diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 5e4cdfbd6..d3a40daa6 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ struct impl {
 	unsigned int do_disconnect:1;
 	unsigned int unloading:1;
 
-	uint32_t rate;
+	long unsigned rate;
 
 	struct graph graph;
 };
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ static int setup_graph(struct graph *graph, struct spa_json *inputs, struct spa_
 			sd = dd = NULL;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < n_hndl; i++) {
-			if ((node->hndl[i] = d->instantiate(d, impl->rate, i, node->config)) == NULL) {
+			if ((node->hndl[i] = d->instantiate(d, &impl->rate, i, node->config)) == NULL) {
 				pw_log_error("cannot create plugin instance");
 				res = -ENOMEM;
 				goto error;
@@ -1308,6 +1308,14 @@ static int setup_graph(struct graph *graph, struct spa_json *inputs, struct spa_
 			graph->n_control++;
 		}
 	}
+	pw_log_info("suggested rate:%lu capture:%d playback:%d", impl->rate,
+			impl->capture_info.rate, impl->playback_info.rate);
+
+	if (impl->capture_info.rate == 0)
+		impl->capture_info.rate = impl->rate;
+	if (impl->playback_info.rate == 0)
+		impl->playback_info.rate = impl->rate;
+
 	/* now collect all input and output ports for all the handles. */
 	for (i = 0; i < n_hndl; i++) {
 		if (inputs == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
index cbd0b3344..6ada8e4ec 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/builtin_plugin.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct builtin {
 };
 
 static void *builtin_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor * Descriptor,
-		unsigned long SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
+		unsigned long *SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
 {
 	struct builtin *impl;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void *builtin_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor * Descriptor,
 	if (impl == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	impl->rate = SampleRate;
+	impl->rate = *SampleRate;
 
 	return impl;
 }
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ struct convolver_impl {
 };
 
 static float *read_samples(const char *filename, float gain, int delay, int offset,
-		int length, int channel, int *n_samples)
+		int length, int channel, long unsigned *rate, int *n_samples)
 {
 	float *samples;
 #ifdef HAVE_SNDFILE
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ static float *read_samples(const char *filename, float gain, int delay, int offs
 		samples[i] = samples[info.channels * i + channel] * gain;
 
 	*n_samples = n;
+	*rate = info.samplerate;
 	return samples;
 #else
 	pw_log_error("compiled without sndfile support, can't load samples: "
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ static float *create_dirac(const char *filename, float gain, int delay, int offs
 }
 
 static void * convolver_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor * Descriptor,
-		unsigned long SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
+		unsigned long *SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
 {
 	struct convolver_impl *impl;
 	float *samples;
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ static void * convolver_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor * Descriptor,
 				length, &n_samples);
 	} else {
 		samples = read_samples(filename, gain, delay, offset,
-				length, channel, &n_samples);
+				length, channel, SampleRate, &n_samples);
 	}
 	if (samples == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ static void * convolver_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor * Descriptor,
 	if (impl == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	impl->rate = SampleRate;
+	impl->rate = *SampleRate;
 
 	impl->conv = convolver_new(blocksize, tailsize, samples, n_samples);
 	free(samples);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c
index d34a9ace0..5ad6262f1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/ladspa_plugin.c
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ struct descriptor {
 };
 
 static void *ladspa_instantiate(const struct fc_descriptor *desc,
-                        unsigned long SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
+                        unsigned long *SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
 {
 	struct descriptor *d = (struct descriptor *)desc;
-	return d->d->instantiate(d->d, SampleRate);
+	return d->d->instantiate(d->d, *SampleRate);
 }
 
 static const LADSPA_Descriptor *find_desc(LADSPA_Descriptor_Function desc_func, const char *name)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/plugin.h b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/plugin.h
index 442606a97..e494f4d06 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain/plugin.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain/plugin.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct fc_descriptor {
 	struct fc_port *ports;
 
 	void *(*instantiate) (const struct fc_descriptor *desc,
-			unsigned long SampleRate, int index, const char *config);
+			unsigned long *SampleRate, int index, const char *config);
 
 	void (*cleanup) (void *instance);