diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 2dc1aa078..8e7a88b62 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ struct node_data {
 	struct spa_hook proxy_client_node_listener;
 
 	struct spa_list links;
+
+	struct spa_io_clock *clock;
+	struct spa_io_position *position;
 };
 
 struct link {
@@ -466,6 +469,16 @@ client_node_set_io(void *_data,
 	pw_log_debug("node %p: set io %s %p", proxy,
 			spa_debug_type_find_name(spa_type_io, id), ptr);
 
+	switch(id) {
+	case SPA_IO_Clock:
+		data->clock = size >= sizeof(*data->clock) ? ptr : NULL;
+		break;
+	case SPA_IO_Position:
+		data->position = size >= sizeof(*data->position) ? ptr : NULL;
+		break;
+	}
+	data->node->driving = data->clock && data->position && data->position->clock.id == data->clock->id;
+
 	res =  spa_node_set_io(data->node->node, id, ptr, size);
 
 	pw_memmap_free(old);