diff --git a/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiodeviceinfo.mm b/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiodeviceinfo.mm
index bb1f046a..74a692c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiodeviceinfo.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiodeviceinfo.mm
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ CoreAudioDeviceInfo::CoreAudioDeviceInfo(const QByteArray &device, QAudio::Mode
     m_deviceId = AudioDeviceID(deviceID);
 #else //iOS
     m_device = device;
+    if (mode == QAudio::AudioInput) {
+        if (CoreAudioSessionManager::instance().category() != CoreAudioSessionManager::PlayAndRecord) {
+            CoreAudioSessionManager::instance().setCategory(CoreAudioSessionManager::PlayAndRecord);
+        }
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -379,6 +384,12 @@ QList<QByteArray> CoreAudioDeviceInfo::availableDevices(QAudio::Mode mode)
         }
     }
 #else //iOS
+    if (mode == QAudio::AudioInput) {
+        if (CoreAudioSessionManager::instance().category() != CoreAudioSessionManager::PlayAndRecord) {
+            CoreAudioSessionManager::instance().setCategory(CoreAudioSessionManager::PlayAndRecord);
+        }
+    }
+
     CoreAudioSessionManager::instance().setActive(true);
 
     if (mode == QAudio::AudioOutput)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudioinput.mm b/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudioinput.mm
index c41e1a51..a0b9e9d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudioinput.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudioinput.mm
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 # include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+# include "coreaudiosessionmanager.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <QtMultimedia/private/qaudiohelpers_p.h>
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiosessionmanager.mm b/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiosessionmanager.mm
index 4b3bdb7d..0e795e78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiosessionmanager.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/coreaudio/coreaudiosessionmanager.mm
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ CoreAudioSessionManager::CoreAudioSessionManager() :
 {
     m_sessionObserver = [[CoreAudioSessionObserver alloc] initWithAudioSessionManager:this];
     setActive(true);
-    setCategory(CoreAudioSessionManager::PlayAndRecord, CoreAudioSessionManager::MixWithOthers);
+    //set default category to just Playback and only switch if we need more permissions
+    setCategory(CoreAudioSessionManager::Playback, CoreAudioSessionManager::MixWithOthers);
 }
 
 CoreAudioSessionManager::~CoreAudioSessionManager()