diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index ab43d4ec4..e42005aac 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct node_data {
 	unsigned int do_free:1;
 	unsigned int have_transport:1;
 	unsigned int allow_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int warn_mlock:1;
 
 	struct pw_client_node *client_node;
 	struct spa_hook client_node_listener;
@@ -632,7 +633,8 @@ client_node_port_use_buffers(void *object,
 		bid->mem = mm;
 
 		if (data->allow_mlock && mlock(mm->ptr, mm->size) < 0)
-			pw_log_warn("Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s",
+			pw_log(data->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+					"Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s",
 					mm->ptr, mm->size,
 					errno == ENOMEM ?
 					"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
@@ -1145,6 +1147,7 @@ static struct pw_proxy *node_export(struct pw_core *core, void *object, bool do_
 	struct pw_impl_node *node = object;
 	struct pw_proxy *client_node;
 	struct node_data *data;
+	const char *str;
 	int i;
 
 	client_node = pw_core_create_object(core,
@@ -1163,7 +1166,14 @@ static struct pw_proxy *node_export(struct pw_core *core, void *object, bool do_
 	data->context = pw_impl_node_get_context(node);
 	data->client_node = (struct pw_client_node *)client_node;
 	data->remote_id = SPA_ID_INVALID;
+
 	data->allow_mlock = data->context->defaults.mem_allow_mlock;
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, "mem.allow-mlock")) != NULL)
+		data->allow_mlock = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
+
+	data->warn_mlock = true;
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, "mem.warn-mlock")) != NULL)
+		data->warn_mlock = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
 
 	node->exported = true;
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/filter.c b/src/pipewire/filter.c
index a5c91d253..cb1c5d938 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/filter.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/filter.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ struct filter {
 	unsigned int subscribe:1;
 	unsigned int draining:1;
 	unsigned int allow_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int warn_mlock:1;
 };
 
 static int get_param_index(uint32_t id)
@@ -535,7 +536,8 @@ static int map_data(struct filter *impl, struct spa_data *data, int prot)
 			range.offset, range.size, data->data);
 
 	if (impl->allow_mlock && mlock(data->data, data->maxsize) < 0) {
-		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
+		pw_log(impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+				NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
 						data->data, data->maxsize,
 						errno == ENOMEM ?
 						"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
@@ -1164,6 +1166,10 @@ pw_filter_connect(struct pw_filter *filter,
 	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: connect", filter);
 	impl->flags = flags;
 
+	impl->warn_mlock = SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(flags, PW_FILTER_FLAG_RT_PROCESS);
+	pw_properties_set(filter->properties, "mem.warn-mlock",
+			impl->warn_mlock ? "true" : "false");
+
 	impl->impl_node.iface = SPA_INTERFACE_INIT(
 			SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node,
 			SPA_VERSION_NODE,
@@ -1177,7 +1183,7 @@ pw_filter_connect(struct pw_filter *filter,
 	impl->info = SPA_NODE_INFO_INIT();
 	impl->info.max_input_ports = MAX_PORTS;
 	impl->info.max_output_ports = MAX_PORTS;
-	impl->info.flags = SPA_NODE_FLAG_RT;
+	impl->info.flags = impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_NODE_FLAG_RT : 0;
 	impl->info.props = &filter->properties->dict;
 	impl->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, 0);
 	impl->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, 0);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index b11a5b20d..150c31ac2 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ struct stream {
 	unsigned int free_proxy:1;
 	unsigned int draining:1;
 	unsigned int allow_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int warn_mlock:1;
 };
 
 static int get_param_index(uint32_t id)
@@ -533,11 +534,12 @@ static int map_data(struct stream *impl, struct spa_data *data, int prot)
 			range.offset, range.size, data->data);
 
 	if (impl->allow_mlock && mlock(data->data, data->maxsize) < 0) {
-		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
-						data->data, data->maxsize,
-						errno == ENOMEM ?
-						"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
-						"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
+		pw_log(impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+				NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
+				data->data, data->maxsize,
+				errno == ENOMEM ?
+				"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
+				"consider increasing RLIMIT_MEMLOCK" : strerror(errno));
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1423,6 +1425,9 @@ pw_stream_connect(struct pw_stream *stream,
 	if (flags & PW_STREAM_FLAG_DONT_RECONNECT)
 		pw_properties_set(stream->properties, PW_KEY_NODE_DONT_RECONNECT, "true");
 
+	impl->warn_mlock = SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(flags, PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS);
+	pw_properties_set(stream->properties, "mem.warn-mlock", impl->warn_mlock ? "true" : "false");
+
 	if ((pw_properties_get(stream->properties, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS) == NULL)) {
 		pw_properties_setf(stream->properties, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS, "Stream/%s/%s",
 				direction == PW_DIRECTION_INPUT ? "Input" : "Output",