diff --git a/lib/mix_buffer.c b/lib/mix_buffer.c
index 37654a80b..51778e92e 100644
--- a/lib/mix_buffer.c
+++ b/lib/mix_buffer.c
@@ -217,12 +217,33 @@ static void mix_buffer_src_init_pos(struct mix_buffer *mb, struct mix_buffer_ssr
 }
 
 
-bool mix_buffer_write(struct mix_buffer *mb, uint32_t ssrc, const void *buf, unsigned int samples) {
+static void mix_buff_src_shift_delay(struct mix_buffer *mb, struct mix_buffer_ssrc_source *src,
+		const struct timeval *last, const struct timeval *now)
+{
+	if (!last || !now)
+		return;
+	long long diff_us = timeval_diff(now, last);
+	if (diff_us <= 0)
+		return;
+	unsigned int samples = mb->clockrate * diff_us / 1000000;
+	mix_buffer_src_add_delay(mb, src, samples);
+}
+
+
+// takes the difference between two time stamps into account, scaled to the given clock rate,
+// to add an additional write-delay for a newly created source
+bool mix_buffer_write_delay(struct mix_buffer *mb, uint32_t ssrc, const void *buf, unsigned int samples,
+		const struct timeval *last, const struct timeval *now)
+{
 	LOCK(&mb->lock);
 
-	AUTO_CLEANUP(struct mix_buffer_ssrc_source *src, mix_ssrc_put) = get_ssrc(ssrc, mb->ssrc_hash);
+	bool created;
+	AUTO_CLEANUP(struct mix_buffer_ssrc_source *src, mix_ssrc_put)
+		= get_ssrc_full(ssrc, mb->ssrc_hash, &created);
 	if (!src)
 		return false;
+	if (created)
+		mix_buff_src_shift_delay(mb, src, last, now);
 
 	// loop twice at the most to re-run logic after a reset
 	while (true) {
diff --git a/lib/mix_buffer.h b/lib/mix_buffer.h
index 769dc221c..8b422ab4a 100644
--- a/lib/mix_buffer.h
+++ b/lib/mix_buffer.h
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ void mix_buffer_destroy(struct mix_buffer *);
 
 void *mix_buffer_read_fast(struct mix_buffer *, unsigned int samples, unsigned int *size);
 void mix_buffer_read_slow(struct mix_buffer *, void *outbuf, unsigned int samples);
-bool mix_buffer_write(struct mix_buffer *, uint32_t ssrc, const void *buf, unsigned int samples);
+bool mix_buffer_write_delay(struct mix_buffer *, uint32_t ssrc, const void *buf, unsigned int samples,
+		const struct timeval *, const struct timeval *);
+
+INLINE bool mix_buffer_write(struct mix_buffer *mb, uint32_t ssrc, const void *buf, unsigned int samples) {
+	return mix_buffer_write_delay(mb, ssrc, buf, samples, NULL, NULL);
+}
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/t/test-mix-buffer.c b/t/test-mix-buffer.c
index 0d14bfa94..7ee2e42e6 100644
--- a/t/test-mix-buffer.c
+++ b/t/test-mix-buffer.c
@@ -451,6 +451,56 @@ int main(void) {
 	assert(size == 20);
 	assert(memcmp(p, "1122334455" "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", size) == 0);
 
+	// src now fallen behind, catch up with reader
+
+	ret = mix_buffer_write(&mb, 0x1234, "xxxxxxxxxx", 5);
+	assert(ret == true);
+	p = mix_buffer_read_fast(&mb, 10, &size);
+	assert(p != NULL);
+	assert(size == 20);
+	assert(memcmp(p, "\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0" "xxxxxxxxxx", size) == 0);
+
+	// mix two sources
+
+	ret = mix_buffer_write(&mb, 0x1234, "1122334455", 5);
+	assert(ret == true);
+
+	// add new source
+
+	ret = mix_buffer_write(&mb, 0x6543, "9988776655", 5);
+	assert(ret == true);
+	ret = mix_buffer_write(&mb, 0x1234, "3344556677", 5);
+	assert(ret == true);
+
+	// output partially mixed, new source delayed
+
+	p = mix_buffer_read_fast(&mb, 10, &size);
+	assert(p == NULL);
+	assert(size == 20);
+	mix_buffer_read_slow(&mb, buf, 10);
+	assert(memcmp(buf, "1122334455llllllllll" , size) == 0);
+
+	// caught up now. add new source with extra delay:
+	// 10 ms constant, 15 ms extra = 25 ms total = 12.5 sampes (12)
+
+	struct timeval last = { 100, 200 };
+	struct timeval now = { 100, 15200 };
+
+	ret = mix_buffer_write_delay(&mb, 0x3333, "0011223344", 5, &last, &now);
+	assert(ret == true);
+
+	// mix-in previous source
+
+	ret = mix_buffer_write(&mb, 0x6543, "3322114455998866334422339988776655443322", 20);
+	assert(ret == true);
+
+	// read mixed output
+
+	p = mix_buffer_read_fast(&mb, 20, &size);
+	assert(p != NULL);
+	assert(size == 40);
+	assert(memcmp(p, "332211445599886633442233iiiiiiiiii443322", size) == 0);
+
 	mix_buffer_destroy(&mb);
 
 	return 0;