diff --git a/doc/a2dpconf.1.rst b/doc/a2dpconf.1.rst
index 4c7cd6049..53720e564 100644
--- a/doc/a2dpconf.1.rst
+++ b/doc/a2dpconf.1.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OPTIONS
     Print version and exit.
 
 -v, --verbose
-    Sow verbose bit-stream details.
+    Show verbose bit-stream details.
     Display each field as a binary mask with each bit represented by a single
     character.
 
diff --git a/src/a2dp-aac.c b/src/a2dp-aac.c
index 2e8a680d0..94585fef5 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-aac.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-aac.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ void *a2dp_aac_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* If the input buffer was not consumed, we have to append new data to
 			 * the existing one. Since we do not use ring buffer, we will simply
diff --git a/src/a2dp-aptx-hd.c b/src/a2dp-aptx-hd.c
index 16664f21d..f6bd9144d 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-aptx-hd.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-aptx-hd.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "codec-aptx.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ void *a2dp_aptx_hd_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* reinitialize output buffer */
 			ffb_rewind(&bt);
diff --git a/src/a2dp-aptx.c b/src/a2dp-aptx.c
index 171bb3445..67dfd43b5 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-aptx.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-aptx.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "codec-aptx.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "shared/a2dp-codecs.h"
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ void *a2dp_aptx_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* reinitialize output buffer */
 			ffb_rewind(&bt);
diff --git a/src/a2dp-faststream.c b/src/a2dp-faststream.c
index 08b704928..a2fd830a9 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-faststream.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-faststream.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "codec-sbc.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "shared/a2dp-codecs.h"
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ void *a2dp_fs_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* If the input buffer was not consumed (due to codesize limit), we
 			 * have to append new data to the existing one. Since we do not use
diff --git a/src/a2dp-lc3plus.c b/src/a2dp-lc3plus.c
index 66f782cfd..ebcea364f 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-lc3plus.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-lc3plus.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ void *a2dp_lc3plus_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* If the input buffer was not consumed (due to codesize limit), we
 			 * have to append new data to the existing one. Since we do not use
diff --git a/src/a2dp-ldac.c b/src/a2dp-ldac.c
index 53004d615..75a166041 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-ldac.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-ldac.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
 #include "ba-config.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ void *a2dp_ldac_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/a2dp-lhdc.c b/src/a2dp-lhdc.c
index 3df791637..cf2ea5ec5 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-lhdc.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-lhdc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
 #include "ba-config.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ void *a2dp_lhdc_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/a2dp-mpeg.c b/src/a2dp-mpeg.c
index cf9cefc87..ed3b8f99a 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-mpeg.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-mpeg.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ void *a2dp_mp3_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 		/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 		t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+		ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 		/* If the input buffer was not consumed (due to frame alignment), we
 		 * have to append new data to the existing one. Since we do not use
diff --git a/src/a2dp-opus.c b/src/a2dp-opus.c
index 2e82f86fb..da74ea87f 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-opus.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-opus.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "ba-config.h"
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
 #include "shared/a2dp-codecs.h"
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ void *a2dp_opus_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* If the input buffer was not consumed (due to encoder frame
 			 * constraint), we have to append new data to the existing one.
diff --git a/src/a2dp-sbc.c b/src/a2dp-sbc.c
index b62a83d4f..1abd2109d 100644
--- a/src/a2dp-sbc.c
+++ b/src/a2dp-sbc.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
 #include "ba-config.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "codec-sbc.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "rtp.h"
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ void *a2dp_sbc_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* If the input buffer was not consumed (due to codesize limit), we
 			 * have to append new data to the existing one. Since we do not use
diff --git a/src/ba-transport-pcm.c b/src/ba-transport-pcm.c
index d9306aa14..7bf4917e9 100644
--- a/src/ba-transport-pcm.c
+++ b/src/ba-transport-pcm.c
@@ -750,39 +750,58 @@ int ba_transport_pcm_delay_get(const struct ba_transport_pcm *pcm) {
 int ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(struct ba_transport_pcm *pcm, unsigned int update_mask) {
 
 	struct ba_transport *t = pcm->t;
-	int delay = 0;
-
-	delay += pcm->codec_delay_dms;
-	delay += pcm->processing_delay_dms;
-	delay += pcm->client_delay_dms;
 
 	/* In case of A2DP Sink, update the delay property of the BlueZ media
 	 * transport interface. BlueZ should forward this value to the remote
 	 * device, so it can adjust audio/video synchronization. */
-	if (t->profile == BA_TRANSPORT_PROFILE_A2DP_SINK &&
-			t->a2dp.delay_reporting &&
-			abs(delay - t->a2dp.delay) >= 100 /* 10ms */) {
-
-		GError *err = NULL;
-		t->a2dp.delay = delay;
-		g_dbus_set_property(config.dbus, t->bluez_dbus_owner, t->bluez_dbus_path,
-				BLUEZ_IFACE_MEDIA_TRANSPORT, "Delay", g_variant_new_uint16(delay), &err);
-
-		if (err != NULL) {
-			if (err->code == G_DBUS_ERROR_PROPERTY_READ_ONLY)
-				/* Even though BlueZ documentation says that the Delay property is
-				 * read-write, it might not be true. In case when the delay write
-				 * operation fails with "not writable" error, we should not try to
-				 * update the delay report value any more. */
-				t->a2dp.delay_reporting = false;
-			warn("Couldn't set A2DP transport delay: %s", err->message);
-			g_error_free(err);
+	if (t->profile == BA_TRANSPORT_PROFILE_A2DP_SINK) {
+
+		int delay = 0;
+		delay += pcm->codec_delay_dms;
+		delay += pcm->processing_delay_dms;
+		delay += pcm->client_delay_dms;
+
+		if (t->a2dp.delay_reporting &&
+					abs(delay - t->a2dp.delay) >= 100 /* 10ms */) {
+
+			GError *err = NULL;
+			t->a2dp.delay = delay;
+			g_dbus_set_property(config.dbus, t->bluez_dbus_owner, t->bluez_dbus_path,
+					BLUEZ_IFACE_MEDIA_TRANSPORT, "Delay", g_variant_new_uint16(delay), &err);
+
+			if (err != NULL) {
+				if (err->code == G_DBUS_ERROR_PROPERTY_READ_ONLY)
+					/* Even though BlueZ documentation says that the Delay
+					 * property is read-write, it might not be true. In case
+					 * when the delay write operation fails with "not writable"
+					 * error, we should not try to update the delay report
+					 * value any more. */
+					t->a2dp.delay_reporting = false;
+				warn("Couldn't set A2DP transport delay: %s", err->message);
+				g_error_free(err);
+			}
+
 		}
+	}
 
+	/* If the remote device does not provide delay update reports we can still
+	 * inform local D-Bus clients of our internal processing delay. */
+	if ((t->profile & BA_TRANSPORT_PROFILE_MASK_A2DP) == 0 ||
+				!t->a2dp.delay_reporting) {
+		if (update_mask == BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY) {
+			/* To avoid creating a flood of D-Bus signals, we only notify clients
+			 * when the codec + processing value changes by more than 10ms. */
+			int delay = pcm->codec_delay_dms + pcm->processing_delay_dms;
+			if (abs(delay - (int)pcm->reported_codec_delay_dms) < 100 /* 10ms */)
+				goto final;
+			pcm->reported_codec_delay_dms = delay;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Notify all connected D-Bus clients. */
 	bluealsa_dbus_pcm_update(pcm, update_mask);
+
+final:
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ba-transport-pcm.h b/src/ba-transport-pcm.h
index acd1e9d85..7ff4f436c 100644
--- a/src/ba-transport-pcm.h
+++ b/src/ba-transport-pcm.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ struct ba_transport_pcm {
 	 * the host computational power. It is used to compensate for the time
 	 * required to encode or decode audio. */
 	unsigned int processing_delay_dms;
+	/* The last reported total codec + processing delay. It is used to limit
+	 * the rate at which changes are reported via D-Bus. */
+	unsigned int reported_codec_delay_dms;
 	/* Positive (or negative) delay reported by the client. */
 	int client_delay_dms;
 
diff --git a/src/bluealsa-dbus.c b/src/bluealsa-dbus.c
index 431b1199d..f6283c244 100644
--- a/src/bluealsa-dbus.c
+++ b/src/bluealsa-dbus.c
@@ -538,6 +538,11 @@ static void bluealsa_pcm_open(GDBusMethodInvocation *inv, void *userdata) {
 			goto fail;
 		}
 
+		/* If the transport thread has updated its codec delay value during its
+		 * start procedure then we inform clients that the delay has changed. */
+		if (pcm->codec_delay_dms > 0)
+			bluealsa_dbus_pcm_update(pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
+
 	}
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&pcm->mutex);
diff --git a/src/sco-cvsd.c b/src/sco-cvsd.c
index dea164c16..a769a9231 100644
--- a/src/sco-cvsd.c
+++ b/src/sco-cvsd.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "shared/defs.h"
 #include "shared/ffb.h"
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ void *sco_cvsd_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 			asrsync_sync(&io.asrs, mtu_samples);
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/sco-lc3-swb.c b/src/sco-lc3-swb.c
index b9efb590f..4b549188f 100644
--- a/src/sco-lc3-swb.c
+++ b/src/sco-lc3-swb.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "codec-lc3-swb.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "shared/defs.h"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ void *sco_lc3_swb_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 			asrsync_sync(&io.asrs, codec.frames * LC3_SWB_CODESAMPLES);
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* Move unprocessed data to the front of our linear
 			 * buffer and clear the LC3-SWB frame counter. */
diff --git a/src/sco-msbc.c b/src/sco-msbc.c
index 3c9ceaae7..d2ec189bb 100644
--- a/src/sco-msbc.c
+++ b/src/sco-msbc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "ba-transport.h"
 #include "ba-transport-pcm.h"
+#include "bluealsa-dbus.h"
 #include "codec-msbc.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "shared/defs.h"
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ void *sco_msbc_enc_thread(struct ba_transport_pcm *t_pcm) {
 			asrsync_sync(&io.asrs, msbc.frames * MSBC_CODESAMPLES);
 			/* update busy delay (encoding overhead) */
 			t_pcm->processing_delay_dms = asrsync_get_busy_usec(&io.asrs) / 100;
+			ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(t_pcm, BA_DBUS_PCM_UPDATE_DELAY);
 
 			/* Move unprocessed data to the front of our linear
 			 * buffer and clear the mSBC frame counter. */
diff --git a/test/test-a2dp.c b/test/test-a2dp.c
index c69f9828e..0c1c95d70 100644
--- a/test/test-a2dp.c
+++ b/test/test-a2dp.c
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ int ba_transport_pcm_state_set(struct ba_transport_pcm *pcm,
 enum ba_transport_pcm_signal ba_transport_pcm_signal_recv(struct ba_transport_pcm *pcm) {
 	(void)pcm; return -1; }
 void ba_transport_pcm_thread_cleanup(struct ba_transport_pcm *pcm) { (void)pcm; }
+int ba_transport_pcm_delay_sync(struct ba_transport_pcm *pcm, unsigned int update_mask) {
+	(void)pcm; (void)update_mask; return -1; }
 
 CK_START_TEST(test_a2dp_codecs_codec_id_from_string) {
 	ck_assert_uint_eq(a2dp_codecs_codec_id_from_string("SBC"), A2DP_CODEC_SBC);