diff --git a/src/pulseaudio.cpp b/src/pulseaudio.cpp
--- a/src/pulseaudio.cpp
+++ b/src/pulseaudio.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@
         QMapIterator<quint32, Sink *> it(context()->sinks().data());
         while (it.hasNext()) {
             it.next();
-            if (it.value()->isVirtualDevice() || it.value()->state() != state) {
+            if ((it.value()->isVirtualDevice() && !it.value()->isDefault())
+                    || it.value()->state() != state) {
                 continue;
             }
             if (!ret) {