diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index fecce8e53..d4a24513b 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct stream {
 	unsigned int driving:1;
 	unsigned int using_trigger:1;
 	unsigned int trigger:1;
-	int in_set_control;
+	int in_set_param;
 };
 
 static int get_param_index(uint32_t id)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static int impl_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags, const struc
 	if (id != SPA_PARAM_Props)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
-	if (impl->in_set_control == 0)
+	if (impl->in_set_param == 0)
 		pw_stream_emit_param_changed(stream, id, param);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2138,6 +2138,27 @@ int pw_stream_update_params(struct pw_stream *stream,
 	return res;
 }
 
+static inline int stream_set_param(struct stream *impl, uint32_t id, const struct spa_pod *param)
+{
+	int res = 0;
+	impl->in_set_param++;
+	res = pw_impl_node_set_param(impl->node, id, 0, param);
+	impl->in_set_param--;
+	return res;
+}
+
+SPA_EXPORT
+int pw_stream_set_param(struct pw_stream *stream, uint32_t id, const struct spa_pod *param)
+{
+	struct stream *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(stream, struct stream, this);
+	ensure_loop(impl->context->main_loop, return -EIO);
+
+	if (impl->node == NULL)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return stream_set_param(impl, id, param);
+}
+
 SPA_EXPORT
 int pw_stream_set_control(struct pw_stream *stream, uint32_t id, uint32_t n_values, float *values, ...)
 {
@@ -2194,9 +2215,7 @@ int pw_stream_set_control(struct pw_stream *stream, uint32_t id, uint32_t n_valu
 
 	va_end(varargs);
 
-	impl->in_set_control++;
-	pw_impl_node_set_param(impl->node, SPA_PARAM_Props, 0, pod);
-	impl->in_set_control--;
+	stream_set_param(impl, SPA_PARAM_Props, pod);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.h b/src/pipewire/stream.h
index d30de667a..a77219925 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.h
@@ -447,12 +447,7 @@ int pw_stream_set_error(struct pw_stream *stream,	/**< a \ref pw_stream */
 			const char *error,		/**< an error message */
 			...) SPA_PRINTF_FUNC(3, 4);
 
-/** Complete the negotiation process with result code \a res
- *
- * This function should be called after notification of the format.
-
- * When \a res indicates success, \a params contain the parameters for the
- * allocation state.  */
+/** Update the param exposed on the stream. */
 int
 pw_stream_update_params(struct pw_stream *stream,	/**< a \ref pw_stream */
 			const struct spa_pod **params,	/**< an array of params. The params should
@@ -460,6 +455,14 @@ pw_stream_update_params(struct pw_stream *stream,	/**< a \ref pw_stream */
 							  *  buffer allocation. */
 			uint32_t n_params		/**< number of elements in \a params */);
 
+/**
+ * Set a parameter on the stream. This is like pw_stream_set_control() but with
+ * a complete spa_pod param. It can also be called from the param_changed event handler
+ * to intercept and modify the param for the adapter. Since 0.3.70 */
+int pw_stream_set_param(struct pw_stream *stream,	/**< a \ref pw_stream */
+			uint32_t id,			/**< the id of the param */
+			const struct spa_pod *param	/**< the params to set */);
+
 /** Get control values */
 const struct pw_stream_control *pw_stream_get_control(struct pw_stream *stream, uint32_t id);