diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/node.h b/spa/include/spa/node/node.h
index 51313c88f..de390e5ca 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/node.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/node.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct spa_node_info {
 							  *  PortConfig parameter */
 #define SPA_NODE_FLAG_OUT_PORT_CONFIG		(1u<<4)	/**< output ports can be reconfigured with
 							  *  PortConfig parameter */
+#define SPA_NODE_FLAG_NEED_CONFIGURE		(1u<<5)	/**< node needs configuration before it can
+							  *  be started. */
 	uint64_t flags;
 	struct spa_dict *props;			/**< extra node properties */
 	struct spa_param_info *params;		/**< parameter information */
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
index 1163d17fb..002982fe0 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
@@ -1058,8 +1058,13 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	this->convert = iface;
 	this->target = this->convert;
 
-	this->info_all = SPA_NODE_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
+	this->info_all = SPA_NODE_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS |
+		SPA_NODE_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	this->info = SPA_NODE_INFO_INIT();
+	this->info.flags = SPA_NODE_FLAG_RT |
+		SPA_NODE_FLAG_IN_PORT_CONFIG |
+		SPA_NODE_FLAG_OUT_PORT_CONFIG |
+		SPA_NODE_FLAG_NEED_CONFIGURE;
 	this->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	this->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_PropInfo, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	this->params[2] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Props, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READWRITE);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
index 08a6c03e8..a0605cd6e 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
@@ -688,6 +688,9 @@ static int reconfigure_mode(struct impl *this, enum spa_param_port_config_mode m
 		res = spa_node_set_param(this->fmt[direction], SPA_PARAM_PortConfig, 0, param);
 		if (res < 0)
 			return res;
+
+		this->info.change_mask |= SPA_NODE_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
+		this->info.flags &= ~SPA_NODE_FLAG_NEED_CONFIGURE;
 	}
 
 	/* notify ports of new node */
@@ -702,6 +705,8 @@ static int reconfigure_mode(struct impl *this, enum spa_param_port_config_mode m
 				this);
 		this->have_fmt_listener[direction] = true;
 	}
+	emit_node_info(this, false);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1213,7 +1218,8 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	this->info.max_output_ports = 128;
 	this->info.flags = SPA_NODE_FLAG_RT |
 		SPA_NODE_FLAG_IN_PORT_CONFIG |
-		SPA_NODE_FLAG_OUT_PORT_CONFIG;
+		SPA_NODE_FLAG_OUT_PORT_CONFIG |
+		SPA_NODE_FLAG_NEED_CONFIGURE;
 	this->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumPortConfig, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	this->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_PortConfig, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READWRITE);
 	this->params[2] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_PropInfo, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index a1c6412e3..b1d744615 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ error:
 static int ensure_state(struct pw_impl_node *node, bool running)
 {
 	enum pw_node_state state = node->info.state;
-	if (node->active && running)
+	if (node->active && !SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(node->spa_flags, SPA_NODE_FLAG_NEED_CONFIGURE) && running)
 		state = PW_NODE_STATE_RUNNING;
 	else if (state > PW_NODE_STATE_IDLE)
 		state = PW_NODE_STATE_IDLE;