diff --git a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc
index 1791ffe3a9..c08dacd8dd 100644
--- a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc
+++ b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc
@@ -1609,6 +1609,7 @@ CoreAudioBackend::freewheel_thread ()
 				_reinit_thread_callback = true; // hand over _main_thread
 				_freewheel_ack = false; // prepare next handshake
 				_midiio->set_enabled(true);
+				engine.freewheel_callback (_freewheeling);
 			} else {
 				first_run = true;
 				_freewheel = true;