diff --git a/src/graph_engine.cpp b/src/graph_engine.cpp
index cb69f36..2b78c7c 100644
--- a/src/graph_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/graph_engine.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ static void on_node_info(void *data, const struct pw_node_info *info) {
 
     nobj->node.changed = true;
     nobj->node.ready = true;
+
+    // Notify so frontend reflects property changes (sample rate, media name, etc.)
+    if (obj->engine_ref)
+        obj->engine_ref->notifyChanged();
 }
 
 // Parse audio format and Props params
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@ static void on_node_param(void *data, int seq,
             }
         }
         nobj->node.changed = true;
+        // Broadcast live volume/mute changes from any source (browser, pulsemixer, etc.)
+        if (obj->engine_ref)
+            obj->engine_ref->notifyChanged();
     }
 }
 
@@ -333,6 +340,7 @@ static void create_proxy_for_object(GraphEngine::Object *obj, GraphEngine *engin
         obj->proxy = proxy;
         obj->destroy_info = destroy_info;
         obj->pending_seq = 0;
+        obj->engine_ref = engine;
         pw_proxy_add_object_listener(proxy,
             &obj->object_listener, events, obj);
         pw_proxy_add_listener(proxy,
@@ -591,7 +599,7 @@ static const struct pw_registry_events registry_events = {
 
 GraphEngine::Object::Object(uint32_t id, Type type)
     : id(id), type(type), proxy(nullptr), info(nullptr),
-      destroy_info(nullptr), pending_seq(0)
+      destroy_info(nullptr), pending_seq(0), engine_ref(nullptr)
 {
     spa_zero(proxy_listener);
     spa_zero(object_listener);
@@ -959,7 +967,14 @@ bool GraphEngine::setNodeVolume(uint32_t node_id, float volume) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Build Props param with volume
+    // Build Props param with both SPA_PROP_volume and SPA_PROP_channelVolumes.
+    // Hardware ALSA sinks respond to SPA_PROP_volume; browser/app streams use
+    // SPA_PROP_channelVolumes (per-channel). Setting both covers all node types.
+    uint32_t n_ch = (nobj->node.channels > 0 && nobj->node.channels <= 32)
+                    ? nobj->node.channels : 2;
+    float ch_vols[32];
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < n_ch; i++) ch_vols[i] = volume;
+
     uint8_t buf[1024];
     struct spa_pod_builder b = SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buf, sizeof(buf));
     struct spa_pod_frame f;
@@ -967,6 +982,8 @@ bool GraphEngine::setNodeVolume(uint32_t node_id, float volume) {
     spa_pod_builder_push_object(&b, &f, SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Props, SPA_PARAM_Props);
     spa_pod_builder_prop(&b, SPA_PROP_volume, 0);
     spa_pod_builder_float(&b, volume);
+    spa_pod_builder_prop(&b, SPA_PROP_channelVolumes, 0);
+    spa_pod_builder_array(&b, sizeof(float), SPA_TYPE_Float, n_ch, ch_vols);
     struct spa_pod *param = (struct spa_pod*)spa_pod_builder_pop(&b, &f);
 
     int res = pw_node_set_param((pw_node*)nobj->proxy,
diff --git a/src/graph_engine.h b/src/graph_engine.h
index 6d5d842..aaf2bcc 100644
--- a/src/graph_engine.h
+++ b/src/graph_engine.h
@@ -72,15 +72,16 @@ public:
     // Object management (called from C callbacks)
     struct Object {
         enum Type { ObjNode, ObjPort, ObjLink };
-        uint32_t id;
-        Type     type;
-        void    *proxy;
-        void    *info;
-        void   (*destroy_info)(void*);
-        spa_hook proxy_listener;
-        spa_hook object_listener;
-        int      pending_seq;
-        spa_list pending_link;
+        uint32_t     id;
+        Type         type;
+        void        *proxy;
+        void        *info;
+        void       (*destroy_info)(void*);
+        spa_hook     proxy_listener;
+        spa_hook     object_listener;
+        int          pending_seq;
+        spa_list     pending_link;
+        GraphEngine *engine_ref;  // back-pointer set in create_proxy_for_object
 
         Object(uint32_t id, Type type);
         virtual ~Object();