diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index a45bea091f..860382e9ad 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ config("common_inherited_config") {
       # Allow includes to be prefixed with webrtc/ in case it is not an
       # immediate subdirectory of the top-level.
       ".",
+
+      # Just like the root WebRTC directory is added to include path, the
+      # corresponding directory tree with generated files needs to be added too.
+      # Note: this path does not change depending on the current target, e.g.
+      # it is always "//gen/third_party/webrtc" when building with Chromium.
+      # See also: http://cs.chromium.org/?q=%5C"default_include_dirs
+      # https://gn.googlesource.com/gn/+/master/docs/reference.md#target_gen_dir
+      target_gen_dir,
     ]
   }
   if (is_posix || is_fuchsia) {
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
index 390fc0a051..0677a79ff5 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/BUILD.gn
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import("//build/config/linux/pkg_config.gni")
 import("//build/config/ui.gni")
+import("//tools/generate_stubs/rules.gni")
 import("../../webrtc.gni")
 
 use_desktop_capture_differ_sse2 = current_cpu == "x86" || current_cpu == "x64"
@@ -166,18 +167,40 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
 
 if (is_linux) {
   if (rtc_use_pipewire) {
-    pkg_config("pipewire") {
-      packages = [ "libpipewire-0.2" ]
-
-      defines = [ "WEBRTC_USE_PIPEWIRE" ]
-    }
-
     pkg_config("gio") {
       packages = [
         "gio-2.0",
         "gio-unix-2.0",
       ]
     }
+
+    if (rtc_link_pipewire) {
+      pkg_config("pipewire") {
+        packages = [ "libpipewire-0.2" ]
+      }
+    } else {
+      # When libpipewire is not directly linked, use stubs to allow for dlopening of
+      # the binary.
+      generate_stubs("pipewire_stubs") {
+        configs = [ "../../:common_config" ]
+        deps = [
+          "../../rtc_base",
+        ]
+        extra_header = "linux/pipewire_stub_header.fragment"
+        logging_function = "RTC_LOG(LS_VERBOSE)"
+        logging_include = "rtc_base/logging.h"
+        output_name = "linux/pipewire_stubs"
+        path_from_source = "modules/desktop_capture/linux"
+        sigs = [ "linux/pipewire.sigs" ]
+      }
+    }
+
+    config("pipewire_config") {
+      defines = [ "WEBRTC_USE_PIPEWIRE" ]
+      if (!rtc_link_pipewire) {
+        defines += [ "WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE" ]
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -384,22 +407,6 @@ rtc_static_library("desktop_capture_generic") {
     }
   }
 
-  if (rtc_use_pipewire) {
-    sources += [
-      "linux/base_capturer_pipewire.cc",
-      "linux/base_capturer_pipewire.h",
-      "linux/screen_capturer_pipewire.cc",
-      "linux/screen_capturer_pipewire.h",
-      "linux/window_capturer_pipewire.cc",
-      "linux/window_capturer_pipewire.h",
-    ]
-
-    configs += [
-      ":gio",
-      ":pipewire",
-    ]
-  }
-
   if (!is_win && !is_mac && !rtc_use_x11 && !rtc_use_pipewire) {
     sources += [
       "mouse_cursor_monitor_null.cc",
@@ -438,6 +445,28 @@ rtc_static_library("desktop_capture_generic") {
   if (use_desktop_capture_differ_sse2) {
     deps += [ ":desktop_capture_differ_sse2" ]
   }
+
+  if (rtc_use_pipewire) {
+    sources += [
+      "linux/base_capturer_pipewire.cc",
+      "linux/base_capturer_pipewire.h",
+      "linux/screen_capturer_pipewire.cc",
+      "linux/screen_capturer_pipewire.h",
+      "linux/window_capturer_pipewire.cc",
+      "linux/window_capturer_pipewire.h",
+    ]
+
+    configs += [
+      ":pipewire_config",
+      ":gio",
+    ]
+
+    if (rtc_link_pipewire) {
+      configs += [ ":pipewire" ]
+    } else {
+      deps += [ ":pipewire_stubs" ]
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 if (use_desktop_capture_differ_sse2) {
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/linux/base_capturer_pipewire.cc b/modules/desktop_capture/linux/base_capturer_pipewire.cc
index 62d9994d32..05ad86f762 100644
--- a/modules/desktop_capture/linux/base_capturer_pipewire.cc
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/linux/base_capturer_pipewire.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
 
+#if defined(WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE)
+#include "modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire_stubs.h"
+
+using modules_desktop_capture_linux::InitializeStubs;
+using modules_desktop_capture_linux::kModulePipewire;
+using modules_desktop_capture_linux::StubPathMap;
+#endif  // defined(WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE)
+
 namespace webrtc {
 
 const char kDesktopBusName[] = "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop";
@@ -39,6 +47,10 @@ const char kScreenCastInterfaceName[] = "org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast";
 
 const int kBytesPerPixel = 4;
 
+#if defined(WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE)
+const char kPipeWireLib[] = "libpipewire-0.2.so.1";
+#endif
+
 // static
 void BaseCapturerPipeWire::OnStateChanged(void* data,
                                           pw_remote_state old_state,
@@ -251,6 +263,18 @@ void BaseCapturerPipeWire::InitPortal() {
 }
 
 void BaseCapturerPipeWire::InitPipeWire() {
+#if defined(WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE)
+  StubPathMap paths;
+
+  // Check if the PipeWire library is available.
+  paths[kModulePipewire].push_back(kPipeWireLib);
+  if (!InitializeStubs(paths)) {
+    RTC_LOG(LS_ERROR) << "Failed to load the PipeWire library and symbols.";
+    portal_init_failed_ = true;
+    return;
+  }
+#endif  // defined(WEBRTC_DLOPEN_PIPEWIRE)
+
   pw_init(/*argc=*/nullptr, /*argc=*/nullptr);
 
   pw_loop_ = pw_loop_new(/*properties=*/nullptr);
@@ -279,6 +303,8 @@ void BaseCapturerPipeWire::InitPipeWire() {
     RTC_LOG(LS_ERROR) << "Failed to start main PipeWire loop";
     portal_init_failed_ = true;
   }
+
+  RTC_LOG(LS_INFO) << "PipeWire remote opened.";
 }
 
 void BaseCapturerPipeWire::InitPipeWireTypes() {
@@ -300,8 +326,8 @@ void BaseCapturerPipeWire::CreateReceivingStream() {
   spa_fraction pwFrameRateMin = spa_fraction{0, 1};
   spa_fraction pwFrameRateMax = spa_fraction{60, 1};
 
-  pw_properties* reuseProps = pw_properties_new("pipewire.client.reuse", "1",
-                                                /*end of varargs*/ nullptr);
+  pw_properties* reuseProps =
+      pw_properties_new_string("pipewire.client.reuse=1");
   pw_stream_ = pw_stream_new(pw_remote_, "webrtc-consume-stream", reuseProps);
 
   uint8_t buffer[1024] = {};
@@ -793,7 +819,6 @@ void BaseCapturerPipeWire::OnOpenPipeWireRemoteRequested(
   g_object_unref(outlist);
 
   that->InitPipeWire();
-  RTC_LOG(LS_INFO) << "PipeWire remote opened.";
 }
 
 void BaseCapturerPipeWire::Start(Callback* callback) {
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire.sigs b/modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire.sigs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e21e9dc07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire.sigs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The WebRTC project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//------------------------------------------------
+// Functions from PipeWire used in capturer code.
+//------------------------------------------------
+
+// core.h
+void pw_core_destroy(pw_core *core);
+pw_type *pw_core_get_type(pw_core *core);
+pw_core * pw_core_new(pw_loop *main_loop, pw_properties *props);
+
+// loop.h
+void pw_loop_destroy(pw_loop *loop);
+pw_loop * pw_loop_new(pw_properties *properties);
+
+// pipewire.h
+void pw_init(int *argc, char **argv[]);
+
+// properties.h
+pw_properties * pw_properties_new_string(const char *args);
+
+// remote.h
+void pw_remote_add_listener(pw_remote *remote, spa_hook *listener, const pw_remote_events *events, void *data);
+int pw_remote_connect_fd(pw_remote *remote, int fd);
+void pw_remote_destroy(pw_remote *remote);
+pw_remote * pw_remote_new(pw_core *core, pw_properties *properties, size_t user_data_size);
+
+// stream.h
+void pw_stream_add_listener(pw_stream *stream, spa_hook *listener, const pw_stream_events *events, void *data);
+int pw_stream_connect(pw_stream *stream, enum pw_direction direction, const char *port_path, enum pw_stream_flags flags, const spa_pod **params, uint32_t n_params);
+pw_buffer *pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(pw_stream *stream);
+void pw_stream_destroy(pw_stream *stream);
+void pw_stream_finish_format(pw_stream *stream, int res, const spa_pod **params, uint32_t n_params);
+pw_stream * pw_stream_new(pw_remote *remote, const char *name, pw_properties *props);
+int pw_stream_queue_buffer(pw_stream *stream, pw_buffer *buffer);
+int pw_stream_set_active(pw_stream *stream, bool active);
+
+// thread-loop.h
+void pw_thread_loop_destroy(pw_thread_loop *loop);
+pw_thread_loop * pw_thread_loop_new(pw_loop *loop, const char *name);
+int pw_thread_loop_start(pw_thread_loop *loop);
+void pw_thread_loop_stop(pw_thread_loop *loop);
diff --git a/modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire_stub_header.fragment b/modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire_stub_header.fragment
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d7dbd27c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop_capture/linux/pipewire_stub_header.fragment
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// The extra include header needed in the generated stub file for defining
+// various PipeWire types.
+
+extern "C" {
+
+#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
+
+}
diff --git a/webrtc.gni b/webrtc.gni
index 7c24c79c75..5c0c107c0a 100644
--- a/webrtc.gni
+++ b/webrtc.gni
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ declare_args() {
   rtc_use_x11 = use_x11
 
   # Set this to use PipeWire on the Wayland display server.
-  rtc_use_pipewire = false
+  rtc_use_pipewire = is_linux && use_sysroot
+
+  # Set this to link PipeWire directly instead of using the dlopen.
+  rtc_link_pipewire = false
 
   # Enable to use the Mozilla internal settings.
   build_with_mozilla = false