diff --git a/src/audio/pipewire/SDL_pipewire.c b/src/audio/pipewire/SDL_pipewire.c
index ca23a59a15..0f9b92b496 100644
--- a/src/audio/pipewire/SDL_pipewire.c
+++ b/src/audio/pipewire/SDL_pipewire.c
@@ -247,17 +247,29 @@ static int hotplug_init_seq_val;
 static bool hotplug_init_complete;
 static bool hotplug_events_enabled;
 
-static int pipewire_version_major;
-static int pipewire_version_minor;
-static int pipewire_version_patch;
+static int pipewire_core_version_major = 0;
+static int pipewire_core_version_minor = 0;
+static int pipewire_core_version_patch = 0;
+
+static int pipewire_client_version_major = 0;
+static int pipewire_client_version_minor = 0;
+static int pipewire_client_version_patch = 0;
+
 static char *pipewire_default_sink_id = NULL;
 static char *pipewire_default_source_id = NULL;
 
 static bool pipewire_core_version_at_least(int major, int minor, int patch)
 {
-    return (pipewire_version_major >= major) &&
-           (pipewire_version_major > major || pipewire_version_minor >= minor) &&
-           (pipewire_version_major > major || pipewire_version_minor > minor || pipewire_version_patch >= patch);
+    return (pipewire_core_version_major >= major) &&
+           (pipewire_core_version_major > major || pipewire_core_version_minor >= minor) &&
+           (pipewire_core_version_major > major || pipewire_core_version_minor > minor || pipewire_core_version_patch >= patch);
+}
+
+static bool pipewire_client_version_at_least(int major, int minor, int patch)
+{
+    return (pipewire_client_version_major >= major) &&
+           (pipewire_client_version_major > major || pipewire_client_version_minor >= minor) &&
+           (pipewire_client_version_major > major || pipewire_client_version_minor > minor || pipewire_client_version_patch >= patch);
 }
 
 // The active node list
@@ -408,10 +420,10 @@ static void core_events_hotplug_init_callback(void *object, uint32_t id, int seq
 
 static void core_events_hotplug_info_callback(void *data, const struct pw_core_info *info)
 {
-    if (SDL_sscanf(info->version, "%d.%d.%d", &pipewire_version_major, &pipewire_version_minor, &pipewire_version_patch) < 3) {
-        pipewire_version_major = 0;
-        pipewire_version_minor = 0;
-        pipewire_version_patch = 0;
+    if (SDL_sscanf(info->version, "%d.%d.%d", &pipewire_core_version_major, &pipewire_core_version_minor, &pipewire_core_version_patch) < 3) {
+        pipewire_core_version_major = 0;
+        pipewire_core_version_minor = 0;
+        pipewire_core_version_patch = 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1229,6 +1241,16 @@ static bool PipewireInitialize(SDL_AudioDriverImpl *impl)
 
         pipewire_initialized = true;
 
+        if (SDL_sscanf(PIPEWIRE_pw_get_library_version(), "%d.%d.%d", &pipewire_client_version_major, &pipewire_client_version_minor, &pipewire_client_version_patch) < 3) {
+            unload_pipewire_library();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!pipewire_client_version_at_least(1, 0, 0)) {
+            unload_pipewire_library();
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!hotplug_loop_init()) {
             PIPEWIRE_Deinitialize();
             return false;