diff --git a/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudio.c b/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudio.c
index 95124546a9..5436be070a 100644
--- a/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudio.c
+++ b/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudio.c
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ static bool BuildAAudioStream(SDL_AudioDevice *device)
     ctx.AAudioStreamBuilder_setFormat(builder, format);
     ctx.AAudioStreamBuilder_setSampleRate(builder, device->spec.freq);
     ctx.AAudioStreamBuilder_setChannelCount(builder, device->spec.channels);
+	
+    // If no specific buffer size has been requested, the device will pick the optimal 
+	if(SDL_GetHint(SDL_HINT_AUDIO_DEVICE_SAMPLE_FRAMES)) {
+	    ctx.AAudioStreamBuilder_setBufferCapacityInFrames(builder, 2 * device->sample_frames); // AAudio requires that the buffer capacity is at least
+	    ctx.AAudioStreamBuilder_setFramesPerDataCallback(builder, device->sample_frames);      // twice the size of the data callback buffer size
+	}
 
     const aaudio_direction_t direction = (recording ? AAUDIO_DIRECTION_INPUT : AAUDIO_DIRECTION_OUTPUT);
     ctx.AAudioStreamBuilder_setDirection(builder, direction);
diff --git a/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudiofuncs.h b/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudiofuncs.h
index 02988212d5..1d9f71044c 100644
--- a/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudiofuncs.h
+++ b/src/audio/aaudio/SDL_aaudiofuncs.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SDL_PROC_UNUSED(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setSamplesPerFrame, (AAudioStreamBuild
 SDL_PROC(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setFormat, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, aaudio_format_t format))
 SDL_PROC_UNUSED(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setSharingMode, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, aaudio_sharing_mode_t sharingMode))
 SDL_PROC(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setDirection, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, aaudio_direction_t direction))
-SDL_PROC_UNUSED(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setBufferCapacityInFrames, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, int32_t numFrames))
+SDL_PROC(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setBufferCapacityInFrames, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, int32_t numFrames))
 SDL_PROC(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setPerformanceMode, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, aaudio_performance_mode_t mode))
 SDL_PROC_UNUSED(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setUsage, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, aaudio_usage_t usage))                                         // API 28
 SDL_PROC_UNUSED(void, AAudioStreamBuilder_setContentType, (AAudioStreamBuilder * builder, aaudio_content_type_t contentType))                      // API 28