diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/PulseAudio.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/PulseAudio.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/PulseAudio.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/PulseAudio.qml
@@ -26,17 +26,25 @@
 
     signal streamsChanged
 
-    function streamsForPid(pid) {
+    function findStreams(key, value) {
         var streams = []
         for (var i = 0, length = instantiator.count; i < length; ++i) {
-            var stream = instantiator.objectAt(i)
-            if (stream.pid == pid) {
-                streams.push(stream)
+            var stream = instantiator.objectAt(i);
+            if (stream[key] == value) {
+                streams.push(stream);
             }
         }
         return streams
     }
 
+    function streamsForAppName(appName) {
+        return findStreams("appName", appName);
+    }
+
+    function streamsForPid(pid) {
+        return findStreams("pid", pid);
+    }
+
     // QtObject has no default property, hence adding the Instantiator to one explicitly.
     property var instantiator: Instantiator {
         model: PulseObjectFilterModel {
@@ -46,6 +54,7 @@
 
         delegate: QtObject {
             readonly property int pid: Client ? Client.properties["application.process.id"] : 0
+            readonly property string appName: Client ? Client.properties["application.name"] : ""
             readonly property bool muted: Muted
             // whether there is nothing actually going on on that stream
             readonly property bool corked: Corked
diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/Task.qml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     readonly property var m: model
 
     readonly property int pid: model.AppPid
+    readonly property string appName: model.AppName
     property int itemIndex: index
     property bool inPopup: false
     property bool isWindow: model.IsWindow === true
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton | Qt.MidButton
 
     onPidChanged: updateAudioStreams()
+    onAppNameChanged: updateAudioStreams()
 
     onIsWindowChanged: {
         if (isWindow) {
@@ -195,18 +197,18 @@
     }
 
     function updateAudioStreams() {
-        if (!pid) {
-            task.audioStreams = [];
-            return;
-        }
-
         var pa = pulseAudio.item;
         if (!pa) {
             task.audioStreams = [];
             return;
         }
 
-        task.audioStreams = pa.streamsForPid(pid);
+        var streams = pa.streamsForPid(task.pid);
+        if (!streams.length) {
+            streams = pa.streamsForAppName(task.appName);
+        }
+
+        task.audioStreams = streams;
     }
 
     function toggleMuted() {