diff --git a/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp b/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp
index fe46060..c85d56c 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void registryEventGlobal(void *data, uint32_t id, uint32_t permissions,
 void registryEventGlobalRemove(void *data, uint32_t id)
 {
     auto *self = static_cast<PipeWireController*>(data);
-    
+
     {
         QMutexLocker lock(&self->m_nodesMutex);
         if (self->m_nodes.contains(id)) {
@@ -164,18 +164,27 @@ void registryEventGlobalRemove(void *data, uint32_t id)
             emit self->nodeRemoved(id);
             return;
         }
-        
+
         if (self->m_ports.contains(id)) {
             self->m_ports.remove(id);
             return;
         }
-        
+    }
+
+    bool linkRemoved = false;
+    {
+        QMutexLocker lock(&self->m_nodesMutex);
         if (self->m_links.contains(id)) {
             self->m_links.remove(id);
-            emit self->linkRemoved(id);
-            return;
+            linkRemoved = true;
         }
     }
+
+    if (linkRemoved) {
+        emit self->linkRemoved(id);
+        self->handleLinkRemoval(id);
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 void coreEventDone(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq)
@@ -769,6 +778,11 @@ bool PipeWireController::destroyLink(uint32_t linkId)
             return false;
         }
         linkInfo = m_links.value(linkId);
+        m_userRemovedLinks.insert(linkId);
+        if (m_linkIntentKeys.contains(linkId)) {
+            const QString key = m_linkIntentKeys.take(linkId);
+            m_linkIntents.remove(key);
+        }
     }
     
     lock();
@@ -786,6 +800,154 @@ bool PipeWireController::destroyLink(uint32_t linkId)
     return true;
 }
 
+void PipeWireController::rememberLinkIntent(const LinkInfo &link)
+{
+    QString key;
+    if (!buildLinkIntentKey(link, key)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+    m_linkIntents.insert(key);
+    m_linkIntentKeys.insert(link.id, key);
+}
+
+void PipeWireController::handleLinkRemoval(uint32_t linkId)
+{
+    QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+    if (m_userRemovedLinks.contains(linkId)) {
+        m_userRemovedLinks.remove(linkId);
+    }
+    if (m_linkIntentKeys.contains(linkId)) {
+        m_linkIntentKeys.remove(linkId);
+    }
+}
+
+void PipeWireController::tryRestoreLinks()
+{
+    QList<QString> intents;
+    {
+        QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+        intents = m_linkIntents.values();
+    }
+
+    for (const auto &key : intents) {
+        uint32_t outNodeId = 0;
+        uint32_t outPortId = 0;
+        uint32_t inNodeId = 0;
+        uint32_t inPortId = 0;
+        if (!resolveLinkIntentKey(key, outNodeId, outPortId, inNodeId, inPortId)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        createLink(outNodeId, outPortId, inNodeId, inPortId);
+    }
+}
+
+void PipeWireController::updateLinkIntentsForNode(uint32_t nodeId)
+{
+    QVector<LinkInfo> links;
+    {
+        QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+        for (auto it = m_links.cbegin(); it != m_links.cend(); ++it) {
+            const LinkInfo &link = it.value();
+            if (link.outputNodeId == nodeId || link.inputNodeId == nodeId) {
+                links.append(link);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (const auto &link : links) {
+        rememberLinkIntent(link);
+    }
+}
+
+static bool isMeterNodeName(const QString &name)
+{
+    return name.startsWith("Potato-Meter") || name.startsWith("Potato-Node-Meter");
+}
+
+bool PipeWireController::buildLinkIntentKey(const LinkInfo &link, QString &key) const
+{
+    QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+    if (!m_nodes.contains(link.outputNodeId) || !m_nodes.contains(link.inputNodeId)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const NodeInfo &outNode = m_nodes.value(link.outputNodeId);
+    const NodeInfo &inNode = m_nodes.value(link.inputNodeId);
+    if (isMeterNodeName(outNode.name) || isMeterNodeName(inNode.name)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    QString outPortName;
+    QString inPortName;
+    for (const auto &port : outNode.outputPorts) {
+        if (port.id == link.outputPortId) {
+            outPortName = port.name;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    for (const auto &port : inNode.inputPorts) {
+        if (port.id == link.inputPortId) {
+            inPortName = port.name;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (outPortName.isEmpty() || inPortName.isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (outNode.stableId.isEmpty() || inNode.stableId.isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    key = QString("%1||%2>>%3||%4").arg(outNode.stableId, outPortName, inNode.stableId, inPortName);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool PipeWireController::resolveLinkIntentKey(const QString &key, uint32_t &outNodeId, uint32_t &outPortId,
+                                              uint32_t &inNodeId, uint32_t &inPortId) const
+{
+    const QStringList halves = key.split(">>");
+    if (halves.size() != 2) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    const QStringList outParts = halves.at(0).split("||");
+    const QStringList inParts = halves.at(1).split("||");
+    if (outParts.size() != 2 || inParts.size() != 2) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const QString outStableId = outParts.at(0);
+    const QString outPortName = outParts.at(1);
+    const QString inStableId = inParts.at(0);
+    const QString inPortName = inParts.at(1);
+
+    QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
+    for (const auto &nodeEntry : m_nodes) {
+        const NodeInfo &node = nodeEntry;
+        if (node.stableId == outStableId) {
+            for (const auto &port : node.outputPorts) {
+                if (port.name == outPortName) {
+                    outNodeId = node.id;
+                    outPortId = port.id;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (node.stableId == inStableId) {
+            for (const auto &port : node.inputPorts) {
+                if (port.name == inPortName) {
+                    inNodeId = node.id;
+                    inPortId = port.id;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return outNodeId != 0 && outPortId != 0 && inNodeId != 0 && inPortId != 0;
+}
+
 QString PipeWireController::dumpGraph() const
 {
     QMutexLocker lock(&m_nodesMutex);
@@ -870,6 +1032,9 @@ void PipeWireController::handleNodeInfo(uint32_t id, const struct spa_dict *prop
             qDebug() << "Node changed:" << node.id << node.name;
         }
     }
+
+    updateLinkIntentsForNode(id);
+    tryRestoreLinks();
 }
 
 void PipeWireController::handlePortInfo(uint32_t id, const struct spa_dict *props)
@@ -922,6 +1087,9 @@ void PipeWireController::handlePortInfo(uint32_t id, const struct spa_dict *prop
         emit nodeChanged(nodeSnapshot);
     }
 
+    updateLinkIntentsForNode(nodeId);
+    tryRestoreLinks();
+
     qDebug() << "Port added:" << id << portName << "direction:" << direction;
 }
 
@@ -949,6 +1117,8 @@ void PipeWireController::handleLinkInfo(uint32_t id, const struct spa_dict *prop
     }
     
     emit linkAdded(link);
+
+    rememberLinkIntent(link);
     
     qDebug() << "Link added:" << id << "from" << outputNode << ":" << outputPort 
              << "to" << inputNode << ":" << inputPort;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.h b/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.h
index 5cd88a1..dd07e2f 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/pipewirecontroller.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <QMap>
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QAtomicInteger>
+#include <QHash>
+#include <QSet>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@ private:
     bool createVirtualDevice(const QString &name, const QString &description,
                              const char *factoryName, const char *mediaClass,
                              int channels, int rate);
+    void rememberLinkIntent(const LinkInfo &link);
+    void handleLinkRemoval(uint32_t linkId);
+    void tryRestoreLinks();
+    void updateLinkIntentsForNode(uint32_t nodeId);
+    bool buildLinkIntentKey(const LinkInfo &link, QString &key) const;
+    bool resolveLinkIntentKey(const QString &key, uint32_t &outNodeId, uint32_t &outPortId,
+                              uint32_t &inNodeId, uint32_t &inPortId) const;
     
     void lock();
     void unlock();
@@ -99,6 +108,9 @@ private:
     QMap<uint32_t, NodeInfo> m_nodes;
     QMap<uint32_t, PortInfo> m_ports;
     QMap<uint32_t, LinkInfo> m_links;
+    QSet<QString> m_linkIntents;
+    QHash<uint32_t, QString> m_linkIntentKeys;
+    QSet<uint32_t> m_userRemovedLinks;
     
     QAtomicInteger<bool> m_connected{false};
     QAtomicInteger<bool> m_initialized{false};