diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
index ba76f3267..eb1159a2b 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
@@ -1150,10 +1150,10 @@ static void *delay_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor * Descriptor,
 		return NULL;
 
 	impl->rate = SampleRate;
-	impl->buffer_samples = (uint32_t)(max_delay * impl->rate);
+	impl->buffer_samples = SPA_ROUND_UP_N((uint32_t)(max_delay * impl->rate), 64);
 	pw_log_info("max-delay:%f seconds rate:%lu samples:%d", max_delay, impl->rate, impl->buffer_samples);
 
-	impl->buffer = calloc(impl->buffer_samples, sizeof(float));
+	impl->buffer = calloc(impl->buffer_samples * 2 + 64, sizeof(float));
 	if (impl->buffer == NULL) {
 		delay_cleanup(impl);
 		return NULL;
@@ -1175,27 +1175,13 @@ static void delay_run(void * Instance, unsigned long SampleCount)
 	struct delay_impl *impl = Instance;
 	float *in = impl->port[1], *out = impl->port[0];
 	float delay = impl->port[2][0];
-	unsigned long n;
-	uint32_t r, w;
 
 	if (delay != impl->delay) {
 		impl->delay_samples = SPA_CLAMP((uint32_t)(delay * impl->rate), 0u, impl->buffer_samples-1);
 		impl->delay = delay;
 	}
-	r = impl->ptr;
-	w = impl->ptr + impl->delay_samples;
-	if (w >= impl->buffer_samples)
-		w -= impl->buffer_samples;
-
-	for (n = 0; n < SampleCount; n++) {
-		impl->buffer[w] = in[n];
-		out[n] = impl->buffer[r];
-		if (++r >= impl->buffer_samples)
-			r = 0;
-		if (++w >= impl->buffer_samples)
-			w = 0;
-	}
-	impl->ptr = r;
+	dsp_ops_delay(dsp_ops, impl->buffer, &impl->ptr, impl->buffer_samples,
+			impl->delay_samples, out, in, SampleCount);
 }
 
 static struct fc_port delay_ports[] = {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-c.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-c.c
index 86dd9c779..04d356eef 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-c.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-c.c
@@ -188,6 +188,27 @@ void dsp_linear_c(struct dsp_ops *ops, float * dst,
 	}
 }
 
+
+void dsp_delay_c(struct dsp_ops *ops, float *buffer, uint32_t *pos, uint32_t n_buffer,
+		uint32_t delay, float *dst, const float *src, uint32_t n_samples)
+{
+	if (delay == 0) {
+		dsp_copy_c(ops, dst, src, n_samples);
+	} else {
+		uint32_t w, o, i;
+
+		w = *pos;
+		o = n_buffer - delay;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < n_samples; i++) {
+			buffer[w] = buffer[w + n_buffer] = src[i];
+			dst[i] = buffer[w + o];
+			w = w + 1 > n_buffer ? 0 : w + 1;
+		}
+		*pos = w;
+	}
+}
+
 void *dsp_fft_new_c(struct dsp_ops *ops, int32_t size, bool real)
 {
 	return pffft_new_setup(size, real ? PFFFT_REAL : PFFFT_COMPLEX);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-sse.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-sse.c
index 71abc6f26..a5c346ae0 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-sse.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops-sse.c
@@ -500,3 +500,36 @@ void dsp_biquadn_run_sse(struct dsp_ops *ops, struct biquad *bq, uint32_t n_bq,
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void dsp_delay_sse(struct dsp_ops *ops, float *buffer, uint32_t *pos, uint32_t n_buffer, uint32_t delay,
+		float *dst, const float *src, uint32_t n_samples)
+{
+	__m128 t[1];
+	uint32_t w = *pos;
+	uint32_t o = n_buffer - delay;
+	uint32_t n, unrolled;
+
+	if (SPA_IS_ALIGNED(src, 16) &&
+	    SPA_IS_ALIGNED(dst, 16))
+		unrolled = n_samples & ~3;
+	else
+		unrolled = 0;
+
+	for(n = 0; n < unrolled; n += 4) {
+		t[0] = _mm_load_ps(&src[n]);
+		_mm_storeu_ps(&buffer[w], t[0]);
+		_mm_storeu_ps(&buffer[w+n_buffer], t[0]);
+		t[0] = _mm_loadu_ps(&buffer[w+o]);
+		_mm_store_ps(&dst[n], t[0]);
+		w = w + 4 >= n_buffer ? 0 : w + 4;
+	}
+	for(; n < n_samples; n++) {
+		t[0] = _mm_load_ss(&src[n]);
+		_mm_store_ss(&buffer[w], t[0]);
+		_mm_store_ss(&buffer[w+n_buffer], t[0]);
+		t[0] = _mm_load_ss(&buffer[w+o]);
+		_mm_store_ss(&dst[n], t[0]);
+		w = w + 1 >= n_buffer ? 0 : w + 1;
+	}
+	*pos = w;
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.c
index 7a3fe0ee6..25346fab6 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static struct dsp_info dsp_table[] =
 		.funcs.fft_cmul = dsp_fft_cmul_c,
 		.funcs.fft_cmuladd = dsp_fft_cmuladd_c,
 		.funcs.biquadn_run = dsp_biquadn_run_sse,
+		.funcs.delay = dsp_delay_sse,
 	},
 #endif
 #if defined (HAVE_SSE)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ static struct dsp_info dsp_table[] =
 		.funcs.fft_cmul = dsp_fft_cmul_c,
 		.funcs.fft_cmuladd = dsp_fft_cmuladd_c,
 		.funcs.biquadn_run = dsp_biquadn_run_sse,
+		.funcs.delay = dsp_delay_sse,
 	},
 #endif
 	{ 0,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ static struct dsp_info dsp_table[] =
 		.funcs.fft_cmul = dsp_fft_cmul_c,
 		.funcs.fft_cmuladd = dsp_fft_cmuladd_c,
 		.funcs.biquadn_run = dsp_biquadn_run_c,
+		.funcs.delay = dsp_delay_c,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.h b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.h
index 796455014..663cec970 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/dsp-ops.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct dsp_ops_funcs {
 	void (*biquadn_run) (struct dsp_ops *ops, struct biquad *bq, uint32_t n_bq, uint32_t bq_stride,
 			float * SPA_RESTRICT out[], const float * SPA_RESTRICT in[],
 			uint32_t n_src, uint32_t n_samples);
+	void (*delay) (struct dsp_ops *ops, float *buffer, uint32_t *pos, uint32_t n_buffer, uint32_t delay,
+			float *dst, const float *src, uint32_t n_samples);
 };
 
 struct dsp_ops {
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ int dsp_ops_benchmark(void);
 #define dsp_ops_linear(ops,...)		(ops)->funcs.linear(ops, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define dsp_ops_mult(ops,...)		(ops)->funcs.mult(ops, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define dsp_ops_biquadn_run(ops,...)	(ops)->funcs.biquadn_run(ops, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define dsp_ops_delay(ops,...)		(ops)->funcs.delay(ops, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 #define dsp_ops_fft_new(ops,...)	(ops)->funcs.fft_new(ops, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define dsp_ops_fft_free(ops,...)	(ops)->funcs.fft_free(ops, __VA_ARGS__)
@@ -101,6 +104,9 @@ void dsp_mult_##arch(struct dsp_ops *ops, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst,	\
 #define MAKE_BIQUADN_RUN_FUNC(arch) \
 void dsp_biquadn_run_##arch (struct dsp_ops *ops, struct biquad *bq, uint32_t n_bq, uint32_t bq_stride, \
 	float * SPA_RESTRICT out[], const float * SPA_RESTRICT in[], uint32_t n_src, uint32_t n_samples)
+#define MAKE_DELAY_FUNC(arch) \
+void dsp_delay_##arch (struct dsp_ops *ops, float *buffer, uint32_t *pos, uint32_t n_buffer, \
+		uint32_t delay, float *dst, const float *src, uint32_t n_samples)
 
 #define MAKE_FFT_NEW_FUNC(arch) \
 void *dsp_fft_new_##arch(struct dsp_ops *ops, int32_t size, bool real)
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ MAKE_SUM_FUNC(c);
 MAKE_LINEAR_FUNC(c);
 MAKE_MULT_FUNC(c);
 MAKE_BIQUADN_RUN_FUNC(c);
+MAKE_DELAY_FUNC(c);
 
 MAKE_FFT_NEW_FUNC(c);
 MAKE_FFT_FREE_FUNC(c);
@@ -140,6 +147,7 @@ MAKE_MIX_GAIN_FUNC(sse);
 MAKE_SUM_FUNC(sse);
 MAKE_BIQUAD_RUN_FUNC(sse);
 MAKE_BIQUADN_RUN_FUNC(sse);
+MAKE_DELAY_FUNC(sse);
 #endif
 #if defined (HAVE_AVX)
 MAKE_SUM_FUNC(avx);