diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/conf/50-pipewire.conf b/pipewire-alsa/conf/50-pipewire.conf
index c8ba32281..2c6f2d259 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/conf/50-pipewire.conf
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/conf/50-pipewire.conf
@@ -39,3 +39,15 @@ pcm.pipewire {
 		description "PipeWire Sound Server"
 	}
 }
+
+ctl.pipewire {
+        @args.SERVER {
+                type string
+                default {
+                        @func refer
+                        name defaults.pipewire.server
+                }
+        }
+        type pipewire
+        server $SERVER
+}
diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/conf/99-pipewire-default.conf b/pipewire-alsa/conf/99-pipewire-default.conf
index e36497d91..814506e7b 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/conf/99-pipewire-default.conf
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/conf/99-pipewire-default.conf
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ pcm.!default {
         description "Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)"
     }
 }
+
+ctl.!default {
+    type pipewire
+}