diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 019efe60d..3de1423df 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -1569,9 +1569,12 @@ static void stream_process(void *data)
 				pw_stream_flush(stream->stream, true);
 			} else {
 				pd.underrun_for = size;
-				pd.playing_for = size;
 				pd.underrun = true;
 			}
+			if (stream->attr.prebuf == 0) {
+				pd.read_index += size;
+				spa_ringbuffer_read_update(&stream->ring, pd.read_index);
+			}
 		} else {
 			if (avail > (int32_t)stream->attr.maxlength) {
 				/* overrun, reported by other side, here we skip