diff --git a/0004-alsa-force-playback-start-when-buffer-is-full.patch b/0004-alsa-force-playback-start-when-buffer-is-full.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9fe3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0004-alsa-force-playback-start-when-buffer-is-full.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From b46d8a8c921a8da6883610ad4b68da95bf59b59e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Wim Taymans <wtaymans@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:45:38 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] alsa: force playback start when buffer is full
+
+When we try to play data but the ringbuffer is full, we need to start
+the device or else we will stay in this situation forever and stay
+silent.
+
+Fixes #2830
+---
+ spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+index fed56e7bb..5e0a60b37 100644
+--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
++++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ again:
+ 
+ 	state->sample_count += total_written;
+ 
+-	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(!state->alsa_started && total_written > 0))
++	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(!state->alsa_started && (total_written > 0 || frames == 0)))
+ 		do_start(state);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/pipewire.changes b/pipewire.changes
index 18c1dd5..eaa97d9 100644
--- a/pipewire.changes
+++ b/pipewire.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 17 07:47:37 UTC 2022 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch from upstream that fixes audio in qemu where the buffer
+  is very small (glfo#pipewire/pipewire#2830):
+  * 0004-alsa-force-playback-start-when-buffer-is-full.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 16 11:32:06 UTC 2022 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/pipewire.spec b/pipewire.spec
index 5f40beb..4cb6de2 100644
--- a/pipewire.spec
+++ b/pipewire.spec
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Patch2:         0001-audioadapter-perform-setup-again-after-a-PortConfig.patch
 Patch3:         0002-audioconvert-redo-setup-when-format-changes.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0003-acp-do-probing-in-44100Hz-again.patch
 Patch4:         0003-acp-do-probing-in-44100Hz-again.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0004-alsa-force-playback-start-when-buffer-is-full.patch
+Patch5:         0004-alsa-force-playback-start-when-buffer-is-full.patch
 BuildRequires:  docutils
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -348,6 +350,7 @@ This package provides a PulseAudio implementation based on PipeWire
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
+%patch5 -p1
 
 %build
 %if %{pkg_vcmp gcc < 8}