diff --git a/miniaudio.h b/miniaudio.h
index fb0a3e5a..1912d083 100644
--- a/miniaudio.h
+++ b/miniaudio.h
@@ -32658,6 +32658,7 @@ static ma_result ma_device_init_internal__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice, ma_contex
     struct ma_pw_properties* pProperties;
     const struct ma_pw_stream_events* pStreamEvents;
     enum ma_spa_audio_format formatPA;
+    ma_uint32 channels;
     struct ma_spa_pod_audio_info_raw podAudioInfo;
     const struct ma_spa_pod* pConnectionParameters[1];
     enum ma_pw_stream_flags streamFlags;
@@ -32710,7 +32711,20 @@ static ma_result ma_device_init_internal__pipewire(ma_device* pDevice, ma_contex
         }
     }
 
-    podAudioInfo = ma_spa_pod_audio_info_raw_init(formatPA, pDescriptor->channels, pDescriptor->sampleRate);
+    /*
+    An annoying detail here. When a single channel is requested it will be output to the FL channel and not distributed
+    to additional channels. This means with headphones the sound will only come out of the left side. But then there are
+    times when an app would literally want to output to only a single channel.
+
+    The way I'm going to deal with this is when a single channel is requested and the `MA_CHANNEL_MONO` channel position
+    is explicitly listed in the channel map, we'll request the "native" channel count.
+    */
+    channels = pDescriptor->channels;
+    if (channels == 1 && (pDescriptor->channelMap[0] == MA_CHANNEL_NONE || pDescriptor->channelMap[0] == MA_CHANNEL_MONO)) {
+        channels = 0;
+    }
+
+    podAudioInfo = ma_spa_pod_audio_info_raw_init(formatPA, channels, pDescriptor->sampleRate);
     pConnectionParameters[0] = (struct ma_spa_pod*)&podAudioInfo;