diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index feedd89..ae3dd8b 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -3951,6 +3951,16 @@
         AudioParameter param = AudioParameter(keyValuePair);
         int value;
 
+        if (param.getInt(String8(AudioParameter::keyRouting), value) == NO_ERROR) {
+            // forward device change to effects that have requested to be
+            // aware of attached audio device.
+            if (value != AUDIO_DEVICE_NONE) {
+                mOutDevice = value;
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < mEffectChains.size(); i++) {
+                    mEffectChains[i]->setDevice_l(mOutDevice);
+                }
+            }
+        }
         if (param.getInt(String8(AudioParameter::keyFrameCount), value) == NO_ERROR) {
             // do not accept frame count changes if tracks are open as the track buffer
             // size depends on frame count and correct behavior would not be garantied