diff --git a/audio/alsa.c b/audio/alsa.c
index a32154e46f..ec9f0173ba 100644
--- a/audio/alsa.c
+++ b/audio/alsa.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ typedef struct alsa
    snd_pcm_t *pcm;
    bool nonblock;
    bool has_float;
+
+   size_t buffer_size;
 } alsa_t;
 
 static bool alsa_use_float(void *data)
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ static void *alsa_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, unsigned latency)
    if (device)
       alsa_dev = device;
 
-   unsigned int latency_usec = latency * 1000;
-   unsigned int channels = 2;
+   unsigned latency_usec = latency * 1000;
+   unsigned channels = 2;
    unsigned periods = 4;
    snd_pcm_uframes_t buffer_size;
    snd_pcm_format_t format;
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ static void *alsa_init(const char *device, unsigned rate, unsigned latency)
    SSNES_LOG("ALSA: Period size: %d frames\n", (int)buffer_size);
    snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size(params, &buffer_size);
    SSNES_LOG("ALSA: Buffer size: %d frames\n", (int)buffer_size);
+   alsa->buffer_size = snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes(alsa->pcm, buffer_size);
 
    TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_sw_params_malloc(&sw_params));
    TRY_ALSA(snd_pcm_sw_params_current(alsa->pcm, sw_params));
@@ -190,6 +193,18 @@ static void alsa_free(void *data)
    }
 }
 
+static size_t alsa_write_avail(void *data)
+{
+   alsa_t *alsa = (alsa_t*)data;
+   return snd_pcm_frames_to_bytes(alsa->pcm, snd_pcm_avail_update(alsa->pcm));
+}
+
+static size_t alsa_buffer_size(void *data)
+{
+   alsa_t *alsa = (alsa_t*)data;
+   return alsa->buffer_size;
+}
+
 const audio_driver_t audio_alsa = {
    alsa_init,
    alsa_write,
@@ -198,6 +213,8 @@ const audio_driver_t audio_alsa = {
    alsa_set_nonblock_state,
    alsa_free,
    alsa_use_float,
-   "alsa"
+   "alsa",
+   alsa_write_avail,
+   alsa_buffer_size,
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/dsound.c b/audio/dsound.c
index ce7b03d219..976843b7cf 100644
--- a/audio/dsound.c
+++ b/audio/dsound.c
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ static ssize_t dsound_write(void *data, const void *buf_, size_t size)
    return written;
 }
 
+static size_t dsound_write_avail(void *data)
+{
+   dsound_t *ds = (dsound_t*)data;
+   EnterCriticalSection(&ds->crit);
+   size_t avail = fifo_write_avail(ds->buffer);
+   LeaveCriticalSection(&ds->crit);
+   return avail;
+}
+
+static size_t dsound_buffer_size(void *data)
+{
+   dsound_t *ds = (dsound_t*)data;
+   return 4 * 1024;
+}
+
 const audio_driver_t audio_dsound = {
    dsound_init,
    dsound_write,
@@ -381,6 +396,8 @@ const audio_driver_t audio_dsound = {
    dsound_set_nonblock_state,
    dsound_free,
    NULL,
-   "dsound"
+   "dsound",
+   dsound_write_avail,
+   dsound_buffer_size,
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/oss.c b/audio/oss.c
index 4d01778a12..e147a64f82 100644
--- a/audio/oss.c
+++ b/audio/oss.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void oss_set_nonblock_state(void *data, bool state)
    else
       rc = fcntl(*fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(*fd, F_GETFL) & (~O_NONBLOCK));
    if (rc != 0)
-      fprintf(stderr, "SSNES [ERROR]: Could not set nonblocking on OSS file descriptor. Will not be able to fast-forward.\n");
+      SSNES_WARN("Could not set nonblocking on OSS file descriptor. Will not be able to fast-forward.\n");
 }
 
 static void oss_free(void *data)
@@ -147,6 +147,34 @@ static void oss_free(void *data)
    free(fd);
 }
 
+static size_t oss_write_avail(void *data)
+{
+   int *fd = (int*)data;
+
+   audio_buf_info info;
+   if (ioctl(*fd, SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE, &info) < 0)
+   {
+      SSNES_ERR("SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE failed ...\n");
+      return 0;
+   }
+
+   return info.bytes;
+}
+
+static size_t oss_buffer_size(void *data)
+{
+   int *fd = (int*)data;
+
+   audio_buf_info info;
+   if (ioctl(*fd, SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE, &info) < 0)
+   {
+      SSNES_ERR("SNDCTL_DSP_GETOSPACE failed ...\n");
+      return 1; // Return something non-zero to avoid SIGFPE.
+   }
+
+   return info.fragsize * info.fragstotal;
+}
+
 const audio_driver_t audio_oss = {
    oss_init,
    oss_write,
@@ -155,6 +183,8 @@ const audio_driver_t audio_oss = {
    oss_set_nonblock_state,
    oss_free,
    NULL,
-   "oss"
+   "oss",
+   oss_write_avail,
+   oss_buffer_size,
 };
 
diff --git a/audio/rsound.c b/audio/rsound.c
index bdf965106a..4ac89fcba3 100644
--- a/audio/rsound.c
+++ b/audio/rsound.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void rs_free(void *data)
 
 static size_t rs_write_avail(void *data)
 {
-   rsd_t *rsd = data;
+   rsd_t *rsd = (rsd_t*)data;
 
    if (rsd->has_error)
       return 0;