diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sink-input.c b/src/pulsecore/sink-input.c
index a7a3542c1..c1628a912 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sink-input.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sink-input.c
@@ -1979,6 +1979,12 @@ void pa_sink_input_fail_move(pa_sink_input *i) {
     if (pa_hook_fire(&i->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_SINK_INPUT_MOVE_FAIL], i) == PA_HOOK_STOP)
         return;
 
+    /* Can we move the sink input to the default sink? */
+    if (pa_sink_input_may_move_to(i, i->core->default_sink)) {
+        if (pa_sink_input_finish_move(i, i->core->default_sink, false) >= 0)
+            return;
+    }
+
     if (i->moving)
         i->moving(i, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/source-output.c b/src/pulsecore/source-output.c
index 336b0d090..1f5fee053 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/source-output.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/source-output.c
@@ -1606,6 +1606,12 @@ void pa_source_output_fail_move(pa_source_output *o) {
     if (pa_hook_fire(&o->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_SOURCE_OUTPUT_MOVE_FAIL], o) == PA_HOOK_STOP)
         return;
 
+    /* Can we move the source output to the default source? */
+    if (pa_source_output_may_move_to(o, o->core->default_source)) {
+        if (pa_source_output_finish_move(o, o->core->default_source, false) >= 0)
+            return;
+    }
+
     if (o->moving)
         o->moving(o, NULL);