diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@
 #
 find_package(PulseAudio "${PA_MIN_VERSION}")
 
-# PulseAudio requires GLib2
-if (PulseAudio_FOUND)
-  find_package(GLIB2 REQUIRED)
-endif(PulseAudio_FOUND)
-
 # Canberra is an optional dependency
 find_package(Canberra)
 
@@ -99,7 +94,6 @@
 if (PulseAudio_FOUND)
   add_definitions(-DHAVE_PULSE)
   include_directories(${PulseAudio_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  include_directories(${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif (PulseAudio_FOUND)
 
 if (CANBERRA_FOUND)
@@ -213,7 +207,7 @@
 endif (HAVE_LIBASOUND2)
 
 if (PulseAudio_FOUND)
-  target_link_libraries(kmixcore PRIVATE ${PulseAudio_LIBRARIES} ${PulseAudio_MAINLOOP_LIBRARY} ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(kmixcore PRIVATE ${PulseAudio_LIBRARIES} ${PulseAudio_MAINLOOP_LIBRARY})
 endif (PulseAudio_FOUND)
 
 if (CANBERRA_FOUND)
diff --git a/backends/mixer_pulse.h b/backends/mixer_pulse.h
--- a/backends/mixer_pulse.h
+++ b/backends/mixer_pulse.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "mixer_backend.h"
 #include <pulse/pulseaudio.h>
 
+struct QtPaMainLoop;
+
 typedef QMap<uint8_t,Volume::ChannelID> chanIDMap;
 typedef struct {
     int index;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@
 
         int fd;
         QString _id;
+        std::unique_ptr<QtPaMainLoop> m_mainloop;
 
     private:
         bool addDevice(devinfo& dev, bool isAppStream = false);
diff --git a/backends/mixer_pulse.cpp b/backends/mixer_pulse.cpp
--- a/backends/mixer_pulse.cpp
+++ b/backends/mixer_pulse.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "mixer_pulse.h"
 
+#include "qtpamainloop.h"
+
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <QAbstractEventDispatcher>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "core/ControlManager.h"
 #include "core/GlobalConfig.h"
 
-#include <pulse/glib-mainloop.h>
 #include <pulse/ext-stream-restore.h>
 #if defined(HAVE_CANBERRA)
 #  include <canberra.h>
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
 #define KMIXPA_EVENT_KEY "sink-input-by-media-role:event"
 
 static unsigned int refcount = 0;
-static pa_glib_mainloop *s_mainloop = NULL;
 static pa_context *s_context = NULL;
 static enum { UNKNOWN, ACTIVE, INACTIVE } s_pulseActive = UNKNOWN;
 static int s_outstandingRequests = 0;
@@ -689,8 +689,6 @@
         if (s_context != c) {
             pa_context_disconnect(c);
         } else {
-            // If we're not probing, it means we've been disconnected from our
-            // GLib context
             pa_context_unref(s_context);
             s_context = NULL;
 
@@ -956,10 +954,14 @@
     Q_ASSERT(NULL == s_context);
 
     qCDebug(KMIX_LOG) <<  "Attempting connection to PulseAudio sound daemon";
-    pa_mainloop_api *api = pa_glib_mainloop_get_api(s_mainloop);
-    Q_ASSERT(api);
 
-    s_context = pa_context_new(api, "KMix");
+    // No need to create this until necessary
+    if (!m_mainloop) {
+        // When bumping c++ requirement to c++14,
+        // replace with `= std::make_unique<QtPaMainLoop>();`
+        m_mainloop.reset(new QtPaMainLoop);
+    }
+    s_context = pa_context_new(&m_mainloop->pa_vtable, "KMix");
     Q_ASSERT(s_context);
 
     if (pa_context_connect(s_context, NULL, PA_CONTEXT_NOFAIL, 0) < 0) {
@@ -981,13 +983,6 @@
     if (pulseenv.toInt())
         s_pulseActive = INACTIVE;
 
-    // We require a glib event loop
-    if (!QByteArray(QAbstractEventDispatcher::instance()->metaObject()->className()).contains("EventDispatcherGlib") &&
-        !QByteArray(QAbstractEventDispatcher::instance()->metaObject()->className()).contains("GlibEventDispatcher")) {
-        qCDebug(KMIX_LOG) << "Disabling PulseAudio integration for lack of GLib event loop";
-        s_pulseActive = INACTIVE;
-    }
-
     ++refcount;
     if (INACTIVE != s_pulseActive && 1 == refcount)
     {
@@ -1040,9 +1035,6 @@
         if (INACTIVE != s_pulseActive)
         {
             // Reconnect via integrated mainloop
-            s_mainloop = pa_glib_mainloop_new(NULL);
-            Q_ASSERT(s_mainloop);
-
             connectToDaemon();
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CANBERRA)
@@ -1082,11 +1074,6 @@
                 pa_context_unref(s_context);
                 s_context = NULL;
             }
-
-            if (s_mainloop) {
-                pa_glib_mainloop_free(s_mainloop);
-                s_mainloop = NULL;
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 endif (HAVE_LIBASOUND2)
 
 if (PULSEAUDIO_FOUND)
-    target_link_libraries(profiletest ${PULSEAUDIO_LIBRARY} ${PULSEAUDIO_MAINLOOP_LIBRARY} ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES})
+    target_link_libraries(profiletest ${PULSEAUDIO_LIBRARY} ${PULSEAUDIO_MAINLOOP_LIBRARY})
 endif (PULSEAUDIO_FOUND)