diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c
index 3d88f5db6..50b8b379d 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.c
@@ -220,22 +220,6 @@ static int make_matrix(struct channelmix *mix)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mix->src_chan <= 3 && (src_mask & STEREO) == STEREO && (dst_mask & REAR) == REAR) {
-		spa_log_debug(mix->log, "copy STEREO to REAR");
-		if ((src_mask & _MASK(RL)) == 0)
-			matrix[RL][FL] = 1.0f;
-		if ((src_mask & _MASK(RR)) == 0)
-			matrix[RR][FR] = 1.0f;
-
-	        if ((dst_mask & SIDE) == SIDE)  {
-			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "copy STEREO to SIDES");
-			if ((src_mask & _MASK(SL)) == 0)
-				matrix[SL][FL] = 1.0f;
-			if ((src_mask & _MASK(SR)) == 0)
-				matrix[SR][FR] = 1.0f;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (unassigned & STEREO){
 		if (dst_mask & _MASK(FC)) {
 			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "assign STEREO to FC");
@@ -384,6 +368,58 @@ static int make_matrix(struct channelmix *mix)
 			spa_log_warn(mix->log, "can't assign LFE");
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (!SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(mix->options, CHANNELMIX_OPTION_UPMIX))
+		goto done;
+
+	unassigned = dst_mask & ~src_mask;
+
+	spa_log_debug(mix->log, "unassigned upmix %08" PRIx64, unassigned);
+
+	if (unassigned & _MASK(FC)) {
+		if ((src_mask & STEREO) == STEREO) {
+			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "produce FC from STEREO");
+			matrix[FC][FL] += clev;
+			matrix[FC][FR] += clev;
+		} else {
+			spa_log_warn(mix->log, "can't produce FC");
+		}
+	}
+	if (unassigned & _MASK(LFE) &&
+	    SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(mix->options, CHANNELMIX_OPTION_FILTER_LFE)) {
+		if ((src_mask & STEREO) == STEREO) {
+			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "produce LFE from STEREO");
+			matrix[LFE][FL] += llev;
+			matrix[LFE][FR] += llev;
+		} else {
+			spa_log_warn(mix->log, "can't produce LFE");
+		}
+	}
+	if (unassigned & SIDE) {
+		if ((src_mask & REAR) == REAR) {
+			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "produce SIDE from REAR");
+			matrix[SL][RL] += 1.0f;
+			matrix[SR][RR] += 1.0f;
+
+		} else if ((src_mask & STEREO) == STEREO) {
+			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "produce SIDE from STEREO");
+			matrix[SL][FL] += 1.0f;
+			matrix[SR][FR] += 1.0f;
+		}
+	}
+	if (unassigned & REAR) {
+		if ((src_mask & SIDE) == SIDE) {
+			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "produce REAR from SIDE");
+			matrix[RL][SL] += 1.0f;
+			matrix[RR][SR] += 1.0f;
+
+		} else if ((src_mask & STEREO) == STEREO) {
+			spa_log_debug(mix->log, "produce REAR from STEREO");
+			matrix[RL][FL] += 1.0f;
+			matrix[RR][FR] += 1.0f;
+		}
+	}
+
 done:
 	for (jc = 0, ic = 0, i = 0; i < NUM_CHAN; i++) {
 		float sum = 0.0f;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.h b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.h
index a89e66a50..23c986a9f 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix-ops.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct channelmix {
 	uint32_t cpu_flags;
 #define CHANNELMIX_OPTION_MIX_LFE	(1<<0)		/**< mix LFE */
 #define CHANNELMIX_OPTION_NORMALIZE	(1<<1)		/**< normalize volumes */
+#define CHANNELMIX_OPTION_UPMIX		(1<<2)		/**< do simple upmixing */
+#define CHANNELMIX_OPTION_FILTER_LFE	(1<<3)		/**< generate and filter LFE */
 	uint32_t options;
 
 	struct spa_log *log;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix.c
index 9c3cda79e..2f886fc20 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/channelmix.c
@@ -1250,6 +1250,12 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 		if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(info, "channelmix.mix-lfe")) != NULL &&
 		    (strcmp(str, "true") == 0 || atoi(str) != 0))
 			this->mix.options |= CHANNELMIX_OPTION_MIX_LFE;
+		if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(info, "channelmix.upmix")) != NULL &&
+		    (strcmp(str, "true") == 0 || atoi(str) != 0))
+			this->mix.options |= CHANNELMIX_OPTION_UPMIX;
+		if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(info, "channelmix.filter-lfe")) != NULL &&
+		    (strcmp(str, "true") == 0 || atoi(str) != 0))
+			this->mix.options |= CHANNELMIX_OPTION_FILTER_LFE;
 		if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(info, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_POSITION)) != NULL) {
 			size_t len;
 			const char *p = str;
diff --git a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
index 3a26cb38a..1a667e9f8 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
@@ -72,5 +72,7 @@ stream.properties = {
     #node.latency = 1024/48000
     #resample.quality = 4
     #channelmix.normalize = false
-    #channelmix.mix-lfe = false
+    #channelmix.mix-lfe = true
+    channelmix.upmix = true
+    #channelmix.filter-lfe = false
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/client.conf.in b/src/daemon/client.conf.in
index c97c6da0f..83a9270a0 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/client.conf.in
@@ -62,4 +62,6 @@ stream.properties = {
     #resample.quality = 4
     #channelmix.normalize = false
     #channelmix.mix-lfe = false
+    channelmix.upmix = true
+    #channelmix.filter-lfe = false
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
index bbf05f56e..4e348bd1b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
@@ -49,4 +49,6 @@ stream.properties = {
     #resample.quality = 4
     #channelmix.normalize = false
     #channelmix.mix-lfe = false
+    channelmix.upmix = true
+    #channelmix.filter-lfe = false
 }