diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp
index 077854c65e..eabf89a852 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ bool PipeWireCore::init()
     return true;
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<PipeWireCore> PipeWireCore::self()
+{
+    static std::weak_ptr<PipeWireCore> global;
+    auto ret = global.lock();
+    if (!ret) {
+        ret = std::make_shared<PipeWireCore>();
+        ret->init();
+        global = ret;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 } // namespace KWin
 
 #include "moc_pipewirecore.cpp"
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
index 87c84e93f3..d0a2d6552d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "core/output.h"
 #include "core/outputbackend.h"
 #include "outputscreencastsource.h"
-#include "pipewirecore.h"
 #include "regionscreencastsource.h"
 #include "screencaststream.h"
 #include "wayland/display.h"
@@ -27,9 +26,7 @@ namespace KWin
 
 ScreencastManager::ScreencastManager()
     : m_screencast(new ScreencastV1Interface(waylandServer()->display(), this))
-    , m_core(new PipeWireCore)
 {
-    m_core->init();
     connect(m_screencast, &ScreencastV1Interface::windowScreencastRequested, this, &ScreencastManager::streamWindow);
     connect(m_screencast, &ScreencastV1Interface::outputScreencastRequested, this, &ScreencastManager::streamWaylandOutput);
     connect(m_screencast, &ScreencastV1Interface::virtualOutputScreencastRequested, this, &ScreencastManager::streamVirtualOutput);
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ void ScreencastManager::streamWindow(ScreencastStreamV1Interface *waylandStream,
         return;
     }
 
-    auto stream = new ScreenCastStream(new WindowScreenCastSource(window), m_core, this);
+    auto stream = new ScreenCastStream(new WindowScreenCastSource(window), this);
     stream->setObjectName(window->desktopFileName());
     stream->setCursorMode(mode, 1, window->clientGeometry());
 
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ void ScreencastManager::streamOutput(ScreencastStreamV1Interface *waylandStream,
         return;
     }
 
-    auto stream = new ScreenCastStream(new OutputScreenCastSource(streamOutput), m_core, this);
+    auto stream = new ScreenCastStream(new OutputScreenCastSource(streamOutput), this);
     stream->setObjectName(streamOutput->name());
     stream->setCursorMode(mode, streamOutput->scale(), streamOutput->geometry());
 
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ void ScreencastManager::streamRegion(ScreencastStreamV1Interface *waylandStream,
     }
 
     auto source = new RegionScreenCastSource(geometry, scale);
-    auto stream = new ScreenCastStream(source, m_core, this);
+    auto stream = new ScreenCastStream(source, this);
     stream->setObjectName(rectToString(geometry));
     stream->setCursorMode(mode, scale, geometry);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.h b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.h
index 059e64b545..c4829c0bd0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace KWin
 {
 class Output;
 class ScreenCastStream;
-class PipeWireCore;
 
 class ScreencastManager : public Plugin
 {
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ private:
     void integrateStreams(ScreencastStreamV1Interface *waylandStream, ScreenCastStream *stream);
 
     ScreencastV1Interface *m_screencast;
-    std::shared_ptr<PipeWireCore> m_core;
 };
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
index 43d5044c17..183389704b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
@@ -321,9 +321,8 @@ void ScreenCastStream::onStreamRenegotiateFormat(uint64_t)
     pw_stream_update_params(m_pwStream, params.data(), params.count());
 }
 
-ScreenCastStream::ScreenCastStream(ScreenCastSource *source, std::shared_ptr<PipeWireCore> pwCore, QObject *parent)
+ScreenCastStream::ScreenCastStream(ScreenCastSource *source, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
-    , m_pwCore(pwCore)
     , m_source(source)
     , m_resolution(source->textureSize())
 {
@@ -364,6 +363,7 @@ ScreenCastStream::~ScreenCastStream()
 
 bool ScreenCastStream::init()
 {
+    m_pwCore = PipeWireCore::self();
     if (!m_pwCore->m_error.isEmpty()) {
         m_error = m_pwCore->m_error;
         return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h
index 5abf2dd0bb..9afe32e080 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT ScreenCastStream : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit ScreenCastStream(ScreenCastSource *source, std::shared_ptr<PipeWireCore> pwCore, QObject *parent);
+    explicit ScreenCastStream(ScreenCastSource *source, QObject *parent);
     ~ScreenCastStream();
 
     bool init();