +1220,6 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	uint32_t pid = getpid();
 	const char *str;
 	int res;
-	const struct spa_support *support;
-	uint32_t n_support;
 	void *iface = NULL;
 
 	PW_LOG_TOPIC_INIT(mod_topic);
@@ -1330,20 +1326,13 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	pw_properties_setf(props, "filter-graph.n_inputs", "%d", impl->capture_info.channels);
 	pw_properties_setf(props, "filter-graph.n_outputs", "%d", impl->playback_info.channels);
 
-	impl->handle = calloc(1, spa_handle_factory_get_size(&spa_filter_graph_factory, &props->dict));
+	pw_properties_set(props, SPA_KEY_LIBRARY_NAME, "filter-graph/libspa-filter-graph");
+	impl->handle = pw_context_load_spa_handle(impl->context, "filter.graph", &props->dict);
 	if (impl->handle == NULL) {
 		res = -errno;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	support = pw_context_get_support(impl->context, &n_support);
-	if ((res = spa_handle_factory_init(&spa_filter_graph_factory,
-					impl->handle, &props->dict,
-					support, n_support)) < 0) {
-		pw_log_debug("can't make factory instance: %d (%s)",
-				res, spa_strerror(res));
-		goto error;
-	}
 	res = spa_handle_get_interface(impl->handle, SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_FilterGraph, &iface);
 	if (res < 0 || iface == NULL)
 		goto error;