diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/main.qml b/applet/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
                     Layout.maximumHeight: contentHeight
 
                     model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
+                        filters: [ { role: "VirtualStream", value: false } ]
                         sourceModel: SinkInputModel {}
                     }
                     boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds;
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@
                     Layout.maximumHeight: contentHeight
 
                     model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
+                        filters: [ { role: "VirtualStream", value: false } ]
                         sourceModel: SourceOutputModel {}
                     }
                     boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds;
@@ -264,8 +266,12 @@
                     Layout.minimumHeight: contentHeight
                     Layout.maximumHeight: contentHeight
 
-                    model: SinkModel {
-                        id: sinkModel
+                    model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
+                        sortRole: "SortByDefault"
+                        sortOrder: Qt.DescendingOrder
+                        sourceModel: SinkModel {
+                            id: sinkModel
+                        }
                     }
                     boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds;
                     delegate: DeviceListItem {}
@@ -283,8 +289,12 @@
                     Layout.minimumHeight: contentHeight
                     Layout.maximumHeight: contentHeight
 
-                    model: SourceModel {
-                        id: sourceModel
+                    model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
+                        sortRole: "SortByDefault"
+                        sortOrder: Qt.DescendingOrder
+                        sourceModel: SourceModel {
+                            id: sourceModel
+                        }
                     }
                     boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds;
                     delegate: DeviceListItem {}
diff --git a/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/main.qml
--- a/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
         title: i18nc("@title:tab", "Applications")
         SinkInputView {
             model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
+                sortRole: "EventStream"
+                sortOrder: Qt.DescendingOrder
+                filters: [ { role: "VirtualStream", value: false } ]
                 sourceModel: SinkInputModel {}
             }
             emptyText: i18nc("@label", "No Applications Playing Audio")
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@
         title: i18nc("@title:tab", "Recording")
         SourceOutputView {
             model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
+                filters: [ { role: "VirtualStream", value: false } ]
                 sourceModel: SourceOutputModel {}
             }
             emptyText: i18nc("@label", "No Applications Recording Audio")
diff --git a/src/pulseaudio.h b/src/pulseaudio.h
--- a/src/pulseaudio.h
+++ b/src/pulseaudio.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const Q_DECL_FINAL;
     int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const Q_DECL_FINAL;
-    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const Q_DECL_FINAL;
+    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool setData(const QModelIndex &index, const QVariant &value, int role) Q_DECL_FINAL;
 
     Q_INVOKABLE int role(const QByteArray &roleName) const;
@@ -80,8 +80,14 @@
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QPulseAudio::Sink *defaultSink READ defaultSink NOTIFY defaultSinkChanged)
 public:
+    enum ItemRole {
+        SortByDefaultRole = PulseObjectRole + 1
+    };
+    Q_ENUMS(ItemRole)
+
     SinkModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     Sink *defaultSink() const;
+    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
 signals:
     void defaultSinkChanged();
@@ -99,8 +105,14 @@
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_PROPERTY(QPulseAudio::Source *defaultSource READ defaultSource NOTIFY defaultSourceChanged)
 public:
+    enum ItemRole {
+        SortByDefaultRole = PulseObjectRole + 1
+    };
+    Q_ENUMS(ItemRole)
+
     SourceModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     Source *defaultSource() const;
+    QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
 signals:
     void defaultSourceChanged();
diff --git a/src/pulseaudio.cpp b/src/pulseaudio.cpp
--- a/src/pulseaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/pulseaudio.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,36 @@
 void AbstractModel::initRoleNames(const QMetaObject &qobjectMetaObject)
 {
     m_roles[PulseObjectRole] = QByteArrayLiteral("PulseObject");
-    int maxEnumValue = PulseObjectRole;
 
+    QMetaEnum enumerator;
+    for (int i = 0; i < metaObject()->enumeratorCount(); ++i) {
+        if (metaObject()->enumerator(i).name() == QLatin1String("ItemRole")) {
+            enumerator = metaObject()->enumerator(i);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Q_ASSERT(enumerator.scope() == metaObject()->className());
+    // No valid enum found, leaf probably doesn't implement ItemRole (correctly).
+    Q_ASSERT(enumerator.isValid());
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < enumerator.keyCount(); ++i) {
+        // Clip the Role suffix and glue it in the hash.
+        const int roleLength = 4;
+        QByteArray key(enumerator.key(i));
+        // Enum values must end in Role or the enum is crap
+        Q_ASSERT(key.right(roleLength) == QByteArrayLiteral("Role"));
+        key.chop(roleLength);
+        m_roles[enumerator.value(i)] = key;
+    }
+
+    int maxEnumValue = -1;
+    for (auto it = m_roles.constBegin(); it != m_roles.constEnd(); ++it) {
+        if (it.key() > maxEnumValue) {
+            maxEnumValue = it.key();
+        }
+    }
+    Q_ASSERT(maxEnumValue != -1);
     auto mo = qobjectMetaObject;
     for (int i = 0; i < mo.propertyCount(); ++i) {
         QMetaProperty property = mo.property(i);
@@ -175,6 +203,17 @@
     return context()->server()->defaultSink();
 }
 
+QVariant SinkModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    if (role == SortByDefaultRole) {
+        // Workaround QTBUG-1548
+        const QString pulseIndex = data(index, AbstractModel::role(QByteArrayLiteral("Index"))).toString();
+        const QString defaultDevice = data(index, AbstractModel::role(QByteArrayLiteral("Default"))).toString();
+        return defaultDevice + pulseIndex;
+    }
+    return AbstractModel::data(index, role);
+}
+
 SourceModel::SourceModel(QObject *parent)
     : AbstractModel(&context()->sources(), parent)
 {
@@ -188,6 +227,17 @@
     return context()->server()->defaultSource();
 }
 
+QVariant SourceModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+    if (role == SortByDefaultRole) {
+        // Workaround QTBUG-1548
+        const QString pulseIndex = data(index, AbstractModel::role(QByteArrayLiteral("Index"))).toString();
+        const QString defaultDevice = data(index, AbstractModel::role(QByteArrayLiteral("Default"))).toString();
+        return defaultDevice + pulseIndex;
+    }
+    return AbstractModel::data(index, role);
+}
+
 SinkInputModel::SinkInputModel(QObject *parent)
     : AbstractModel(&context()->sinkInputs(), parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/qml/PulseObjectFilterModel.qml b/src/qml/PulseObjectFilterModel.qml
--- a/src/qml/PulseObjectFilterModel.qml
+++ b/src/qml/PulseObjectFilterModel.qml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.1 as PlasmaCore
 
 PlasmaCore.SortFilterModel {
+    property var filters: []
+
     filterCallback: function(source_row, value) {
         var idx = sourceModel.index(source_row, 0);
-        return !sourceModel.data(idx, sourceModel.role("VirtualStream"));
+        for (var i = 0; i < filters.length; ++i) {
+            var filter = filters[i];
+            if (sourceModel.data(idx, sourceModel.role(filter.role)) != filter.value) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
     }
 }