diff --git a/src/extensions/client-node.h b/src/extensions/client-node.h
index c91e3fad0..66480d983 100644
--- a/src/extensions/client-node.h
+++ b/src/extensions/client-node.h
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ struct pw_client_node_position {
 #define PW_VERSION_CLIENT_NODE_POSITION		0
 	uint32_t version;
 	uint32_t seq1, seq2;		/**< valid contents when equal */
-	uint64_t nsec;			/**< time in nanoseconds */
-	struct spa_fraction rate;	/**< rate of the clock */
-	uint32_t position;		/**< current position expressed in rate */
-	uint32_t duration;		/**< duration of cycle expressed in rate */
+	/* position info follows */
 };
 
 #define PW_CLIENT_NODE_PROXY_METHOD_DONE		0
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
index 71dfa9f67..5a9831c3f 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/client-node.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static int impl_node_process(struct spa_node *node)
 {
 	struct node *this = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(node, struct node, node);
 	struct impl *impl = this->impl;
-	struct pw_driver_quantum *q;
+	struct pw_driver_quantum *q, *rq;
 	uint64_t cmd = 1;
 
 	if (this->impl->this.status != SPA_ID_INVALID) {
@@ -907,12 +907,12 @@ static int impl_node_process(struct spa_node *node)
 	spa_log_trace(this->log, "%p: send process %p", this, impl->this.node->driver_node);
 
 	q = impl->this.node->driver_node->rt.quantum;
+	rq = SPA_MEMBER(impl->position, sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position),
+			struct pw_driver_quantum);
 
-	impl->position->nsec = q->time;
-	impl->position->duration = q->size;
-	impl->position->position = impl->next_position;
-	impl->position->rate = q->rate;
-	impl->next_position += q->size;
+	*rq = *q;
+	rq->position = impl->next_position;
+	impl->next_position += rq->size;
 
 	if (write(this->writefd, &cmd, 8) != 8)
 		spa_log_warn(this->log, "node %p: error %s", this, strerror(errno));
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ static void node_initialized(void *data)
 	pw_log_debug("client-node %p: transport fd %d %d", node, impl->fds[0], impl->fds[1]);
 
 	area_size = sizeof(struct spa_io_buffers) * MAX_AREAS;
-	size = area_size + sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position);
+	size = area_size + sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position) + sizeof(struct pw_driver_quantum);
 
 	if (pw_memblock_alloc(PW_MEMBLOCK_FLAG_WITH_FD |
 			      PW_MEMBLOCK_FLAG_MAP_READWRITE |
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 151da74bf..01e0d0456 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ struct pw_module {
 };
 
 struct pw_driver_quantum {
-	uint64_t time;			/**< time in nanoseconds */
+	uint64_t nsec;			/**< time in nanoseconds */
 	struct spa_fraction rate;	/**< rate */
 	uint32_t position;		/**< current position expressed in rate */
 	uint32_t size;			/**< size of one period expressed in rate */
diff --git a/src/pipewire/remote.c b/src/pipewire/remote.c
index 8e89c8737..a142fe491 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/remote.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/remote.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ on_rtsocket_condition(void *user_data, int fd, enum spa_io mask)
 		if (read(fd, &cmd, sizeof(uint64_t)) != sizeof(uint64_t))
 			pw_log_warn("proxy %p: read failed %m", proxy);
 
-		pw_log_trace("remote %p: process %d", data->remote, data->position->duration);
+		pw_log_trace("remote %p: process", data->remote);
 		spa_graph_run(node->graph->parent->graph);
 	}
 }
@@ -1237,7 +1237,17 @@ client_node_set_position(void *object,
 	}
 
 	pw_log_debug("node %p: set position %p", proxy, ptr);
+	if (ptr == NULL && data->position) {
+		m = find_mem_ptr(data, data->position);
+		if (m && --m->ref == 0)
+			clear_mem(data, m);
+	}
 	data->position = ptr;
+	if (ptr)
+		data->node->rt.quantum = SPA_MEMBER(ptr,
+				sizeof(struct pw_client_node_position), void);
+	else
+		data->node->rt.quantum = NULL;
 }
 
 static const struct pw_client_node_proxy_events client_node_events = {
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index 571ab56fc..a39a5d8f3 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1216,15 +1216,13 @@ int pw_stream_set_active(struct pw_stream *stream, bool active)
 int pw_stream_get_time(struct pw_stream *stream, struct pw_time *time)
 {
 	struct stream *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(stream, struct stream, this);
-	int64_t elapsed;
-	struct timespec ts;
+	struct pw_driver_quantum *q;
 
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-	time->now = SPA_TIMESPEC_TO_TIME(&ts);
-	elapsed = (time->now - impl->last_monotonic) / 1000;
+	q = impl->node->rt.quantum;
 
-	time->ticks = impl->last_ticks + (elapsed * impl->last_rate) / SPA_USEC_PER_SEC;
-	time->rate = impl->last_rate;
+	time->now = q->nsec;
+	time->ticks = q->position / sizeof(float);
+	time->rate = q->rate;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.h b/src/pipewire/stream.h
index 18371274c..0aae2ecbb 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.h
@@ -202,23 +202,21 @@ enum pw_stream_flags {
 	PW_STREAM_FLAG_NONE = 0,			/**< no flags */
 	PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT	= (1 << 0),	/**< try to automatically connect
 							  *  this stream */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_CLOCK_UPDATE	= (1 << 1),	/**< request periodic clock updates for
-							  *  this stream */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_INACTIVE		= (1 << 2),	/**< start the stream inactive */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS	= (1 << 3),	/**< mmap the buffers */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_DRIVER		= (1 << 4),	/**< be a driver */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS	= (1 << 5),	/**< call process from the realtime
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_INACTIVE		= (1 << 1),	/**< start the stream inactive */
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS	= (1 << 2),	/**< mmap the buffers */
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_DRIVER		= (1 << 3),	/**< be a driver */
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS	= (1 << 4),	/**< call process from the realtime
 							  *  thread */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_NO_CONVERT	= (1 << 6),	/**< don't convert format */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE	= (1 << 7),	/**< require exclusive access to the
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_NO_CONVERT	= (1 << 5),	/**< don't convert format */
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE	= (1 << 6),	/**< require exclusive access to the
 							  *  device */
 };
 
 /** A time structure \memberof pw_stream */
 struct pw_time {
-	int64_t now;		/**< the monotonic time */
-	int64_t ticks;		/**< the ticks at \a now */
-	int32_t rate;		/**< the rate of \a ticks */
+	int64_t now;			/**< the monotonic time */
+	int64_t ticks;			/**< the ticks at \a now */
+	struct spa_fraction rate;	/**< the rate of \a ticks */
 };
 
 /** Create a new unconneced \ref pw_stream \memberof pw_stream