diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
index e4c2f6ad0..45f5f45a3 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/protocol-native.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ static int core_event_demarshal_bound_id(void *data, const struct pw_protocol_na
 	struct pw_proxy *proxy = data;
 	struct spa_pod_parser prs;
 	uint32_t id, global_id;
+	struct spa_dict props = SPA_DICT_INIT(NULL, 0);
 
 	spa_pod_parser_init(&prs, msg->data, msg->size);
 	if (spa_pod_parser_get_struct(&prs,
@@ -392,7 +393,10 @@ static int core_event_demarshal_bound_id(void *data, const struct pw_protocol_na
 				SPA_POD_Int(&global_id)) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_core_events, bound_id, 0, id, global_id);
+	/* old client / old/new server -> bound_id
+	 * new client / old server     -> bound_id + bound_props (in case it's using bound_props only) */
+	pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_core_events, bound_id, 0, id, global_id);
+	return pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_core_events, bound_props, 1, id, global_id, &props);
 }
 
 static int core_event_demarshal_bound_props(void *data, const struct pw_protocol_native_message *msg)
@@ -413,6 +417,8 @@ static int core_event_demarshal_bound_props(void *data, const struct pw_protocol
 
 	parse_dict_struct(&prs, &f[1], &props);
 
+	/* new client / new server -> bound_props + bound_id (in case it's not using bound_props yet) */
+	pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_core_events, bound_id, 0, id, global_id);
 	return pw_proxy_notify(proxy, struct pw_core_events, bound_props, 1, id, global_id, &props);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.c b/src/pipewire/core.c
index fe6ea2c77..88f2455c3 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.c
@@ -63,26 +63,14 @@ static void core_event_remove_id(void *data, uint32_t id)
 		pw_proxy_remove(proxy);
 }
 
-static void bound_props(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t global_id, const struct spa_dict *props)
+static void core_event_bound_id(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t global_id)
 {
 	struct pw_core *this = data;
 	struct pw_proxy *proxy;
 
 	pw_log_debug("%p: proxy id %u bound %u", this, id, global_id);
-	if ((proxy = pw_map_lookup(&this->objects, id)) != NULL) {
+	if ((proxy = pw_map_lookup(&this->objects, id)) != NULL)
 		pw_proxy_set_bound_id(proxy, global_id);
-		pw_proxy_emit_bound_props(proxy, global_id, props);
-	}
-}
-
-static void core_event_bound_props(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t global_id, const struct spa_dict *props)
-{
-	bound_props(data, id, global_id, props);
-}
-
-static void core_event_bound_id(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t global_id)
-{
-	bound_props(data, id, global_id, NULL);
 }
 
 static void core_event_add_mem(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t type, int fd, uint32_t flags)
@@ -101,6 +89,16 @@ static void core_event_add_mem(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t type, int fd, u
 	}
 }
 
+static void core_event_bound_props(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t global_id, const struct spa_dict *props)
+{
+	struct pw_core *this = data;
+	struct pw_proxy *proxy;
+
+	pw_log_debug("%p: proxy id %u bound %u", this, id, global_id);
+	if ((proxy = pw_map_lookup(&this->objects, id)) != NULL)
+		pw_proxy_emit_bound_props(proxy, global_id, props);
+}
+
 static void core_event_remove_mem(void *data, uint32_t id)
 {
 	struct pw_core *this = data;