diff --git a/packages/audio/alsa-plugins/package.mk b/packages/audio/alsa-plugins/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a97662c1c..0000000000
--- a/packages/audio/alsa-plugins/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-#  OpenELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
-#  (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#  OpenELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-################################################################################
-
-PKG_NAME="alsa-plugins"
-PKG_VERSION="1.1.0"
-PKG_REV="1"
-PKG_ARCH="any"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="http://www.alsa-project.org/"
-PKG_URL="ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/plugins/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain alsa-lib"
-PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
-PKG_SECTION="audio"
-PKG_SHORTDESC=""
-PKG_LONGDESC=""
-
-PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
-PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
-
-if [ "$PULSEAUDIO_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
-# for PulseAudio support
-  PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET pulseaudio"
-  ALSA_PLUGINS_PULSEAUDIO="--enable-pulseaudio"
-else
-  ALSA_PLUGINS_PULSEAUDIO="--disable-pulseaudio"
-fi
-
-# package specific configure options
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-jack \
-                           $ALSA_PLUGINS_PULSEAUDIO \
-                           --disable-samplerate \
-                           --disable-maemo-plugin \
-                           --disable-maemo-resource-manager \
-                           --disable-avcodec \
-                           --with-plugindir=/usr/lib/alsa"
diff --git a/packages/audio/pulseaudio/config/pulse-daemon.conf.d/README b/packages/audio/pulseaudio/config/pulse-daemon.conf.d/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..350761ed58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/audio/pulseaudio/config/pulse-daemon.conf.d/README
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Files have to have the .conf file name extension, but otherwise the file names can be
+chosen freely. The files under pulse-daemon.conf.d are processed in alphabetical order. 
+In case the same option is set in multiple files, the last file to set an option 
+overrides earlier files. The main daemon.conf file is processed first, so 
+options set in files under pulse-daemon.conf.d override the main file.
diff --git a/packages/audio/pulseaudio/package.mk b/packages/audio/pulseaudio/package.mk
index e5b256c846..5aadd9e07d 100644
--- a/packages/audio/pulseaudio/package.mk
+++ b/packages/audio/pulseaudio/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="pulseaudio"
-PKG_VERSION="7.1"
+PKG_VERSION="8.0"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 
   cp $PKG_DIR/config/system.pa $INSTALL/etc/pulse/
   cp $PKG_DIR/config/pulseaudio-system.conf $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/system.d/
+
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
+    cp -PR $PKG_DIR/config/pulse-daemon.conf.d $INSTALL/usr/config
+
+  ln -sf /storage/.config/pulse-daemon.conf.d $INSTALL/etc/pulse/daemon.conf.d
 }
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 9761acc18e..cd141408f5 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ else
   KODI_ALSA="--disable-alsa"
 fi
 
+if [ "$PULSEAUDIO_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
+# for PulseAudio support
+  PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET pulseaudio"
+  KODI_PULSEAUDIO="--enable-pulse"
+else
+  KODI_PULSEAUDIO="--disable-pulse"
+fi
+
 if [ "$ESPEAK_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
 # for espeak support
   PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET espeak"
@@ -246,7 +254,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="gl_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no \
                            $KODI_XORG \
                            --disable-ccache \
                            $KODI_ALSA \
-                           --disable-pulse \
+                           $KODI_PULSEAUDIO \
                            --enable-rtmp \
                            $KODI_SAMBA \
                            $KODI_NFS \
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.14-move-pulse-device-to-end-of-list.patch b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.14-move-pulse-device-to-end-of-list.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbbeb11fd..0000000000
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.14-move-pulse-device-to-end-of-list.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkALSA.cpp b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkALSA.cpp
-index fbccce0..597492d 100644
---- a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkALSA.cpp
-+++ b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkALSA.cpp
-@@ -1293,6 +1293,22 @@ void CAESinkALSA::EnumerateDevicesEx(AEDeviceInfoList &list, bool force)
-       }
-     }
-   }
-+
-+  CAEDeviceInfo pulseDevice;
-+  bool found = false;
-+  for (AEDeviceInfoList::iterator itl = list.begin(); itl != list.end(); ++itl)
-+  {
-+     if (itl->m_deviceName == "pulse")
-+     {
-+       pulseDevice = *itl;
-+       found = true;
-+       list.erase(itl);
-+       break;
-+     }
-+  }
-+  // append pulse device at the end
-+  if (found)
-+    list.push_back(pulseDevice);
- }
- 
- AEDeviceType CAESinkALSA::AEDeviceTypeFromName(const std::string &name)
-
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.14-use-alsa-and-pulse-together.patch b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.14-use-alsa-and-pulse-together.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc9a5cd2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.14-use-alsa-and-pulse-together.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+diff -Naur a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/AESinkFactory.cpp b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/AESinkFactory.cpp
+--- a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/AESinkFactory.cpp	2016-01-12 22:00:19.000000000 +0100
++++ b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/AESinkFactory.cpp	2016-01-25 10:25:46.375653966 +0100
+@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
+ #elif defined(TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI)
+   #include "Sinks/AESinkPi.h"
+   #include "Sinks/AESinkALSA.h"
++  #if defined(HAS_PULSEAUDIO)
++    #include "Sinks/AESinkPULSE.h"
++  #endif
+ #elif defined(TARGET_DARWIN_IOS)
+   #include "Sinks/AESinkDARWINIOS.h"
+ #elif defined(TARGET_DARWIN_OSX)
+@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@
+ #elif defined(TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI)
+         driver == "PI"          ||
+         driver == "ALSA"        ||
++  #if defined(HAS_PULSEAUDIO)
++        driver == "PULSE"	||
++  #endif
+ #elif defined(TARGET_DARWIN_IOS)
+         driver == "DARWINIOS"  ||
+ #elif defined(TARGET_DARWIN_OSX)
+@@ -108,6 +114,10 @@
+ #elif defined(TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI)
+   if (driver == "PI")
+     sink = new CAESinkPi();
++  #if defined(HAS_PULSEAUDIO)
++    if (driver == "PULSE")
++      sink = new CAESinkPULSE();
++  #endif
+   #if defined(HAS_ALSA)
+   if (driver == "ALSA")
+     sink = new CAESinkALSA();
+@@ -209,6 +219,16 @@
+   if(!info.m_deviceInfoList.empty())
+     list.push_back(info);
+   #endif
++  #if defined(HAS_PULSEAUDIO)
++  info.m_deviceInfoList.clear();
++  info.m_sinkName = "PULSE";
++  CAESinkPULSE::EnumerateDevicesEx(info.m_deviceInfoList, force);
++  if(!info.m_deviceInfoList.empty())
++  {
++    list.push_back(info);
++    return;
++  }
++  #endif
+ #elif defined(TARGET_DARWIN_IOS)
+ 
+   info.m_deviceInfoList.clear();
+@@ -253,21 +273,20 @@
+       CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "User specified Sink %s could not be enumerated", envSink.c_str());
+   }
+ 
+-  #if defined(HAS_PULSEAUDIO)
++  #if defined(HAS_ALSA)
+   info.m_deviceInfoList.clear();
+-  info.m_sinkName = "PULSE";
+-  CAESinkPULSE::EnumerateDevicesEx(info.m_deviceInfoList, force);
++  info.m_sinkName = "ALSA";
++  CAESinkALSA::EnumerateDevicesEx(info.m_deviceInfoList, force);
+   if(!info.m_deviceInfoList.empty())
+   {
+     list.push_back(info);
+-    return;
+   }
+   #endif
+ 
+-  #if defined(HAS_ALSA)
++  #if defined(HAS_PULSEAUDIO)
+   info.m_deviceInfoList.clear();
+-  info.m_sinkName = "ALSA";
+-  CAESinkALSA::EnumerateDevicesEx(info.m_deviceInfoList, force);
++  info.m_sinkName = "PULSE";
++  CAESinkPULSE::EnumerateDevicesEx(info.m_deviceInfoList, force);
+   if(!info.m_deviceInfoList.empty())
+   {
+     list.push_back(info);
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.15-rename-default-pulse-device.patch b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.15-rename-default-pulse-device.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b4d5e3c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/patches/kodi-100.15-rename-default-pulse-device.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From b70f963a0963735e627b12cf361e4e30d6c2a799 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lukas Rusak <lorusak@gmail.com>
+Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:31:52 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] change pulseaudio default device name to Bluetooth Audio
+
+---
+ xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkPULSE.cpp | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkPULSE.cpp b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkPULSE.cpp
+index 67b7b90..8537163 100644
+--- a/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkPULSE.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/cores/AudioEngine/Sinks/AESinkPULSE.cpp
+@@ -362,12 +362,14 @@ static void SinkInfoRequestCallback(pa_context *c, const pa_sink_info *i, int eo
+     CAEDeviceInfo defaultDevice;
+     defaultDevice.m_deviceName = std::string("Default");
+     defaultDevice.m_displayName = std::string("Default");
+-    defaultDevice.m_displayNameExtra = std::string("Default Output Device (PULSEAUDIO)");
++    defaultDevice.m_displayNameExtra = std::string("Bluetooth Audio (PULSEAUDIO)");
+     defaultDevice.m_dataFormats.insert(defaultDevice.m_dataFormats.end(), defaultDataFormats, defaultDataFormats + ARRAY_SIZE(defaultDataFormats));
+     defaultDevice.m_channels = CAEChannelInfo(AE_CH_LAYOUT_2_0);
+     defaultDevice.m_sampleRates.assign(defaultSampleRates, defaultSampleRates + ARRAY_SIZE(defaultSampleRates));
+     defaultDevice.m_deviceType = AE_DEVTYPE_PCM;
+     sinkStruct->list->push_back(defaultDevice);
++    // OE only wants the default device - so we are done here
++    return;
+   }
+   if (i && i->name)
+   {
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/packages/virtual/alsa/package.mk b/packages/virtual/alsa/package.mk
index d0738c3a8c..c8748d06a9 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/alsa/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/alsa/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.alsa-project.org/"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain alsa-lib alsa-utils alsa-plugins"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain alsa-lib alsa-utils"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="virtual"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="alsa: Matapackage to install all alsa components"