diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index 95dd26f2e..a06217423 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ struct client {
 	unsigned int merge_monitor:1;
 	unsigned int short_name:1;
 	unsigned int filter_name:1;
+	unsigned int freewheeling:1;
 	int self_connect_mode;
 
 	jack_position_t jack_position;
@@ -1393,8 +1394,17 @@ do_update_driver_activation(struct spa_loop *loop,
 static int update_driver_activation(struct client *c)
 {
 	struct link *link;
+	bool freewheeling;
+
 	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: driver %d", c, c->driver_id);
 
+	freewheeling = SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(c->position->clock.flags, SPA_IO_CLOCK_FLAG_FREEWHEEL);
+	if (c->freewheeling != freewheeling) {
+		c->freewheeling = freewheeling;
+		if (c->freewheel_callback)
+			c->freewheel_callback(freewheeling, c->freewheel_arg);
+	}
+
 	link = find_activation(&c->links, c->driver_id);
 	c->driver_activation = link ? link->activation : NULL;
 	pw_data_loop_invoke(c->loop,
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/io.h b/spa/include/spa/node/io.h
index 2f2a084d8..1da22adff 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/io.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/io.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct spa_io_range {
  * since the provider was last started.
  */
 struct spa_io_clock {
+#define SPA_IO_CLOCK_FLAG_FREEWHEEL (1u<<0)
 	uint32_t flags;			/**< clock flags */
 	uint32_t id;			/**< unique clock id, set by application */
 	char name[64];			/**< clock name prefixed with API, set by node. The clock name
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
index 76302a62f..8df1a54dd 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
@@ -640,8 +640,9 @@ static int impl_node_process(void *object)
 	spa_log_trace_fp(this->log, NAME " %p: process %d %d/%d", this, input->status,
 			input->buffer_id,
 			this->n_buffers);
-
-	if (input->status == SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA &&
+	if (this->position && this->position->clock.flags & SPA_IO_CLOCK_FLAG_FREEWHEEL) {
+		input->status = SPA_STATUS_NEED_DATA;
+	} else if (input->status == SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA &&
 	    input->buffer_id < this->n_buffers) {
 		struct buffer *b = &this->buffers[input->buffer_id];
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c
index a33450d7a..dd9c8ecd4 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c
@@ -666,6 +666,12 @@ static int impl_node_process(void *object)
 		spa_alsa_recycle_buffer(this, io->buffer_id);
 		io->buffer_id = SPA_ID_INVALID;
 	}
+	if (this->position && this->position->clock.flags & SPA_IO_CLOCK_FLAG_FREEWHEEL) {
+		spa_log_info(this->log, NAME " %p:freewheel", this);
+		io->status = SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA;
+		io->buffer_id = 0;
+		return SPA_STATUS_HAVE_DATA;
+	}
 
 	if (spa_list_is_empty(&this->ready) && this->following)
 		spa_alsa_read(this, 0);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index f9e4fffc4..b1af8e7ee 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ static void check_properties(struct pw_impl_node *node)
 	if (strcmp(str, node->group) != 0) {
 		pw_log_info(NAME" %p: group '%s'->'%s'", node, node->group, str);
 		snprintf(node->group, sizeof(node->group), "%s", str);
+		node->freewheel = strcmp(node->group, "pipewire.freewheel") == 0;
 		recalc_reason = "group changed";
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index c5a774901..51da74eac 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ struct pw_impl_node {
 	unsigned int visited:1;		/**< for sorting */
 	unsigned int want_driver:1;	/**< this node wants to be assigned to a driver */
 	unsigned int passive:1;		/**< driver graph only has passive links */
+	unsigned int freewheel:1;	/**< if this is the freewheel driver */
 
 	uint32_t port_user_data_size;	/**< extra size for port user data */