diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
index 5f0b53426..35f7b5b2c 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
@@ -2613,6 +2613,8 @@ static int impl_clear(struct spa_handle *handle)
 
 	if (this->resample.free)
 		resample_free(&this->resample);
+	if (this->dither.free)
+		dither_free(&this->dither);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-c.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-c.c
index 57f731dfc..688709938 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-c.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-c.c
@@ -24,19 +24,45 @@
 
 #include "dither-ops.h"
 
+
+/* 32 bit xorshift PRNG, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorshift */
+static inline uint32_t
+xorshift(uint32_t *state)
+{
+  uint32_t x = *state;
+  x ^= x << 13;
+  x ^= x >> 17;
+  x ^= x << 5;
+  return (*state = x);
+}
+
+static inline void update_dither_c(struct dither *dt, uint32_t n_samples)
+{
+	uint32_t n;
+	for (n = 0; n < n_samples; n++)
+		dt->dither[n] = ((int32_t)xorshift(&dt->random[0])) * dt->scale;
+}
+
 void dither_f32_c(struct dither *dt, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 		const void * SPA_RESTRICT src[], uint32_t n_samples)
 {
-	uint32_t i, n;
+	uint32_t i, n, m, chunk;
 	const float **s = (const float**)src;
 	float **d = (float**)dst;
-	const float *t = dt->tab;
-	int tab_idx = dt->tab_idx;
+	float *t = dt->dither;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < dt->n_channels; i++) {
-		for (n = 0; n < n_samples; n++)
-			d[i][n] = s[i][n] + t[tab_idx++ & DITHER_MOD];
-		tab_idx += 61;
+	chunk = SPA_MIN(n_samples, dt->dither_size);
+	update_dither_c(dt, chunk);
+
+	for (n = 0; n < n_samples; n += chunk) {
+		chunk = SPA_MIN(n_samples - n, dt->dither_size);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < dt->n_channels; i++) {
+			float *di = &d[i][n];
+			const float *si = &s[i][n];
+
+			for (m = 0; m < chunk; m++)
+				di[m] = si[m] + t[m];
+		}
 	}
-	dt->tab_idx = tab_idx & DITHER_MOD;
 }
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-sse2.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-sse2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec4871566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops-sse2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* Spa
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2022 Wim Taymans
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "dither-ops.h"
+
+#include <emmintrin.h>
+
+static inline void update_dither_sse2(struct dither *dt, uint32_t n_samples)
+{
+	uint32_t n;
+	const uint32_t *r = dt->random;
+	__m128 scale = _mm_set1_ps(dt->scale), out[1];
+	__m128i in[1], t[1];
+
+	for (n = 0; n < n_samples; n += 4) {
+
+		/* 32 bit xorshift PRNG, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorshift */
+		in[0] = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i*)r);
+		t[0] = _mm_slli_epi32(in[0], 13);
+		in[0] = _mm_xor_si128(in[0], t[0]);
+		t[0] = _mm_srli_epi32(in[0], 17);
+		in[0] = _mm_xor_si128(in[0], t[0]);
+		t[0] = _mm_slli_epi32(in[0], 5);
+		in[0] = _mm_xor_si128(in[0], t[0]);
+		_mm_storeu_si128((__m128i*)r, in[0]);
+
+		out[0] = _mm_cvtepi32_ps(in[0]);
+		out[0] = _mm_mul_ps(out[0], scale);
+		_mm_storeu_ps(&dt->dither[n], out[0]);
+	}
+}
+
+void dither_f32_sse2(struct dither *dt, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
+		const void * SPA_RESTRICT src[], uint32_t n_samples)
+{
+	uint32_t i, n, m, chunk, unrolled;
+	const float **s = (const float**)src;
+	float **d = (float**)dst;
+	float *t = dt->dither;
+	__m128 in[4];
+
+	chunk = SPA_MIN(n_samples, dt->dither_size);
+	update_dither_sse2(dt, chunk);
+
+	for (n = 0; n < n_samples; n += chunk) {
+		chunk = SPA_MIN(n_samples - n, dt->dither_size);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < dt->n_channels; i++) {
+			float *di = &d[i][n];
+			const float *si = &s[i][n];
+
+			if (SPA_IS_ALIGNED(di, 16) &&
+			    SPA_IS_ALIGNED(si, 16))
+				unrolled = chunk & ~15;
+			else
+				unrolled = 0;
+
+			for (m = 0; m < unrolled; m += 16) {
+				in[0] = _mm_load_ps(&si[m     ]);
+				in[1] = _mm_load_ps(&si[m +  4]);
+				in[2] = _mm_load_ps(&si[m +  8]);
+				in[3] = _mm_load_ps(&si[m + 12]);
+				in[0] = _mm_add_ps(in[0], _mm_load_ps(&t[m     ]));
+				in[1] = _mm_add_ps(in[1], _mm_load_ps(&t[m +  4]));
+				in[2] = _mm_add_ps(in[2], _mm_load_ps(&t[m +  8]));
+				in[3] = _mm_add_ps(in[3], _mm_load_ps(&t[m + 12]));
+				_mm_store_ps(&di[m     ], in[0]);
+				_mm_store_ps(&di[m +  4], in[1]);
+				_mm_store_ps(&di[m +  8], in[2]);
+				_mm_store_ps(&di[m + 12], in[3]);
+			}
+			for (; m < chunk; m++)
+				di[m] = si[m] + t[m];
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.c
index 0428ce35a..834ce2b76 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #include "dither-ops.h"
 
+#define DITHER_SIZE	(1<<10)
+
 typedef void (*dither_func_t) (struct dither *d, void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[],
 		const void * SPA_RESTRICT src[], uint32_t n_samples);
 
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ static const struct dither_info {
 	uint32_t cpu_flags;
 } dither_table[] =
 {
+#if defined (HAVE_SSE2)
+	{ dither_f32_sse2, 0 },
+#endif
 	{ dither_f32_c, 0 },
 };
 
@@ -61,6 +66,8 @@ static const struct dither_info *find_dither_info(uint32_t cpu_flags)
 static void impl_dither_free(struct dither *d)
 {
 	d->process = NULL;
+	free(d->dither);
+	d->dither = NULL;
 }
 
 int dither_init(struct dither *d)
@@ -72,11 +79,19 @@ int dither_init(struct dither *d)
 	if (info == NULL)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
-	if (d->intensity >= 64)
+	if (d->intensity >= 32)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < SPA_N_ELEMENTS(d->tab); i++)
-		d->tab[i] = (drand48() - 0.5) / (UINT64_C(1) << d->intensity);
+	d->scale = 1.0f / (1ULL << (31 + d->intensity));
+
+	d->dither_size = DITHER_SIZE;
+	d->dither = calloc(d->dither_size + 8, sizeof(float));
+	if (d->dither == NULL)
+		return -errno;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SPA_N_ELEMENTS(d->random); i++)
+		d->random[i] = random();
+
 
 	d->free = impl_dither_free;
 	d->process = info->process;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.h b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.h
index 19545472f..39cdd4874 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/dither-ops.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 #include <spa/utils/string.h>
 #include <spa/param/audio/raw.h>
 
-#define DITHER_SIZE	(1<<8)
-#define DITHER_MOD	(DITHER_SIZE-1)
-
 struct dither {
 	uint32_t intensity;
 #define DITHER_METHOD_NONE 		0
@@ -48,8 +45,10 @@ struct dither {
 			const void * SPA_RESTRICT src[], uint32_t n_samples);
 	void (*free) (struct dither *d);
 
-	float tab[DITHER_SIZE];
-	int tab_idx;
+	uint32_t random[16];
+	float *dither;
+	uint32_t dither_size;
+	float scale;
 };
 
 int dither_init(struct dither *d);
@@ -87,5 +86,8 @@ void dither_##name##_##arch(struct dither *d,		\
 #define DITHER_OPS_MAX_ALIGN	16
 
 DEFINE_FUNCTION(f32, c);
+#if defined(HAVE_SSE2)
+DEFINE_FUNCTION(f32, sse2);
+#endif
 
 #undef DEFINE_FUNCTION
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/meson.build b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/meson.build
index e966a47d0..97b1962a6 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/meson.build
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ if have_sse
 endif
 if have_sse2
   audioconvert_sse2 = static_library('audioconvert_sse2',
-    ['fmt-ops-sse2.c' ],
+    ['fmt-ops-sse2.c',
+     'dither-ops-sse2.c' ],
     c_args : [sse2_args, '-O3', '-DHAVE_SSE2'],
     dependencies : [ spa_dep ],
     install : false