diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d236776..99d81319 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif ()
 include(CTest)
 
 option(PLUGIN_RTP_WEBRTC_AUDIO_PROCESSING "Use WebRTC audio processing" ON)
+option(WITH_WASAPI "Use wasapi instead of directsound on windows" ON)
 
 # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/19804
 if (WIN32)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index ec85ef0e..b384cb41 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ option('plugin-rtp-vp9', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled', description: 'VP9 c
 option('plugin-rtp-webrtc-audio-processing', type: 'feature', description: 'Voice preprocessing')
 
 option('use-soup2', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Use libsoup version 2 instead of 3')
+option('with-wasapi', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Use wasapi insted of directsound on windows')
diff --git a/plugins/rtp/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/rtp/CMakeLists.txt
index be0ad926..a3eda885 100644
--- a/plugins/rtp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/rtp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ if(RTP_ENABLE_MSDK)
     set(RTP_DEFINITIONS ${RTP_DEFINITIONS} ENABLE_MSDK)
 endif()
 
+if(WIN32 AND WITH_WASAPI)
+    list(APPEND RTP_DEFINITIONS WITH_WASAPI)
+endif()
+
 vala_precompile(RTP_VALA_C
 SOURCES
     src/codec_util.vala
diff --git a/plugins/rtp/meson.build b/plugins/rtp/meson.build
index aad4591a..61e8a8b8 100644
--- a/plugins/rtp/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/rtp/meson.build
@@ -55,5 +55,8 @@ endif
 if get_option('plugin-rtp-vp9').allowed()
     vala_args += ['-D', 'ENABLE_VP9']
 endif
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows' and get_option('with-wasapi')
+    vala_args += ['-D', 'WITH_WASAPI']
+endif
 lib_rtp = shared_library('rtp', sources, name_prefix: '', c_args: c_args, vala_args: vala_args, include_directories: include_directories('src'), dependencies: dependencies, kwargs: install_options)
 dep_rtp = declare_dependency(link_with: lib_rtp, include_directories: include_directories('.'))
diff --git a/plugins/rtp/src/plugin.vala b/plugins/rtp/src/plugin.vala
index c189a28b..6b6a0885 100644
--- a/plugins/rtp/src/plugin.vala
+++ b/plugins/rtp/src/plugin.vala
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ public class Dino.Plugins.Rtp.Plugin : RootInterface, VideoCallPlugin, Object {
         if (pause_count < 0) warning("Pause count below zero!");
     }
 
+    private bool is_skipped(Gst.Device device) {
+        bool is_noprops = device.properties == null;
+#if WITH_WASAPI
+        bool is_disabled_sound = device.properties.get_string("device.api") == "directsound";
+#else
+        bool is_disabled_sound = device.properties.get_string("device.api") == "wasapi";
+#endif
+        bool is_proplist = device.properties.has_name("pipewire-proplist") && device.has_classes("Audio");
+        bool is_monitor = device.properties.get_string("device.class") == "monitor";
+        bool is_in_devices = devices.any_match((it) => it.matches(device));
+        return is_noprops || is_disabled_sound || is_proplist || is_monitor || is_in_devices;
+    }
+
     private void init_device_monitor() {
         if (device_monitor != null) return;
         device_monitor = new Gst.DeviceMonitor();
@@ -49,11 +62,8 @@ public class Dino.Plugins.Rtp.Plugin : RootInterface, VideoCallPlugin, Object {
         device_monitor.get_bus().add_watch(Priority.DEFAULT, on_device_monitor_message);
         device_monitor.start();
         foreach (Gst.Device device in device_monitor.get_devices()) {
-            if (device.properties == null) continue;
-            if (device.properties.get_string("device.api") == "wasapi") continue;
-            if (device.properties.has_name("pipewire-proplist") && device.has_classes("Audio")) continue;
-            if (device.properties.get_string("device.class") == "monitor") continue;
-            if (devices.any_match((it) => it.matches(device))) continue;
+            if (is_skipped(device)) continue;
+            debug(@"(Init) Add name=$(device.name) device=$(device.display_name)");
             devices.add(new Device(this, device));
         }
     }
@@ -227,20 +237,23 @@ public class Dino.Plugins.Rtp.Plugin : RootInterface, VideoCallPlugin, Object {
         switch (message.type) {
             case Gst.MessageType.DEVICE_ADDED:
                 message.parse_device_added(out gst_device);
-                if (devices.any_match((it) => it.matches(gst_device))) return Source.CONTINUE;
+                if (is_skipped(gst_device)) return Source.CONTINUE;
                 device = new Device(this, gst_device);
+                debug(@"(Notify) Add name=$(gst_device.name) device=$(gst_device.display_name)");
                 devices.add(device);
                 break;
 #if GST_1_16
             case Gst.MessageType.DEVICE_CHANGED:
                 message.parse_device_changed(out gst_device, out old_gst_device);
                 device = devices.first_match((it) => it.matches(old_gst_device));
+                debug(@"(Notify) Change name=$(gst_device.name) device=$(gst_device.display_name)");
                 if (device != null) device.update(gst_device);
                 break;
 #endif
             case Gst.MessageType.DEVICE_REMOVED:
                 message.parse_device_removed(out gst_device);
                 device = devices.first_match((it) => it.matches(gst_device));
+                debug(@"(Notify) Remove name=$(gst_device.name) device=$(gst_device.display_name)");
                 if (device != null) devices.remove(device);
                 break;
             default: