diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index b01bab431..a7c8edbec 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -511,7 +511,9 @@ static int client_node_command(void *object, const struct spa_command *command)
 			pw_proxy_error(proxy, res, "suspend failed");
 		}
 		break;
-
+	case SPA_NODE_COMMAND_RequestProcess:
+		res = pw_impl_node_send_command(data->node, command);
+		break;
 	default:
 		pw_log_warn("unhandled node command %d", SPA_NODE_COMMAND_ID(command));
 		res = -ENOTSUP;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index 3676a1011..94bbf2403 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -1437,8 +1437,15 @@ static void node_event(void *data, const struct spa_event *event)
 		node_update_state(node, PW_NODE_STATE_ERROR,
 				-EFAULT, strdup("Received error event"));
 		break;
+	case SPA_NODE_EVENT_RequestProcess:
+		pw_log_debug("request process");
+		if (!node->driving) {
+			pw_impl_node_send_command(node->driver_node,
+				    &SPA_NODE_COMMAND_INIT(SPA_NODE_COMMAND_RequestProcess));
+		}
+		break;
 	default:
-		pw_log_debug("unhandled event");
+		pw_log_debug("unhandled event %d", SPA_NODE_EVENT_ID(event));
 		break;
 	}
 	pw_impl_node_emit_event(node, event);