diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c
index 4460695bf..3d4dfc1f0 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c
@@ -1478,6 +1478,11 @@ static int impl_node_process(void *object)
 		io->status = SPA_STATUS_OK;
 	}
 	if (!spa_list_is_empty(&port->ready)) {
+		if (this->following) {
+			struct timespec now;
+			spa_system_clock_gettime(this->data_system, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+			this->current_time = SPA_TIMESPEC_TO_NSEC(&now);
+		}
 		if (this->need_flush)
 			reset_buffer(this);
 		flush_data(this, this->current_time);