diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index 066f6da62..b6f18da6f 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -37,9 +37,17 @@ int pa_context_set_error(pa_context *c, int error) {
 	return error;
 }
 
-static void global_free(struct global *g)
+static void global_free(pa_context *c, struct global *g)
 {
+	pa_operation *o, *t;
+
 	spa_list_remove(&g->link);
+
+	spa_list_for_each_safe(o, t, &g->operations, owner_link)
+		pa_operation_cancel(o);
+
+	if (g->proxy)
+		spa_hook_remove(&g->proxy_proxy_listener);
 	if (g->props)
 		pw_properties_free(g->props);
 	if (g->destroy)
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ static void context_unlink(pa_context *c)
 				PA_STREAM_FAILED : PA_STREAM_TERMINATED);
 	}
 	spa_list_consume(g, &c->globals, link)
-		global_free(g);
+		global_free(c, g);
 
 	spa_list_consume(o, &c->operations, link)
 		pa_operation_cancel(o);
@@ -300,10 +308,11 @@ static void registry_event_global(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t parent_id,
 	g->parent_id = parent_id;
 	g->type = type;
 	g->props = props ? pw_properties_new_dict(props) : NULL;
+	spa_list_init(&g->operations);
 	spa_list_append(&c->globals, &g->link);
 
 	if (set_mask(c, g) == 0) {
-		global_free(g);
+		global_free(c, g);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -323,7 +332,7 @@ static void registry_event_global_remove(void *object, uint32_t id)
 	emit_event(c, g, PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_REMOVE);
 
 	pw_log_debug("context %p: free %d %p", c, id, g);
-	global_free(g);
+	global_free(c, g);
 }
 
 static const struct pw_registry_proxy_events registry_events =
diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index 2b980c469..c562531f2 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ struct global {
 	pa_subscription_mask_t mask;
 	pa_subscription_event_type_t event;
 
-	pa_operation *operation;
+	struct spa_list operations;
+
 	void *info;
 	pw_destroy_t destroy;
 
@@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ struct pa_operation
 	pa_context *context;
 	pa_stream *stream;
 
+	struct spa_list owner_link;
+	struct global *owner;
+
 	int seq;
 	pa_operation_state_t state;
 
diff --git a/src/introspect.c b/src/introspect.c
index 8d00ddaf2..b6843f524 100644
--- a/src/introspect.c
+++ b/src/introspect.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 static void node_event_info(void *object, const struct pw_node_info *info)
 {
 	struct global *g = object;
+	pa_operation *o;
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	pw_log_debug("update %d", g->id);
@@ -50,10 +51,8 @@ static void node_event_info(void *object, const struct pw_node_info *info)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (g->operation) {
-		pa_operation_sync(g->operation);
-		g->operation = NULL;
-	}
+	spa_list_for_each(o, &g->operations, owner_link)
+		pa_operation_sync(o);
 }
 
 static void node_event_param(void *object, int seq,
@@ -173,6 +172,7 @@ static void device_event_info(void *object, const struct pw_device_info *info)
 {
         struct global *g = object;
 	pa_card_info *i = &g->card_info.info;
+	pa_operation *o;
 	uint32_t n;
 
 	pw_log_debug("update %d %"PRIu64, g->id, info->change_mask);
@@ -208,10 +208,8 @@ static void device_event_info(void *object, const struct pw_device_info *info)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (g->operation) {
-		pa_operation_sync(g->operation);
-		g->operation = NULL;
-	}
+	spa_list_for_each(o, &g->operations, owner_link)
+		pa_operation_sync(o);
 }
 
 static const struct pw_device_proxy_events device_events = {
@@ -265,6 +263,13 @@ static int ensure_global(pa_context *c, struct global *g, pa_operation *o)
 	const void *events;
 	pw_destroy_t destroy;
 
+	if (o) {
+		if (o->owner)
+			spa_list_remove(&o->owner_link);
+		o->owner = g;
+		spa_list_append(&g->operations, &o->owner_link);
+	}
+
 	if (g->proxy != NULL)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -303,8 +308,6 @@ static int ensure_global(pa_context *c, struct global *g, pa_operation *o)
 
 	pw_proxy_add_proxy_listener(g->proxy, &g->proxy_proxy_listener, events, g);
 	g->destroy = destroy;
-	if (o)
-		g->operation = o;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/operation.c b/src/operation.c
index 5115815af..e4dd582d9 100644
--- a/src/operation.c
+++ b/src/operation.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static void operation_unlink(pa_operation *o) {
 	}
 	if (o->stream)
 		pa_stream_unref(o->stream);
+	if (o->owner)
+		spa_list_remove(&o->owner_link);
 	o->stream = NULL;
 	o->callback = NULL;
 	o->userdata = NULL;