diff --git a/audio/audio_int.h b/audio/audio_int.h
index 4775857bf245..06f0913835b0 100644
--- a/audio/audio_int.h
+++ b/audio/audio_int.h
@@ -172,12 +172,14 @@ struct audio_pcm_ops {
     int    (*init_in) (HWVoiceIn *hw, audsettings *as, void *drv_opaque);
     void   (*fini_in) (HWVoiceIn *hw);
     size_t (*read)    (HWVoiceIn *hw, void *buf, size_t size);
+    void   (*run_buffer_in)(HWVoiceIn *hw);
     void  *(*get_buffer_in)(HWVoiceIn *hw, size_t *size);
     void   (*put_buffer_in)(HWVoiceIn *hw, void *buf, size_t size);
     void   (*enable_in)(HWVoiceIn *hw, bool enable);
     void   (*volume_in)(HWVoiceIn *hw, Volume *vol);
 };
 
+void audio_generic_run_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw);
 void *audio_generic_get_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, size_t *size);
 void audio_generic_put_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, void *buf, size_t size);
 void audio_generic_run_buffer_out(HWVoiceOut *hw);
diff --git a/audio/alsaaudio.c b/audio/alsaaudio.c
index 6787e91bc198..5a871aaf6b48 100644
--- a/audio/alsaaudio.c
+++ b/audio/alsaaudio.c
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops alsa_pcm_ops = {
     .init_in  = alsa_init_in,
     .fini_in  = alsa_fini_in,
     .read     = alsa_read,
+    .run_buffer_in = audio_generic_run_buffer_in,
     .enable_in = alsa_enable_in,
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/audio.c b/audio/audio.c
index d048d262835e..480b3cce1ffb 100644
--- a/audio/audio.c
+++ b/audio/audio.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,10 @@ static size_t audio_pcm_hw_run_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, size_t samples)
     size_t conv = 0;
     STSampleBuffer *conv_buf = hw->conv_buf;
 
+    if (hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_in) {
+        hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_in(hw);
+    }
+
     while (samples) {
         size_t proc;
         size_t size = samples * hw->info.bytes_per_frame;
@@ -1381,10 +1385,8 @@ void audio_run(AudioState *s, const char *msg)
 #endif
 }
 
-void *audio_generic_get_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, size_t *size)
+void audio_generic_run_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw)
 {
-    ssize_t start;
-
     if (unlikely(!hw->buf_emul)) {
         size_t calc_size = hw->conv_buf->size * hw->info.bytes_per_frame;
         hw->buf_emul = g_malloc(calc_size);
@@ -1403,8 +1405,12 @@ void *audio_generic_get_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, size_t *size)
             break;
         }
     }
+}
+
+void *audio_generic_get_buffer_in(HWVoiceIn *hw, size_t *size)
+{
+    ssize_t start = (ssize_t)hw->pos_emul - hw->pending_emul;
 
-    start = ((ssize_t) hw->pos_emul) - hw->pending_emul;
     if (start < 0) {
         start += hw->size_emul;
     }
@@ -1505,6 +1511,10 @@ size_t audio_generic_read(HWVoiceIn *hw, void *buf, size_t size)
 {
     size_t total = 0;
 
+    if (hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_in) {
+        hw->pcm_ops->run_buffer_in(hw);
+    }
+
     while (total < size) {
         size_t src_size = size - total;
         void *src = hw->pcm_ops->get_buffer_in(hw, &src_size);
diff --git a/audio/jackaudio.c b/audio/jackaudio.c
index 3b7c18443dbe..f8afb5cc318c 100644
--- a/audio/jackaudio.c
+++ b/audio/jackaudio.c
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops jack_pcm_ops = {
     .init_in        = qjack_init_in,
     .fini_in        = qjack_fini_in,
     .read           = qjack_read,
+    .run_buffer_in  = audio_generic_run_buffer_in,
     .enable_in      = qjack_enable_in
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/noaudio.c b/audio/noaudio.c
index 05798ea21032..aac87dbc93fb 100644
--- a/audio/noaudio.c
+++ b/audio/noaudio.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops no_pcm_ops = {
     .init_in  = no_init_in,
     .fini_in  = no_fini_in,
     .read     = no_read,
+    .run_buffer_in = audio_generic_run_buffer_in,
     .enable_in = no_enable_in
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/ossaudio.c b/audio/ossaudio.c
index a7dcaa31adeb..c1db89f23300 100644
--- a/audio/ossaudio.c
+++ b/audio/ossaudio.c
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops oss_pcm_ops = {
     .init_in  = oss_init_in,
     .fini_in  = oss_fini_in,
     .read     = oss_read,
+    .run_buffer_in = audio_generic_run_buffer_in,
     .enable_in = oss_enable_in
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/spiceaudio.c b/audio/spiceaudio.c
index 8967cca12925..999bfbde47c5 100644
--- a/audio/spiceaudio.c
+++ b/audio/spiceaudio.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static struct audio_pcm_ops audio_callbacks = {
     .init_in  = line_in_init,
     .fini_in  = line_in_fini,
     .read     = line_in_read,
+    .run_buffer_in = audio_generic_run_buffer_in,
     .enable_in = line_in_enable,
 #if ((SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_MAJOR >= 2) && (SPICE_INTERFACE_RECORD_MINOR >= 2))
     .volume_in = line_in_volume,
