diff --git a/frontend/main.c b/frontend/main.c
index 3a1f8f44b..b7d457fdf 100644
--- a/frontend/main.c
+++ b/frontend/main.c
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ wet_config_head_has_mirror_of_entry(struct wet_compositor *wet, char *head_name)
 static void
 parse_simple_mode(struct weston_output *output,
 		  struct weston_config_section *section, int *width,
-		  int *height, struct wet_output_config *defaults,
+		  int *height, int *framerate, struct wet_output_config *defaults,
 		  struct wet_output_config *parsed_options)
 {
 	*width = defaults->width;
@@ -1841,11 +1841,12 @@ parse_simple_mode(struct weston_output *output,
 		char *mode;
 
 		weston_config_section_get_string(section, "mode", &mode, NULL);
-		if (!mode || sscanf(mode, "%dx%d", width, height) != 2) {
+		if (!mode || sscanf(mode, "%dx%d@%d", width, height, framerate) < 2) {
 			weston_log("Invalid mode for output %s. Using defaults.\n",
 				   output->name);
 			*width = defaults->width;
 			*height = defaults->height;
+			*framerate = -1;
 		}
 		free(mode);
 	}
@@ -1871,6 +1872,7 @@ wet_configure_windowed_output_from_config(struct weston_output *output,
 	struct wet_output_config *parsed_options = compositor->parsed_options;
 	int width;
 	int height;
+	int framerate = -1;
 
 	assert(parsed_options);
 
@@ -1881,7 +1883,7 @@ wet_configure_windowed_output_from_config(struct weston_output *output,
 
 	section = weston_config_get_section(wc, "output", "name", output->name);
 
-	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, defaults,
+	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, &framerate, defaults,
 			  parsed_options);
 
 	allow_content_protection(output, section);
@@ -3612,6 +3614,7 @@ pipewire_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 	char *gbm_format = NULL;
 	int width;
 	int height;
+	int framerate = -1;
 
 	assert(parsed_options);
 
@@ -3622,7 +3625,7 @@ pipewire_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 
 	section = weston_config_get_section(wc, "output", "name", output->name);
 
-	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, &defaults,
+	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, &framerate, &defaults,
 			  parsed_options);
 
 	weston_config_section_get_string(section, "gbm-format", &gbm_format, NULL);
@@ -3633,7 +3636,7 @@ pipewire_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 	api->set_gbm_format(output, gbm_format);
 	free(gbm_format);
 
-	if (api->output_set_size(output, width, height) < 0) {
+	if (api->output_set_size(output, width, height, framerate) < 0) {
 		weston_log("Cannot configure output \"%s\" using weston_pipewire_output_api.\n",
 			   output->name);
 		return -1;
@@ -3848,6 +3851,7 @@ vnc_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 	struct weston_config_section *section;
 	int width;
 	int height;
+	int framerate = -1;
 	bool resizeable;
 
 	assert(parsed_options);
@@ -3859,7 +3863,7 @@ vnc_backend_output_configure(struct weston_output *output)
 
 	section = weston_config_get_section(wc, "output", "name", output->name);
 
-	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, &defaults,
+	parse_simple_mode(output, section, &width, &height, &framerate, &defaults,
 			  compositor->parsed_options);
 
 	weston_config_section_get_bool(section, "resizeable", &resizeable, true);
diff --git a/include/libweston/backend-pipewire.h b/include/libweston/backend-pipewire.h
index f8fe3777d..f184e95c4 100644
--- a/include/libweston/backend-pipewire.h
+++ b/include/libweston/backend-pipewire.h
@@ -54,19 +54,20 @@ struct weston_pipewire_output_api {
 			    const char *name,
 			    const struct pipewire_config *config);
 
-	/** Set the size of a PipeWire output to the specified width and height.
+	/** Set the size and frame rate of a PipeWire output to the specified value.
 	 *
-	 * If the width or height are set to -1, the size of the underlying
-	 * PipeWire head will be used.
+	 * If the width or height or framerate are set to -1, the size or frame rate
+	 * of the underlying PipeWire head will be used.
 	 *
 	 * \param output     The weston output for which the size shall be set
 	 * \param width	     Desired width of the output
 	 * \param height     Desired height of the output
+	 * \param framerate  Desired frame rate of the output
 	 *
 	 * Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 	 */
 	int (*output_set_size)(struct weston_output *output,
-			       int width, int height);
+			       int width, int height, int framerate);
 
 	/** The pixel format to be used by the output.
 	 *
diff --git a/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c b/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
index b799f9207..4236adaf6 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
@@ -1174,14 +1174,13 @@ pipewire_switch_mode(struct weston_output *base, struct weston_mode *target_mode
 }
 
 static int
-pipewire_output_set_size(struct weston_output *base, int width, int height)
+pipewire_output_set_size(struct weston_output *base, int width, int height, int framerate)
 {
 	struct pipewire_output *output = to_pipewire_output(base);
 	struct weston_head *head;
 	struct pipewire_head *pw_head;
 	struct weston_mode *current_mode;
 	struct weston_mode init_mode;
-	int framerate = -1;
 
 	/* We can only be called once. */
 	assert(!output->base.current_mode);
@@ -1193,7 +1192,8 @@ pipewire_output_set_size(struct weston_output *base, int width, int height)
 			width = pw_head->config.width;
 		if (height == -1)
 			height = pw_head->config.height;
-		framerate = pw_head->config.framerate;
+		if (framerate == -1)
+			framerate = pw_head->config.framerate;
 	}
 	if (framerate == -1 || width == -1 || height == -1)
 		return -1;