diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
index 9071164f1..dcaed9ad3 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
@@ -1153,8 +1153,21 @@ static int follower_ready(void *data, int status)
 	if (this->target != this->follower) {
 		this->driver = true;
 
-		if (this->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT)
-			status = spa_node_process(this->convert);
+		if (this->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT) {
+			int retry = 8;
+			while (retry--) {
+				status = spa_node_process(this->convert);
+				if (status & SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA)
+					break;
+
+				if (status & SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA) {
+					status = spa_node_process(this->follower);
+					if (!(status & SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA))
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
 	}
 
 	return spa_node_call_ready(&this->callbacks, status);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
index b8d9c6dc5..9f8097b01 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
@@ -2273,6 +2273,9 @@ static int impl_node_process(void *object)
 			io->status = -EINVAL;
 			buf = NULL;
 		} else {
+			spa_log_trace_fp(this->log, "%p: input buffer port %d io:%p status:%d id:%d n:%d",
+					this, port->id, io, io->status, io->buffer_id,
+					port->n_buffers);
 			buf = &port->buffers[io->buffer_id];
 		}