diff --git a/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c b/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c
index 3a4aa5c517..1f9fe44e1e 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ static int init(struct ao *ao)
     struct pw_properties *props = pw_properties_new(
         PW_KEY_MEDIA_TYPE, "Audio",
         PW_KEY_MEDIA_CATEGORY, "Playback",
-        PW_KEY_MEDIA_ROLE, "Movie",
         PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, ao->client_name,
         PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION, ao->client_name,
         PW_KEY_APP_NAME, ao->client_name,
@@ -562,7 +561,8 @@ static int control(struct ao *ao, enum aocontrol cmd, void *arg)
         }
         case AOCONTROL_SET_VOLUME:
         case AOCONTROL_SET_MUTE:
-        case AOCONTROL_UPDATE_STREAM_TITLE: {
+        case AOCONTROL_UPDATE_STREAM_TITLE:
+        case AOCONTROL_UPDATE_MEDIA_ROLE: {
             int ret;
 
             pw_thread_loop_lock(p->loop);
@@ -594,6 +594,26 @@ static int control(struct ao *ao, enum aocontrol cmd, void *arg)
                     ret = CONTROL_RET(pw_stream_update_properties(p->stream, &SPA_DICT_INIT(items, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(items))));
                     break;
                 }
+                case AOCONTROL_UPDATE_MEDIA_ROLE: {
+                    enum aocontrol_media_role *role = arg;
+                    struct spa_dict_item items[1];
+                    const char *role_str;
+                    switch (*role) {
+                        case AOCONTROL_MEDIA_ROLE_MOVIE:
+                            role_str = "Movie";
+                            break;
+                        case AOCONTROL_MEDIA_ROLE_MUSIC:
+                            role_str = "Music";
+                            break;
+                        default:
+                            MP_WARN(ao, "Unknown media role %d\n", *role);
+                            role_str = "";
+                            break;
+                    }
+                    items[0] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(PW_KEY_MEDIA_ROLE, role_str);
+                    ret = CONTROL_RET(pw_stream_update_properties(p->stream, &SPA_DICT_INIT(items, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(items))));
+                    break;
+                }
                 default:
                     ret = CONTROL_NA;
             }