diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index 650e73049..98eede7de 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -3389,6 +3389,8 @@ jack_client_t * jack_client_open (const char *client_name,
 		pw_properties_set(client->props, PW_KEY_NODE_LATENCY, str);
 	if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_RATE")) != NULL)
 		pw_properties_set(client->props, PW_KEY_NODE_RATE, str);
+	if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_LINK_PASSIVE")) != NULL)
+		pw_properties_set(client->props, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE, str);
 
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(client->props, PW_KEY_NODE_LATENCY)) != NULL) {
 		uint32_t num, denom;
@@ -5172,7 +5174,7 @@ int jack_connect (jack_client_t *client,
 	items[props.n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_LINK_INPUT_NODE, val[2]);
 	items[props.n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_LINK_INPUT_PORT, val[3]);
 	items[props.n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_OBJECT_LINGER, "true");
-	if ((str = getenv("PIPEWIRE_LINK_PASSIVE")) != NULL &&
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(c->props, PW_KEY_NODE_PASSIVE)) != NULL &&
 	    pw_properties_parse_bool(str))
 		items[props.n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_LINK_PASSIVE, "true");
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/jack.conf.in b/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
index 4c7a34f41..f1fa6bc6b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
@@ -104,15 +104,22 @@ jack.rules = [
             }
         }
     }
-    {
-        matches = [
-            {
-                application.process.binary = "jack_bufsize"
-            }
+    { matches = [
+            { application.process.binary = "jack_bufsize" }
         ]
         actions = {
             update-props = {
-                jack.global-buffer-size = true
+                jack.global-buffer-size = true   # quantum set globally using metadata
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    { matches = [
+            { application.process.binary = "qsynth" }
+        ]
+        actions = {
+            update-props = {
+                node.pause-on-idle = false  # makes audio fade out when idle
+                node.passive = true         # makes the sink and qsynth suspend
             }
         }
     }