diff --git a/alsaloop/alsaloop.h b/alsaloop/alsaloop.h
index c4aa618..1dbcefe 100644
--- a/alsaloop/alsaloop.h
+++ b/alsaloop/alsaloop.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct loopback_handle {
 	unsigned int ctl_pollfd_count;
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ctl_notify;
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ctl_rate_shift;
+	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *capt_pitch;
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ctl_active;
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ctl_format;
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *ctl_rate;
diff --git a/alsaloop/pcmjob.c b/alsaloop/pcmjob.c
index 4efdd63..8b72af4 100644
--- a/alsaloop/pcmjob.c
+++ b/alsaloop/pcmjob.c
@@ -1060,10 +1060,15 @@ static int set_rate_shift(struct loopback_handle *lhandle, double pitch)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (lhandle->ctl_rate_shift == NULL)
+	if (lhandle->ctl_rate_shift) {
+		snd_ctl_elem_value_set_integer(lhandle->ctl_rate_shift, 0, pitch * 100000);
+		err = snd_ctl_elem_write(lhandle->ctl, lhandle->ctl_rate_shift);
+	} else if (lhandle->capt_pitch) {
+		snd_ctl_elem_value_set_integer(lhandle->capt_pitch, 0, (1 / pitch) * 1000000);
+		err = snd_ctl_elem_write(lhandle->ctl, lhandle->capt_pitch);
+	} else {
 		return 0;
-	snd_ctl_elem_value_set_integer(lhandle->ctl_rate_shift, 0, pitch * 100000);
-	err = snd_ctl_elem_write(lhandle->ctl, lhandle->ctl_rate_shift);
+	}
 	if (err < 0) {
 		logit(LOG_CRIT, "Cannot set PCM Rate Shift element for %s: %s\n", lhandle->id, snd_strerror(err));
 		return err;
@@ -1204,6 +1209,8 @@ static int openctl(struct loopback_handle *lhandle, int device, int subdevice)
 			&lhandle->ctl_notify);
 	openctl_elem(lhandle, device, subdevice, "PCM Rate Shift 100000",
 			&lhandle->ctl_rate_shift);
+	openctl_elem(lhandle, device, subdevice, "Capture Pitch 1000000",
+			&lhandle->capt_pitch);
 	set_rate_shift(lhandle, 1);
 	openctl_elem(lhandle, device, subdevice, "PCM Slave Active",
 			&lhandle->ctl_active);
@@ -1289,6 +1296,9 @@ static int closeit(struct loopback_handle *lhandle)
 	if (lhandle->ctl_rate_shift)
 		snd_ctl_elem_value_free(lhandle->ctl_rate_shift);
 	lhandle->ctl_rate_shift = NULL;
+	if (lhandle->capt_pitch)
+		snd_ctl_elem_value_free(lhandle->capt_pitch);
+	lhandle->capt_pitch = NULL;
 	if (lhandle->ctl)
 		err = snd_ctl_close(lhandle->ctl);
 	lhandle->ctl = NULL;
@@ -1334,7 +1344,7 @@ int pcmjob_init(struct loopback *loop)
 	snprintf(id, sizeof(id), "%s/%s", loop->play->id, loop->capt->id);
 	id[sizeof(id)-1] = '\0';
 	loop->id = strdup(id);
-	if (loop->sync == SYNC_TYPE_AUTO && loop->capt->ctl_rate_shift)
+	if (loop->sync == SYNC_TYPE_AUTO && (loop->capt->ctl_rate_shift || loop->capt->capt_pitch))
 		loop->sync = SYNC_TYPE_CAPTRATESHIFT;
 	if (loop->sync == SYNC_TYPE_AUTO && loop->play->ctl_rate_shift)
 		loop->sync = SYNC_TYPE_PLAYRATESHIFT;