diff --git a/spa/include/spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h b/spa/include/spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h
index ac8a68225..af7f8dcd0 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/filter-graph/filter-graph.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct spa_filter_graph_methods {
 	int (*get_props) (void *object, struct spa_pod_builder *b, const struct spa_pod **props);
 	int (*set_props) (void *object, enum spa_direction direction, const struct spa_pod *props);
 
-	int (*activate) (void *object, const struct spa_fraction *rate);
+	int (*activate) (void *object, const struct spa_dict *props);
 	int (*deactivate) (void *object);
 
 	int (*reset) (void *object);
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ SPA_API_FILTER_GRAPH int spa_filter_graph_set_props(struct spa_filter_graph *obj
 			spa_filter_graph, &object->iface, set_props, 0, direction, props);
 }
 
-SPA_API_FILTER_GRAPH int spa_filter_graph_activate(struct spa_filter_graph *object, const struct spa_fraction *rate)
+SPA_API_FILTER_GRAPH int spa_filter_graph_activate(struct spa_filter_graph *object, const struct spa_dict *props)
 {
 	return spa_api_method_r(int, -ENOTSUP,
-			spa_filter_graph, &object->iface, activate, 0, rate);
+			spa_filter_graph, &object->iface, activate, 0, props);
 }
 SPA_API_FILTER_GRAPH int spa_filter_graph_deactivate(struct spa_filter_graph *object)
 {
diff --git a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
index d50f22617..6190f59a3 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static int impl_deactivate(void *object)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int impl_activate(void *object, const struct spa_fraction *rate)
+static int impl_activate(void *object, const struct spa_dict *props)
 {
 	struct impl *impl = object;
 	struct graph *graph = &impl->graph;
@@ -1435,13 +1435,15 @@ static int impl_activate(void *object, const struct spa_fraction *rate)
 	uint32_t i, j, max_samples = impl->quantum_limit;
 	int res;
 	float *sd, *dd;
+	const char *rate;
 
 	if (graph->activated)
 		return 0;
 
 	graph->activated = true;
 
-	impl->rate = rate->denom;
+	rate = spa_dict_lookup(props, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_RATE);
+	impl->rate = rate ? atoi(rate) : DEFAULT_RATE;
 
 	/* first make instances */
 	spa_list_for_each(node, &graph->node_list, link) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index e4042e172..0b6584f16 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -1001,9 +1001,13 @@ static void state_changed(void *data, enum pw_stream_state old,
 			goto error;
 		}
 		if (impl->rate != target) {
+			char rate[64];
 			impl->rate = target;
+			snprintf(rate, sizeof(rate), "%lu", impl->rate);
 			spa_filter_graph_deactivate(graph);
-			if ((res = spa_filter_graph_activate(graph, &SPA_FRACTION(1, impl->rate))) < 0)
+			if ((res = spa_filter_graph_activate(graph,
+					&SPA_DICT_ITEMS(
+						SPA_DICT_ITEM(SPA_KEY_AUDIO_RATE, rate)))) < 0)
 				goto error;
 		}
 		break;