diff --git a/src/platform/linux/pipewire.cpp b/src/platform/linux/pipewire.cpp
index a7dfc12bf4c..7e66e740a71 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/pipewire.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/linux/pipewire.cpp
@@ -483,18 +483,22 @@ namespace pipewire {
       sizes[1] = SPA_RECTANGLE(1, 1);
       sizes[2] = SPA_RECTANGLE(8192, 4096);
 
-      framerates[0] = SPA_FRACTION(0, 1);  // default; we only want variable rate, thus bypassing compositor pacing
+      framerates[0] = SPA_FRACTION(refresh_rate, 1);  // default/preferred
       framerates[1] = SPA_FRACTION(0, 1);  // min
-      framerates[2] = SPA_FRACTION(0, 1);  // max
+      framerates[2] = SPA_FRACTION(1000, 1);  // max
 
       spa_pod_builder_push_object(b, &object_frame, SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat);
       spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_mediaType, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_TYPE_video), 0);
       spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_mediaSubtype, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_raw), 0);
       spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_format, SPA_POD_Id(format), 0);
       spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_size, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Rectangle(&sizes[0], &sizes[1], &sizes[2]), 0);
-      spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_framerate, SPA_POD_Fraction(&framerates[0]), 0);
       if (negotiate_maxframerate_) {
+        // Request variable rate for framerate when populating maxFramerate with default,min,max values
+        spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_framerate, SPA_POD_Fraction(&framerates[1]), 0);
         spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_maxFramerate, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Fraction(&framerates[0], &framerates[1], &framerates[2]), 0);
+      } else {
+        // Request target fps (refresh_rate) for framerate in fallback case
+        spa_pod_builder_add(b, SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_framerate, SPA_POD_Fraction(&framerates[0]), 0);
       }
 
       if (format == SPA_VIDEO_FORMAT_xBGR_210LE) {