diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index 85b2b055a..dd49d5c2f 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -1960,9 +1960,11 @@ int pw_impl_node_set_state(struct pw_impl_node *node, enum pw_node_state state)
 	}
 
 	if (old != state) {
-		impl->pending = state;
-		if (impl->pending_id != SPA_ID_INVALID)
+		if (impl->pending_id != SPA_ID_INVALID) {
 			pw_work_queue_cancel(impl->work, node, impl->pending_id);
+			node->info.state = impl->pending;
+		}
+		impl->pending = state;
 		impl->pending_id = pw_work_queue_add(impl->work,
 				node, res, on_state_complete, SPA_INT_TO_PTR(state));
 	}