diff --git a/src/daemon/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf b/src/daemon/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf
index 2f370c961..0c48ae550 100644
--- a/src/daemon/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ rules = [
                 #api.alsa.headroom      = 0
                 #api.alsa.disable-mmap  = false
                 #api.alsa.disable-batch = false
+                #session.suspend-timeout-seconds = 5      # 0 disables suspend
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/daemon/media-session.d/bluez-monitor.conf b/src/daemon/media-session.d/bluez-monitor.conf
index 594a11105..cbb28fd1c 100644
--- a/src/daemon/media-session.d/bluez-monitor.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/media-session.d/bluez-monitor.conf
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ rules = [
                 #resample.quality     = 4
                 #channelmix.normalize = false
                 #channelmix.mix-lfe   = false
+                #session.suspend-timeout-seconds = 5      # 0 disables suspend
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/daemon/media-session.d/v4l2-monitor.conf b/src/daemon/media-session.d/v4l2-monitor.conf
index 076dfa0dc..87291b192 100644
--- a/src/daemon/media-session.d/v4l2-monitor.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/media-session.d/v4l2-monitor.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ rules = [
                 #priority.driver   = 100
                 #priority.session  = 100
                 node.pause-on-idle = false
+                #session.suspend-timeout-seconds = 5      # 0 disables suspend
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/suspend-node.c b/src/examples/media-session/suspend-node.c
index 192b65cd9..d08320aee 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/suspend-node.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/suspend-node.c
@@ -101,11 +101,20 @@ static void add_idle_timeout(struct node *node)
 	struct timespec value;
 	struct impl *impl = node->impl;
 	struct pw_loop *main_loop = pw_context_get_main_loop(impl->context);
+	const char *str;
+
+	if (node->obj->info && node->obj->info->props &&
+	    (str = spa_dict_lookup(node->obj->info->props, "session.suspend-timeout-seconds")) != NULL)
+		value.tv_sec = atoi(str);
+	else
+		value.tv_sec = DEFAULT_IDLE_SECONDS;
+
+	if (value.tv_sec == 0)
+		return;
 
 	if (node->idle_timeout == NULL)
 		node->idle_timeout = pw_loop_add_timer(main_loop, idle_timeout, node);
 
-	value.tv_sec = DEFAULT_IDLE_SECONDS;
 	value.tv_nsec = 0;
 	pw_loop_update_timer(main_loop, node->idle_timeout, &value, NULL, false);
 }
@@ -200,10 +209,8 @@ static void session_create(void *data, struct sm_object *object)
 	else
 		res = 0;
 
-	if (res < 0) {
+	if (res < 0)
 		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: can't handle global %d", impl, object->id);
-	} else
-		sm_media_session_schedule_rescan(impl->session);
 }
 
 static void session_remove(void *data, struct sm_object *object)
@@ -213,24 +220,9 @@ static void session_remove(void *data, struct sm_object *object)
 
 	if (strcmp(object->type, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node) == 0) {
 		struct node *node;
-
 		if ((node = sm_object_get_data(object, SESSION_KEY)) != NULL)
 			destroy_node(impl, node);
 	}
-
-	sm_media_session_schedule_rescan(impl->session);
-}
-
-static void session_rescan(void *data, int seq)
-{
-	struct impl *impl = data;
-	struct node *node;
-
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &impl->now);
-	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: rescan", impl);
-
-	spa_list_for_each(node, &impl->node_list, link) {
-	}
 }
 
 static void session_destroy(void *data)
@@ -244,7 +236,6 @@ static const struct sm_media_session_events session_events = {
 	SM_VERSION_MEDIA_SESSION_EVENTS,
 	.create = session_create,
 	.remove = session_remove,
-	.rescan = session_rescan,
 	.destroy = session_destroy,
 };