diff --git a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc
index 37f1fe8c5c..5d5f20844d 100644
--- a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc
+++ b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.cc
@@ -440,6 +440,24 @@ CoreAudioBackend::systemic_output_latency () const
 	return _systemic_audio_output_latency;
 }
 
+uint32_t
+CoreAudioBackend::systemic_hw_input_latency () const
+{
+	if (name_to_id (_input_audio_device) != UINT32_MAX) {
+		return _pcmio->get_latency(name_to_id(_input_audio_device, Input), true);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+uint32_t
+CoreAudioBackend::systemic_hw_output_latency () const
+{
+	if (name_to_id (_output_audio_device) != UINT32_MAX) {
+		return _pcmio->get_latency(name_to_id(_output_audio_device, Output), false);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* MIDI */
 
 std::vector<std::string>
@@ -1120,7 +1138,7 @@ CoreAudioBackend::register_system_audio_ports()
 #endif
 
 	/* audio ports */
-	lr.min = lr.max = coreaudio_reported_input_latency + (_measure_latency ? 0 : _systemic_audio_input_latency);
+	lr.min = lr.max = _measure_latency ? 0 : _systemic_audio_input_latency;
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < a_ins; ++i) {
 		char tmp[64];
 		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "system:capture_%d", i+1);
@@ -1132,7 +1150,7 @@ CoreAudioBackend::register_system_audio_ports()
 		_system_inputs.push_back(cp);
 	}
 
-	lr.min = lr.max = coreaudio_reported_output_latency + (_measure_latency ? 0 : _systemic_audio_output_latency);
+	lr.min = lr.max = _measure_latency ? 0 : _systemic_audio_output_latency;
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < a_out; ++i) {
 		char tmp[64];
 		snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "system:playback_%d", i+1);
diff --git a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.h b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.h
index d36ab7a8fb..f2507d8c3d 100644
--- a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.h
+++ b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_backend.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ class CoreAudioBackend : public AudioBackend {
 	uint32_t     systemic_midi_input_latency (std::string const) const { return 0; }
 	uint32_t     systemic_midi_output_latency (std::string const) const { return 0; }
 
+	uint32_t systemic_hw_input_latency () const;
+	uint32_t systemic_hw_output_latency () const;
+
 	bool can_set_systemic_midi_latencies () const { return false; /* XXX */}
 
 	/* External control app */
diff --git a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_pcmio.cc b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_pcmio.cc
index b0d9fc4870..26231dad62 100644
--- a/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_pcmio.cc
+++ b/libs/backends/coreaudio/coreaudio_pcmio.cc
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ CoreAudioPCM::get_latency(uint32_t device_id, bool input)
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < stream_latencies.size(); ++i) {
 		max_stream_latency = std::max(max_stream_latency, stream_latencies[i]);
 	}
+#if 0
 	latency += max_stream_latency;
+#endif
 
 	return latency;
 }