diff --git a/src/input/AsyncInputStream.cxx b/src/input/AsyncInputStream.cxx
index 4c80e8e57..1c2388898 100644
--- a/src/input/AsyncInputStream.cxx
+++ b/src/input/AsyncInputStream.cxx
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ AsyncInputStream::Read(void *ptr, size_t read_size, Error &error)
 	return nbytes;
 }
 
+void
+AsyncInputStream::CommitWriteBuffer(size_t nbytes)
+{
+	buffer.Append(nbytes);
+
+	if (!IsReady())
+		SetReady();
+	else
+		cond.broadcast();
+}
+
 void
 AsyncInputStream::AppendToBuffer(const void *data, size_t append_size)
 {
diff --git a/src/input/AsyncInputStream.hxx b/src/input/AsyncInputStream.hxx
index d4107e627..0d53e3c59 100644
--- a/src/input/AsyncInputStream.hxx
+++ b/src/input/AsyncInputStream.hxx
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ protected:
 		return buffer.GetSpace();
 	}
 
+	CircularBuffer<uint8_t>::Range PrepareWriteBuffer() {
+		return buffer.Write();
+	}
+
+	void CommitWriteBuffer(size_t nbytes);
+
 	/**
 	 * Append data to the buffer.  The size must fit into the
 	 * buffer; see GetBufferSpace().
diff --git a/src/input/plugins/AlsaInputPlugin.cxx b/src/input/plugins/AlsaInputPlugin.cxx
index 85b61ee10..a99f35e30 100644
--- a/src/input/plugins/AlsaInputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/input/plugins/AlsaInputPlugin.cxx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "AlsaInputPlugin.hxx"
 #include "../InputPlugin.hxx"
-#include "../InputStream.hxx"
+#include "../AsyncInputStream.hxx"
 #include "util/Domain.hxx"
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
 #include "util/StringCompare.hxx"
@@ -36,14 +36,10 @@
 #include "Log.hxx"
 #include "event/MultiSocketMonitor.hxx"
 #include "event/DeferredMonitor.hxx"
-#include "thread/Mutex.hxx"
-#include "thread/Cond.hxx"
 #include "IOThread.hxx"
 
 #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
 
-#include <atomic>
-
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -56,6 +52,9 @@ static constexpr snd_pcm_format_t default_format = SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16;
 static constexpr int default_channels = 2; // stereo
 static constexpr unsigned int default_rate = 44100; // cd quality
 
+static constexpr size_t ALSA_MAX_BUFFERED = default_rate * default_channels * 2;
+static constexpr size_t ALSA_RESUME_AT = ALSA_MAX_BUFFERED / 2;
+
 /**
  * This value should be the same as the read buffer size defined in
  * PcmDecoderPlugin.cxx:pcm_stream_decode().
@@ -66,18 +65,10 @@ static constexpr unsigned int default_rate = 44100; // cd quality
 static constexpr size_t read_buffer_size = 4096;
 
 class AlsaInputStream final
-	: public InputStream,
+	: public AsyncInputStream,
 	  MultiSocketMonitor, DeferredMonitor {
 	snd_pcm_t *capture_handle;
 	size_t frame_size;
-	int frames_to_read;
-	bool eof;
-
-	/**
-	 * Is somebody waiting for data?  This is set by method
-	 * Available().
-	 */
-	std::atomic_bool waiting;
 
 	ReusableArray<pollfd> pfd_buffer;
 
@@ -85,12 +76,12 @@ public:
 	AlsaInputStream(EventLoop &loop,
 			const char *_uri, Mutex &_mutex, Cond &_cond,
 			snd_pcm_t *_handle, int _frame_size)
-		:InputStream(_uri, _mutex, _cond),
+		:AsyncInputStream(_uri, _mutex, _cond,
+				  ALSA_MAX_BUFFERED, ALSA_RESUME_AT),
 		 MultiSocketMonitor(loop),
 		 DeferredMonitor(loop),
 		 capture_handle(_handle),
-		 frame_size(_frame_size),
-		 eof(false)
+		 frame_size(_frame_size)
 	{
 		assert(_uri != nullptr);
 		assert(_handle != nullptr);
@@ -101,8 +92,6 @@ public:
 		SetMimeType("audio/x-mpd-cdda-pcm");
 		InputStream::SetReady();
 
-		frames_to_read = read_buffer_size / frame_size;
-
 		snd_pcm_start(capture_handle);
 
 		DeferredMonitor::Schedule();
@@ -112,34 +101,32 @@ public:
 		snd_pcm_close(capture_handle);
 	}
 
-	using DeferredMonitor::GetEventLoop;
-
 	static InputStream *Create(const char *uri, Mutex &mutex, Cond &cond,
 				   Error &error);
 
-	/* virtual methods from InputStream */
+protected:
+	/* virtual methods from AsyncInputStream */
+	virtual void DoResume() override {
+		snd_pcm_resume(capture_handle);
 
-	bool IsEOF() override {
-		return eof;
+		InvalidateSockets();
 	}
 
-	bool IsAvailable() override {
-		if (snd_pcm_avail(capture_handle) > frames_to_read)
-			return true;
-
-		if (!waiting.exchange(true))
-			SafeInvalidateSockets();
-
-		return false;
+	virtual void DoSeek(gcc_unused offset_type new_offset) override {
+		/* unreachable because seekable==false */
+		SeekDone();
 	}
 
-	size_t Read(void *ptr, size_t size, Error &error) override;
-
 private:
 	static snd_pcm_t *OpenDevice(const char *device, int rate,
 				     snd_pcm_format_t format, int channels,
 				     Error &error);
 
+	void Pause() {
+		AsyncInputStream::Pause();
+		InvalidateSockets();
+	}
+
 	int Recover(int err);
 
 	void SafeInvalidateSockets() {
@@ -183,31 +170,10 @@ AlsaInputStream::Create(const char *uri, Mutex &mutex, Cond &cond,
 				   handle, frame_size);
 }
 
-size_t
-AlsaInputStream::Read(void *ptr, size_t read_size, Error &error)
-{
-	assert(ptr != nullptr);
-
-	int num_frames = read_size / frame_size;
-	int ret;
-	while ((ret = snd_pcm_readi(capture_handle, ptr, num_frames)) < 0) {
-		if (Recover(ret) < 0) {
-			eof = true;
-			error.Format(alsa_input_domain,
-				     "PCM error - stream aborted");
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-	size_t nbytes = ret * frame_size;
-	offset += nbytes;
-	return nbytes;
-}
-
 int
 AlsaInputStream::PrepareSockets()
 {
-	if (!waiting) {
+	if (IsPaused()) {
 		ClearSocketList();
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -231,11 +197,30 @@ AlsaInputStream::PrepareSockets()
 void
 AlsaInputStream::DispatchSockets()
 {
-	waiting = false;
-
 	const ScopeLock protect(mutex);
-	/* wake up the thread that is waiting for more data */
-	cond.broadcast();
+
+	auto w = PrepareWriteBuffer();
+	const snd_pcm_uframes_t w_frames = w.size / frame_size;
+	if (w_frames == 0) {
+		/* buffer is full */
+		Pause();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	snd_pcm_sframes_t n_frames;
+	while ((n_frames = snd_pcm_readi(capture_handle,
+					 w.data, w_frames)) < 0) {
+		if (Recover(n_frames) < 0) {
+			Error error;
+			error.Format(alsa_input_domain,
+				     "PCM error - stream aborted");
+			PostponeError(std::move(error));
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	size_t nbytes = n_frames * frame_size;
+	CommitWriteBuffer(nbytes);
 }
 
 inline int