diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
index 829e2f6bfb73..800fdf1a3f9f 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ static int loopback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 		cable->pause |= stream;
 		loopback_timer_stop(dpcm);
 		spin_unlock(&cable->lock);
+		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+			loopback_active_notify(dpcm);
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
@@ -304,6 +306,8 @@ static int loopback_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 		cable->pause &= ~stream;
 		loopback_timer_start(dpcm);
 		spin_unlock(&cable->lock);
+		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+			loopback_active_notify(dpcm);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -893,9 +897,11 @@ static int loopback_active_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			[kcontrol->id.subdevice][kcontrol->id.device ^ 1];
 	unsigned int val = 0;
 
-	if (cable != NULL)
-		val = (cable->running & (1 << SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)) ?
-									1 : 0;
+	if (cable != NULL) {
+		unsigned int running = cable->running ^ cable->pause;
+
+		val = (running & (1 << SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)) ? 1 : 0;
+	}
 	ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] = val;
 	return 0;
 }