diff --git a/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp b/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp
index fec1f70..e76dbf9 100644
--- a/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::syncGraph()
             refreshNodeMeter(node.id, node);
         }
     }
-
     const QVector<Potato::LinkInfo> links = m_controller->links();
     for (const auto &link : links) {
         onLinkAdded(link);
@@ -241,6 +240,8 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::refreshGraph()
     m_ignoreDelete.clear();
     m_connectionToLinkId.clear();
     m_linkIdToConnection.clear();
+    m_nodeLinkCounts.clear();
+    m_linksById.clear();
 
     m_model->reset();
     syncGraph();
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::onNodeChanged(const Potato::NodeInfo &node)
     }
 
     refreshNodeMeter(node.id, node);
+    updateNodeMeterState(node.id, node);
 }
 
 void GraphEditorWidget::onNodeRemoved(uint32_t nodeId)
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::onNodeRemoved(uint32_t nodeId)
     m_model->removePipeWireNode(nodeId);
 
     m_controller->removeNodeMeter(nodeId);
+    m_nodeLinkCounts.remove(nodeId);
 
     if (m_nodeMeterRows.contains(nodeId)) {
         QWidget *row = m_nodeMeterRows.take(nodeId);
@@ -295,6 +298,23 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::onLinkAdded(const Potato::LinkInfo &link)
     }
 
     const QString key = connectionKey(connectionId);
+    const bool alreadyTracked = m_linksById.contains(link.id);
+    if (!alreadyTracked) {
+        m_linksById.insert(link.id, link);
+        if (!isMeterNode(link.outputNodeId) && !isMeterNode(link.inputNodeId)) {
+            m_nodeLinkCounts[link.outputNodeId] = m_nodeLinkCounts.value(link.outputNodeId, 0) + 1;
+            m_nodeLinkCounts[link.inputNodeId] = m_nodeLinkCounts.value(link.inputNodeId, 0) + 1;
+
+            const Potato::NodeInfo outNode = m_controller->nodeById(link.outputNodeId);
+            if (outNode.id != 0) {
+                updateNodeMeterState(outNode.id, outNode);
+            }
+            const Potato::NodeInfo inNode = m_controller->nodeById(link.inputNodeId);
+            if (inNode.id != 0) {
+                updateNodeMeterState(inNode.id, inNode);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if (m_connectionToLinkId.contains(key)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -310,16 +330,22 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::onLinkAdded(const Potato::LinkInfo &link)
 
 void GraphEditorWidget::onLinkRemoved(uint32_t linkId)
 {
-    if (!m_linkIdToConnection.contains(linkId)) {
-        m_model->removePipeWireConnection(linkId);
+    if (m_ignoreLinkRemoved.contains(linkId)) {
+        m_ignoreLinkRemoved.remove(linkId);
         return;
     }
 
-    const QString key = m_linkIdToConnection.value(linkId);
-    m_ignoreDelete.insert(key);
-    m_linkIdToConnection.remove(linkId);
-    m_connectionToLinkId.remove(key);
-    m_model->removePipeWireConnection(linkId);
+    if (m_linkIdToConnection.contains(linkId)) {
+        const QString key = m_linkIdToConnection.value(linkId);
+        m_ignoreDelete.insert(key);
+        m_linkIdToConnection.remove(linkId);
+        m_connectionToLinkId.remove(key);
+        m_model->removePipeWireConnection(linkId);
+    } else {
+        m_model->removePipeWireConnection(linkId);
+    }
+
+    handleLinkRemoved(linkId);
 }
 
 void GraphEditorWidget::onConnectionCreated(QtNodes::ConnectionId const connectionId)
@@ -362,6 +388,17 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::onConnectionCreated(QtNodes::ConnectionId const connecti
 
     m_connectionToLinkId.insert(key, linkId);
     m_linkIdToConnection.insert(linkId, key);
+
+    const Potato::LinkInfo link(linkId, outInfo->id, outputPortId, inInfo->id, inputPortId);
+    if (!m_linksById.contains(linkId)) {
+        m_linksById.insert(linkId, link);
+        if (!isMeterNode(link.outputNodeId) && !isMeterNode(link.inputNodeId)) {
+            m_nodeLinkCounts[link.outputNodeId] = m_nodeLinkCounts.value(link.outputNodeId, 0) + 1;
+            m_nodeLinkCounts[link.inputNodeId] = m_nodeLinkCounts.value(link.inputNodeId, 0) + 1;
+            updateNodeMeterState(outInfo->id, *outInfo);
+            updateNodeMeterState(inInfo->id, *inInfo);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void GraphEditorWidget::onConnectionDeleted(QtNodes::ConnectionId const connectionId)
@@ -379,6 +416,8 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::onConnectionDeleted(QtNodes::ConnectionId const connecti
     const uint32_t linkId = m_connectionToLinkId.value(key);
     m_connectionToLinkId.remove(key);
     m_linkIdToConnection.remove(linkId);
+    m_ignoreLinkRemoved.insert(linkId);
+    handleLinkRemoved(linkId);
     m_controller->destroyLink(linkId);
 }
 
@@ -425,20 +464,6 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::refreshNodeMeter(uint32_t nodeId, const Potato::NodeInfo
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!node.name.isEmpty()) {
-        bool captureSink = node.mediaClass == Potato::MediaClass::AudioSink
-            || node.mediaClass == Potato::MediaClass::AudioDuplex;
-        if (!captureSink) {
-            for (const auto &port : node.outputPorts) {
-                if (port.name.contains("monitor", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
-                    captureSink = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        m_controller->ensureNodeMeter(nodeId, node.name, captureSink);
-    }
-
     auto *row = new QWidget(m_meterList);
     auto *rowLayout = new QHBoxLayout(row);
     rowLayout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -466,6 +491,103 @@ void GraphEditorWidget::refreshNodeMeter(uint32_t nodeId, const Potato::NodeInfo
     m_nodeMeterRows.insert(nodeId, row);
     m_nodeMeterLabels.insert(nodeId, label);
     updateNodeMeterLabel(label);
+    updateNodeMeterState(nodeId, node);
+}
+
+void GraphEditorWidget::updateNodeMeterState(uint32_t nodeId, const Potato::NodeInfo &node)
+{
+    const int linkCount = activeLinkCount(nodeId);
+    if (linkCount <= 0) {
+        m_controller->removeNodeMeter(nodeId);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (node.name.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    bool captureSink = node.mediaClass == Potato::MediaClass::AudioSink
+        || node.mediaClass == Potato::MediaClass::AudioDuplex;
+    if (!captureSink) {
+        for (const auto &port : node.outputPorts) {
+            if (port.name.contains("monitor", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+                captureSink = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_controller->ensureNodeMeter(nodeId, node.name, captureSink);
+}
+
+void GraphEditorWidget::handleLinkRemoved(uint32_t linkId)
+{
+    Potato::LinkInfo link;
+    bool haveLink = false;
+    if (m_linksById.contains(linkId)) {
+        link = m_linksById.take(linkId);
+        haveLink = true;
+    } else {
+        const QVector<Potato::LinkInfo> links = m_controller->links();
+        for (const auto &candidate : links) {
+            if (candidate.id == linkId) {
+                link = candidate;
+                haveLink = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!haveLink) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (isMeterNode(link.outputNodeId) || isMeterNode(link.inputNodeId)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto decrement = [this](uint32_t nodeId) {
+        if (nodeId == 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const int current = m_nodeLinkCounts.value(nodeId, 0);
+        if (current <= 1) {
+            m_nodeLinkCounts.remove(nodeId);
+        } else {
+            m_nodeLinkCounts[nodeId] = current - 1;
+        }
+        const Potato::NodeInfo node = m_controller->nodeById(nodeId);
+        if (node.id != 0) {
+            updateNodeMeterState(node.id, node);
+        }
+    };
+
+    decrement(link.outputNodeId);
+    decrement(link.inputNodeId);
+}
+
+bool GraphEditorWidget::isMeterNode(uint32_t nodeId) const
+{
+    const Potato::NodeInfo node = m_controller->nodeById(nodeId);
+    if (node.name.startsWith("Potato-Meter") || node.name.startsWith("Potato-Node-Meter")) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+int GraphEditorWidget::activeLinkCount(uint32_t nodeId) const
+{
+    int count = 0;
+    for (auto it = m_linksById.cbegin(); it != m_linksById.cend(); ++it) {
+        const Potato::LinkInfo &link = it.value();
+        if (isMeterNode(link.outputNodeId) || isMeterNode(link.inputNodeId)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (link.outputNodeId == nodeId || link.inputNodeId == nodeId) {
+            ++count;
+        }
+    }
+    return count;
 }
 
 void GraphEditorWidget::updateNodeMeterLabel(QLabel *label)
diff --git a/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.h b/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.h
index cead265..0a7ecb3 100644
--- a/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/GraphEditorWidget.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ private:
     void refreshGraph();
     void updateLayoutState();
     void updateNodeMeterLabel(QLabel *label);
+    void updateNodeMeterState(uint32_t nodeId, const Potato::NodeInfo &node);
+    void handleLinkRemoved(uint32_t linkId);
+    bool isMeterNode(uint32_t nodeId) const;
+    int activeLinkCount(uint32_t nodeId) const;
     QString connectionKey(const QtNodes::ConnectionId &connectionId) const;
     bool eventFilter(QObject *object, QEvent *event) override;
 
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ private:
 
     QSet<QString> m_ignoreCreate;
     QSet<QString> m_ignoreDelete;
+    QSet<uint32_t> m_ignoreLinkRemoved;
     QMap<QString, uint32_t> m_connectionToLinkId;
     QMap<uint32_t, QString> m_linkIdToConnection;
     AudioLevelMeter *m_meter = nullptr;
@@ -62,4 +67,6 @@ private:
     QMap<uint32_t, AudioLevelMeter*> m_nodeMeters;
     QMap<uint32_t, QWidget*> m_nodeMeterRows;
     QMap<uint32_t, QLabel*> m_nodeMeterLabels;
+    QMap<uint32_t, int> m_nodeLinkCounts;
+    QMap<uint32_t, Potato::LinkInfo> m_linksById;
 };
diff --git a/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp b/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp
index a1078b8..58c2079 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp
@@ -472,14 +472,19 @@ void PipeWireController::ensureNodeMeter(uint32_t nodeId, const QString &targetN
 
 void PipeWireController::removeNodeMeter(uint32_t nodeId)
 {
-    QMutexLocker lock(&m_meterMutex);
-    if (!m_nodeMeters.contains(nodeId)) {
-        return;
+    NodeMeter *meter = nullptr;
+    {
+        QMutexLocker lock(&m_meterMutex);
+        if (!m_nodeMeters.contains(nodeId)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        meter = m_nodeMeters.take(nodeId);
     }
 
-    NodeMeter *meter = m_nodeMeters.take(nodeId);
     if (meter && meter->stream) {
+        lock();
         pw_stream_destroy(meter->stream);
+        unlock();
     }
     delete meter;
 }
@@ -494,6 +499,19 @@ uint32_t PipeWireController::createLink(uint32_t outputNodeId, uint32_t outputPo
         qWarning() << "Cannot create link: not connected to PipeWire";
         return 0;
     }
+
+    {
+        QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+        for (auto it = m_links.cbegin(); it != m_links.cend(); ++it) {
+            const LinkInfo &link = it.value();
+            if (link.outputNodeId == outputNodeId &&
+                link.outputPortId == outputPortId &&
+                link.inputNodeId == inputNodeId &&
+                link.inputPortId == inputPortId) {
+                return link.id;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     
     lock();
     
@@ -591,15 +609,21 @@ bool PipeWireController::destroyLink(uint32_t linkId)
     
     unlock();
     
-    {
-        QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
-        m_links.remove(linkId);
+    QElapsedTimer timer;
+    timer.start();
+    while (timer.elapsed() < 2000) {
+        {
+            QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+            if (!m_links.contains(linkId)) {
+                qInfo() << "Link destroyed:" << linkId;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        QThread::msleep(10);
     }
-    
-    emit linkRemoved(linkId);
-    
-    qInfo() << "Link destroyed:" << linkId;
-    return true;
+
+    qWarning() << "Link destroy requested but ID still present" << linkId;
+    return false;
 }
 
 QString PipeWireController::dumpGraph() const