diff --git a/include/modules/wireplumber.hpp b/include/modules/wireplumber.hpp
index 264b3ebe..f227145c 100644
--- a/include/modules/wireplumber.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/wireplumber.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class Wireplumber : public ALabel {
 
   uint32_t resolvePhysicalSink(uint32_t start_id);
   uint32_t findPlaybackNodeId(const gchar* description);
-  static uint32_t get_linked_sink_id(WpObjectManager* om, uint32_t from_node_id, const gchar* media_class);
+  uint32_t get_linked_sink_id(WpObjectManager* om, uint32_t from_node_id);
+  uint32_t get_linked_node_from_output_ports(WpObjectManager* om, uint32_t from_node_id);
 
   WpCore* wp_core_;
   GPtrArray* apis_;
diff --git a/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp b/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp
index 70320fd1..bbce1b53 100644
--- a/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/wireplumber.cpp
@@ -374,14 +374,17 @@ void waybar::modules::Wireplumber::activatePlugins() {
 
 void waybar::modules::Wireplumber::prepare(waybar::modules::Wireplumber* self) {
   spdlog::debug("[{}]: preparing object manager: '{}'", name_, self->type_);
-  wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_NODE, WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "media.class",
-                                 "=s", self->type_, nullptr);
-  wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_NODE, WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "media.class",
-                                 "=s", "Audio/Source", nullptr);
-  wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_NODE, WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "media.class",
-                                 "=s", "Stream/Output/Audio", nullptr);
-  wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_LINK, nullptr);
-  wp_object_manager_request_object_features(om_, WP_TYPE_GLOBAL_PROXY, WP_OBJECT_FEATURES_ALL);
+  if(only_physical_){
+    wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_NODE, nullptr);
+    wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_LINK, nullptr);
+    wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_PORT, nullptr);
+    wp_object_manager_request_object_features(om_, WP_TYPE_GLOBAL_PROXY, WP_OBJECT_FEATURES_ALL);
+  } else {
+    wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_NODE, WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "media.class",
+                                   "=s", self->type_, nullptr);
+    wp_object_manager_add_interest(om_, WP_TYPE_NODE, WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "media.class",
+                                   "=s", "Audio/Source", nullptr);
+  }
 }
 
 void waybar::modules::Wireplumber::onDefaultNodesApiLoaded(WpObject* p, GAsyncResult* res,
@@ -553,12 +556,14 @@ bool waybar::modules::Wireplumber::handleScroll(GdkEventScroll* e) {
   return true;
 }
 
+// Finds the output node for filter chains defined in pipewire,
+// since their input nodes are NOT providing actual outputs
 uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::findPlaybackNodeId(const gchar* description) {
   if (!description || *description == '\0') {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  spdlog::debug("[{}]: Searching playback node with node.description = {}", name_, description);
+  spdlog::debug("[{}]: Searching for playback node with node.description = {}", name_, description);
 
   g_autoptr(WpIterator) it = wp_object_manager_new_filtered_iterator(
       om_, WP_TYPE_NODE,
@@ -584,8 +589,8 @@ uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::findPlaybackNodeId(const gchar* descripti
   return playback_id;
 }
 
-uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::get_linked_sink_id(WpObjectManager* om, uint32_t from_node_id, const gchar* media_class) {
-  spdlog::debug("DEBUG: Searching links connected to node {}", from_node_id);
+uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::get_linked_sink_id(WpObjectManager* om, uint32_t from_node_id) {
+  spdlog::debug("[{}]: Searching for links connected to node {}", name_, from_node_id);
 
   g_autoptr(WpIterator) out_it = wp_object_manager_new_filtered_iterator(
       om, WP_TYPE_LINK,
@@ -598,14 +603,75 @@ uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::get_linked_sink_id(WpObjectManager* om, u
     guint32 out_node, out_port, in_node, in_port;
     wp_link_get_linked_object_ids(link, &out_node, &out_port, &in_node, &in_port);
 
-    spdlog::debug("Found outgoing link {} -> {}", out_node, in_node);
+    spdlog::debug("[{}]: Found outgoing link {} -> {}", name_, out_node, in_node);
 
     g_value_unset(&item);
     return in_node;
   }
   g_value_unset(&item);
 
-  spdlog::debug("No link found from node {}", from_node_id);
+  spdlog::debug("[{}]: No links found connected to node {}", name_, from_node_id);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+// Follow non-monitor output ports to the next node
+uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::get_linked_node_from_output_ports(WpObjectManager* om, uint32_t from_node_id) {
+  spdlog::debug("[{}]: Searching for non-monitor output ports on node {}", name_, from_node_id);
+
+  g_autoptr(WpIterator) port_it = wp_object_manager_new_filtered_iterator(
+      om, WP_TYPE_PORT,
+      WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "node.id", "=u", from_node_id,
+      WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "port.direction", "=s", "out",
+      nullptr);
+
+  g_auto(GValue) port_item = G_VALUE_INIT;
+  while (wp_iterator_next(port_it, &port_item)) {
+    WpPort* port = WP_PORT(g_value_get_object(&port_item));
+
+    g_autoptr(WpProperties) port_props = wp_pipewire_object_get_properties(WP_PIPEWIRE_OBJECT(port));
+    if (!port_props) {
+      g_value_unset(&port_item);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const gchar* name = wp_properties_get(port_props, "port.name");
+
+    // WP_CONSTRAINT_VERB_MATCHES uses GPatternSpec and it is glob-like. Unfortunately, there is no way to
+    // express "not beginning with a string" in glob-style regex. Or at least I didn't figure out how to do that.
+    // Therefore, just filter them out with a conditional. Performance difference should be negligible anyway.
+    if (!name || g_str_has_prefix(name, "monitor_")) {
+      g_value_unset(&port_item);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    spdlog::debug("[{}]: Found non-monitor output port with name '{}'", name_, name);
+
+    // Find outgoing link from this port
+    uint32_t port_id = wp_proxy_get_bound_id(WP_PROXY(port));
+
+    g_autoptr(WpIterator) link_it = wp_object_manager_new_filtered_iterator(
+        om, WP_TYPE_LINK,
+        WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "link.output.port", "=u", port_id,
+        nullptr);
+
+    g_auto(GValue) link_item = G_VALUE_INIT;
+    if (wp_iterator_next(link_it, &link_item)) {
+      WpLink* link = WP_LINK(g_value_get_object(&link_item));
+      guint32 out_node, out_port, in_node, in_port;
+      wp_link_get_linked_object_ids(link, &out_node, &out_port, &in_node, &in_port);
+
+      spdlog::debug("[{}]: Found link from port {} (node {}) -> node {}", name_, port_id, from_node_id, in_node);
+      g_value_unset(&link_item);
+      g_value_unset(&port_item);
+      return in_node;
+    }
+    g_value_unset(&link_item);
+
+    g_value_unset(&port_item);
+  }
+  g_value_unset(&port_item);
+
+  spdlog::debug("[{}]: No non-monitor output ports with links on node {}", name_, from_node_id);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -621,11 +687,11 @@ uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::resolvePhysicalSink(uint32_t start_id) {
 
   spdlog::debug("[{}]: Starting physical sink resolution from id {}", name_, start_id);
 
+  // Follow the output node chain until a physical device is found
   while (visited.insert(current_id).second && depth++ < max_depth) {
     g_autoptr(WpProxy) proxy = static_cast<WpProxy*>(wp_object_manager_lookup(
         om_, WP_TYPE_GLOBAL_PROXY,
         WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_G_PROPERTY, "bound-id", "=u", current_id,
-        WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY, "media.class", "=s", type_,
         nullptr));
 
     if (!proxy || !WP_IS_PIPEWIRE_OBJECT(proxy)) {
@@ -633,50 +699,60 @@ uint32_t waybar::modules::Wireplumber::resolvePhysicalSink(uint32_t start_id) {
       break;
     }
 
+    // 1: If it has a device.id, we found the physical sink
     g_autoptr(WpProperties) props = wp_pipewire_object_get_properties(WP_PIPEWIRE_OBJECT(proxy));
     if (!props) props = wp_properties_new_empty();
 
     const gchar* device_id = wp_properties_get(props, "device.id");
     if (device_id != nullptr) {
       spdlog::debug("[{}]: Found physical sink {} (device.id = {})", name_, current_id, device_id);
-      return current_id;
-    }
-
-    const gchar* description = wp_properties_get(props, "node.description");
-    if (!description || *description == '\0') {
-      description = wp_properties_get(props, "node.nick");
-    }
-    if (!description || *description == '\0') {
-      spdlog::debug("[{}]: Virtual node {} has no description/nick, stopping", name_, current_id);
       break;
     }
 
-    spdlog::debug("[{}]: Node {} is virtual (description: {}), searching playback node", name_, current_id, description);
+    spdlog::debug("[{}]: Node {} is virtual, trying direct output ports", name_, current_id);
+
+    // 2: Try following non-monitor output ports
+    uint32_t next_id = get_linked_node_from_output_ports(om_, current_id);
+    if (next_id != 0) {
+      spdlog::debug("[{}]: Following direct output port link to node {}", name_, next_id);
+      current_id = next_id;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // 3: Search for audio stream node
+    // (pipewire filter chains create a node for input and a separate node for output)
+    const gchar* description = wp_properties_get(props, "node.description");
+    if (!description || *description == '\0') {
+      spdlog::warn("[{}]: Virtual node {} has no description/nick - cannot search playback node", name_, current_id);
+      break;
+    }
+
+    spdlog::debug("[{}]: No direct output ports, searching playback node for description '{}'", name_, description);
 
     uint32_t playback_id = findPlaybackNodeId(description);
     if (playback_id == 0) {
-      spdlog::debug("[{}]: No playback node found, cannot resolve further", name_, current_id);
+      spdlog::warn("[{}]: No playback node found for virtual sink {} - stopping at virtual sink", name_, current_id);
       break;
     }
 
-    // Follow outgoing link from playback node
-    uint32_t next_id;
-    next_id = get_linked_sink_id(om_, playback_id, type_);
-    if (next_id != 0) {
-      spdlog::debug("[{}]: Found linked node {} via link traversal", name_, next_id);
-    } else {
-      spdlog::debug("[{}]: No links found from/to playback node {}", name_, playback_id);
+    next_id = get_linked_sink_id(om_, playback_id);
+    if (next_id == 0) {
+      spdlog::warn("[{}]: Playback node {} has no outgoing links - stopping at virtual sink {}", name_, playback_id, current_id);
       break;
     }
 
+    spdlog::debug("[{}]: Following playback node link to node {}", name_, next_id);
     current_id = next_id;
-    spdlog::debug("[{}]: Resolved next sink id {}", name_, current_id);
   }
 
-  if (depth >= max_depth || !visited.insert(current_id).second) {
-    spdlog::warn("[{}]: Max depth or cycle reached, stopping at {}", name_, current_id);
-  }
 
+  GVariant* variant = nullptr;
+  g_signal_emit_by_name(mixer_api_, "get-volume", current_id, &variant);
+
+  if (variant == nullptr) {
+    spdlog::warn("[{}]: Node {} does not support volume - fallback to default sink id", name_, current_id);
+    current_id = start_id;
+  }
   spdlog::info("[{}]: Final resolved sink id {}", name_, current_id);
   return current_id;
 }