diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/match-rules.c b/pipewire-jack/src/match-rules.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e1aaf1c9a..000000000
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/match-rules.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-/* PipeWire
- *
- * Copyright © 2021 Wim Taymans
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
- * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <math.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#include <regex.h>
-
-#include "config.h"
-
-#include <spa/utils/json.h>
-#include <spa/utils/string.h>
-
-#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
-
-static bool find_match(struct spa_json *arr, const struct spa_dict *props)
-{
-	struct spa_json it[1];
-
-	while (spa_json_enter_object(arr, &it[0]) > 0) {
-		char key[256], val[1024];
-		const char *str, *value;
-		int match = 0, fail = 0;
-		int len;
-
-		while (spa_json_get_string(&it[0], key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
-			bool success = false;
-
-			if ((len = spa_json_next(&it[0], &value)) <= 0)
-				break;
-
-			str = spa_dict_lookup(props, key);
-
-			if (spa_json_is_null(value, len)) {
-				success = str == NULL;
-			} else {
-				if (spa_json_parse_stringn(value, len, val, sizeof(val)) < 0)
-					continue;
-				value = val;
-				len = strlen(val);
-			}
-			if (str != NULL) {
-				if (value[0] == '~') {
-					regex_t preg;
-					if (regcomp(&preg, value+1, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB) == 0) {
-						if (regexec(&preg, str, 0, NULL, 0) == 0)
-							success = true;
-						regfree(&preg);
-					}
-				} else if (strncmp(str, value, len) == 0 &&
-				    strlen(str) == (size_t)len) {
-					success = true;
-				}
-			}
-			if (success) {
-				match++;
-				pw_log_debug("'%s' match '%s' < > '%.*s'", key, str, len, value);
-			}
-			else
-				fail++;
-		}
-		if (match > 0 && fail == 0)
-			return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-int pw_jack_match_rules(const char *rules, size_t size, const struct spa_dict *props,
-		int (*matched) (void *data, const char *action, const char *val, size_t len),
-		void *data)
-{
-	const char *val;
-	struct spa_json it[4], actions;
-	int count = 0;
-
-	spa_json_init(&it[0], rules, size);
-	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	while (spa_json_enter_object(&it[1], &it[2]) > 0) {
-		char key[64];
-		bool have_match = false, have_actions = false;
-
-		while (spa_json_get_string(&it[2], key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
-			if (spa_streq(key, "matches")) {
-				if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[2], &it[3]) < 0)
-					break;
-
-				have_match = find_match(&it[3], props);
-			}
-			else if (spa_streq(key, "actions")) {
-				if (spa_json_enter_object(&it[2], &actions) > 0)
-					have_actions = true;
-			}
-			else if (spa_json_next(&it[2], &val) <= 0)
-                                break;
-		}
-		if (!have_match || !have_actions)
-			continue;
-
-		while (spa_json_get_string(&actions, key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
-			int res, len;
-			pw_log_debug("action %s", key);
-
-			if ((len = spa_json_next(&actions, &val)) <= 0)
-				break;
-
-			if (spa_json_is_container(val, len))
-				len = spa_json_container_len(&actions, val, len);
-
-			if ((res = matched(data, key, val, len)) < 0)
-				return res;
-
-			count += res;
-		}
-	}
-	return count;
-}
diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build b/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
index ac06ea491..bb1a7f0e9 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pipewire_jack_sources = [
   'export.c',
   'pipewire-jack.c',
-  'match-rules.c',
   'ringbuffer.c',
   'uuid.c',
 ]
diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index 0a14a645e..17d713394 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -3087,7 +3087,8 @@ static void varargs_parse (struct client *c, jack_options_t options, va_list ap)
 }
 
 
-static int execute_match(void *data, const char *action, const char *val, int len)
+static int execute_match(void *data, const char *location, const char *action,
+		const char *val, size_t len)
 {
 	struct client *client = data;
 	if (spa_streq(action, "update-props"))
@@ -3095,19 +3096,6 @@ static int execute_match(void *data, const char *action, const char *val, int le
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int apply_jack_rules(void *data, const char *location, const char *section,
-		const char *str, size_t len)
-{
-	struct client *client = data;
-	const struct pw_properties *p =
-		pw_context_get_properties(client->context.context);
-
-	if (p != NULL)
-		pw_jack_match_rules(str, len, &p->dict, execute_match, client);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 SPA_EXPORT
 jack_client_t * jack_client_open (const char *client_name,
                                   jack_options_t options,
@@ -3171,9 +3159,8 @@ jack_client_t * jack_client_open (const char *client_name,
         if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_PROPS")) != NULL)
 		pw_properties_update_string(client->props, str, strlen(str));
 
-
-	pw_context_conf_section_for_each(client->context.context, "jack.rules",
-			apply_jack_rules, client);
+	pw_context_conf_section_match_rules(client->context.context, "jack.rules",
+			&client->props->dict, execute_match, client);
 
 	client->show_monitor = pw_properties_get_bool(client->props, "jack.show-monitor", true);
 	client->merge_monitor = pw_properties_get_bool(client->props, "jack.merge-monitor", false);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/quirks.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/quirks.c
index e20925edc..e00eafe91 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/quirks.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/quirks.c
@@ -46,111 +46,8 @@ static uint64_t parse_quirks(const char *str)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool find_match(struct spa_json *arr, const struct spa_dict *props)
-{
-	struct spa_json it[1];
-
-	while (spa_json_enter_object(arr, &it[0]) > 0) {
-		char key[256], val[1024];
-		const char *str, *value;
-		int match = 0, fail = 0;
-		int len;
-
-		while (spa_json_get_string(&it[0], key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
-			bool success = false;
-
-			if ((len = spa_json_next(&it[0], &value)) <= 0)
-				break;
-
-			str = spa_dict_lookup(props, key);
-
-			if (spa_json_is_null(value, len)) {
-				success = str == NULL;
-			} else {
-				if (spa_json_parse_stringn(value, len, val, sizeof(val)) < 0)
-					continue;
-				value = val;
-				len = strlen(val);
-			}
-			if (str != NULL) {
-				if (value[0] == '~') {
-					regex_t preg;
-					if (regcomp(&preg, value+1, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB) == 0) {
-						if (regexec(&preg, str, 0, NULL, 0) == 0)
-							success = true;
-						regfree(&preg);
-					}
-				} else if (strncmp(str, value, len) == 0 &&
-				    strlen(str) == (size_t)len) {
-					success = true;
-				}
-			}
-			if (success) {
-				match++;
-				pw_log_debug("'%s' match '%s' < > '%.*s'", key, str, len, value);
-			}
-			else
-				fail++;
-		}
-		if (match > 0 && fail == 0)
-			return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-static int pw_conf_match_rules(const char *rules, size_t size, const struct spa_dict *props,
-		int (*matched) (void *data, const char *action, const char *val, int len),
-		void *data)
-{
-	const char *val;
-	struct spa_json it[4], actions;
-	int count = 0;
-
-	spa_json_init(&it[0], rules, size);
-	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	while (spa_json_enter_object(&it[1], &it[2]) > 0) {
-		char key[64];
-		bool have_match = false, have_actions = false;
-
-		while (spa_json_get_string(&it[2], key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
-			if (spa_streq(key, "matches")) {
-				if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[2], &it[3]) < 0)
-					break;
-
-				have_match = find_match(&it[3], props);
-			}
-			else if (spa_streq(key, "actions")) {
-				if (spa_json_enter_object(&it[2], &actions) > 0)
-					have_actions = true;
-			}
-			else if (spa_json_next(&it[2], &val) <= 0)
-                                break;
-		}
-		if (!have_match || !have_actions)
-			continue;
-
-		while (spa_json_get_string(&actions, key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
-			int res, len;
-			pw_log_debug("action %s", key);
-
-			if ((len = spa_json_next(&actions, &val)) <= 0)
-				break;
-
-			if (spa_json_is_container(val, len))
-				len = spa_json_container_len(&actions, val, len);
-
-			if ((res = matched(data, key, val, len)) < 0)
-				return res;
-
-			count += res;
-		}
-	}
-	return count;
-}
-
-static int client_rule_matched(void *data, const char *action, const char *val, int len)
+static int apply_match(void *data, const char *location, const char *action,
+		const char *val, size_t len)
 {
 	struct client *client = data;
 
@@ -170,19 +67,10 @@ static int client_rule_matched(void *data, const char *action, const char *val,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int apply_pulse_rules(void *data, const char *location, const char *section,
-		const char *str, size_t len)
-{
-	struct client *client = data;
-	pw_conf_match_rules(str, len, &client->props->dict,
-			client_rule_matched, client);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int client_update_quirks(struct client *client)
 {
 	struct impl *impl = client->impl;
 	struct pw_context *context = impl->context;
-	return pw_context_conf_section_for_each(context, "pulse.rules",
-			apply_pulse_rules, client);
+	return pw_context_conf_section_match_rules(context, "pulse.rules",
+			&client->props->dict, apply_match, client);
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/conf.c b/src/pipewire/conf.c
index 85287eefa..50bc7e471 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/conf.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/conf.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <regex.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_PWD_H
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
@@ -810,6 +811,7 @@ exit:
 	return res;
 }
 
+
 SPA_EXPORT
 int pw_context_conf_section_for_each(struct pw_context *context, const char *section,
 		int (*callback) (void *data, const char *location, const char *section,
@@ -882,3 +884,153 @@ int pw_context_conf_update_props(struct pw_context *context,
 				update_props, &data);
 	return data.count;
 }
+
+struct match {
+	const struct spa_dict *props;
+	int (*matched) (void *data, const char *location, const char *action,
+			const char *val, size_t len);
+	void *data;
+};
+
+/*
+ * {
+ *     # all keys must match the value. ~ in value starts regex.
+ *     <key> = <value>
+ *     ...
+ * }
+ */
+static bool find_match(struct spa_json *arr, const struct spa_dict *props)
+{
+	struct spa_json it[1];
+
+	while (spa_json_enter_object(arr, &it[0]) > 0) {
+		char key[256], val[1024];
+		const char *str, *value;
+		int match = 0, fail = 0;
+		int len;
+
+		while (spa_json_get_string(&it[0], key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
+			bool success = false;
+
+			if ((len = spa_json_next(&it[0], &value)) <= 0)
+				break;
+
+			str = spa_dict_lookup(props, key);
+
+			if (spa_json_is_null(value, len)) {
+				success = str == NULL;
+			} else {
+				if (spa_json_parse_stringn(value, len, val, sizeof(val)) < 0)
+					continue;
+				value = val;
+				len = strlen(val);
+			}
+			if (str != NULL) {
+				if (value[0] == '~') {
+					regex_t preg;
+					if (regcomp(&preg, value+1, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB) == 0) {
+						if (regexec(&preg, str, 0, NULL, 0) == 0)
+							success = true;
+						regfree(&preg);
+					}
+				} else if (strncmp(str, value, len) == 0 &&
+				    strlen(str) == (size_t)len) {
+					success = true;
+				}
+			}
+			if (success) {
+				match++;
+				pw_log_debug("'%s' match '%s' < > '%.*s'", key, str, len, value);
+			}
+			else
+				fail++;
+		}
+		if (match > 0 && fail == 0)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rules = [
+ *     {
+ *         matches = [
+ *             # any of the items in matches needs to match, it one does,
+ *             # actions are emited.
+ *             {
+ *                 # all keys must match the value. ~ in value starts regex.
+ *                 <key> = <value>
+ *                 ...
+ *             }
+ *             ...
+ *         ]
+ *         actions = {
+ *             <action> = <value>
+ *             ...
+ *         }
+ *     }
+ * ]
+ */
+static int match_rules(void *data, const char *location, const char *section,
+		const char *str, size_t len)
+{
+	struct match *match = data;
+	const struct spa_dict *props = match->props;
+	const char *val;
+	struct spa_json it[4], actions;
+
+	spa_json_init(&it[0], str, len);
+	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	while (spa_json_enter_object(&it[1], &it[2]) > 0) {
+		char key[64];
+		bool have_match = false, have_actions = false;
+
+		while (spa_json_get_string(&it[2], key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
+			if (spa_streq(key, "matches")) {
+				if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[2], &it[3]) < 0)
+					break;
+
+				have_match = find_match(&it[3], props);
+			}
+			else if (spa_streq(key, "actions")) {
+				if (spa_json_enter_object(&it[2], &actions) > 0)
+					have_actions = true;
+			}
+			else if (spa_json_next(&it[2], &val) <= 0)
+                                break;
+		}
+		if (!have_match || !have_actions)
+			continue;
+
+		while (spa_json_get_string(&actions, key, sizeof(key)) > 0) {
+			int res, len;
+			pw_log_debug("action %s", key);
+
+			if ((len = spa_json_next(&actions, &val)) <= 0)
+				break;
+
+			if (spa_json_is_container(val, len))
+				len = spa_json_container_len(&actions, val, len);
+
+			if ((res = match->matched(match->data, location, key, val, len)) < 0)
+				return res;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SPA_EXPORT
+int pw_context_conf_section_match_rules(struct pw_context *context, const char *section,
+		struct spa_dict *props,
+		int (*callback) (void *data, const char *location, const char *action,
+			const char *str, size_t len),
+		void *data)
+{
+	struct match match = {
+		.props = props,
+		.matched = callback,
+		.data = data };
+	return pw_context_conf_section_for_each(context, section, match_rules, &match);
+}
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.h b/src/pipewire/context.h
index 5ec91725b..84baf31d0 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.h
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ int pw_context_conf_section_for_each(struct pw_context *context, const char *sec
 		int (*callback) (void *data, const char *location, const char *section,
 			const char *str, size_t len),
 		void *data);
+/** emit callback for all matched properties. Since 0.3.46 */
+int pw_context_conf_section_match_rules(struct pw_context *context, const char *section,
+		struct spa_dict *props,
+		int (*callback) (void *data, const char *location, const char *action,
+			const char *str, size_t len),
+		void *data);
 
 /** Get the context support objects */
 const struct spa_support *pw_context_get_support(struct pw_context *context, uint32_t *n_support);