diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/PKGBUILD b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/PKGBUILD
index 682f297..c410635 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/PKGBUILD
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 pkgname=intel-ipu7-camera
 pkgver=1.0.1
-pkgrel=3
+pkgrel=4
 pkgdesc="Intel IPU7 MIPI camera stack for Hurrican/Performance (OV08X40 + hardware ISP)"
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/TsaiGaggery/hurrican_omarchy_enabling"
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ depends=(
   'dkms'
   'linux-headers'
   'v4l2loopback-dkms'
+  'v4l2-relayd'
   'gstreamer'
   'gst-plugins-base'
   'gst-plugins-good'
   'gst-plugins-bad'
   'jsoncpp'
   'libdrm'
-  'python'
 )
 makedepends=(
   'git'
@@ -50,20 +50,19 @@ source=(
   "v4l2loopback-modprobe.conf"
   "v4l2loopback-modules-load.conf"
   "camera-init.service"
-  "camera-feed-watch"
-  "camera-feed-watch.service"
   "hide-ipu7-v4l2.conf"
   "disable-libcamera.conf"
   "90-ipu7-psys.rules"
   "camera-tmpfiles.conf"
   "ov08x40.yaml"
   "camera-sleep-hook"
+  "v4l2-relayd-ipu7.conf"
+  "v4l2-relayd-ipu7-override.conf"
 )
 sha256sums=(
   'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP'
   'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP'
   'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP'
-  'SKIP' 'SKIP'
 )
 
 prepare() {
@@ -200,10 +199,6 @@ package() {
   # systemd
   install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/camera-init.service" \
     "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/camera-init.service"
-  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/camera-feed-watch.service" \
-    "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/user/camera-feed-watch.service"
-  install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/camera-feed-watch" \
-    "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/camera-feed-watch"
 
   # WirePlumber
   install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/hide-ipu7-v4l2.conf" \
@@ -222,4 +217,10 @@ package() {
   # Sleep hook — staged here, installed to system-sleep by the .install scriptlet
   install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/camera-sleep-hook" \
     "${pkgdir}/usr/share/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-sleep-hook"
+
+  # v4l2-relayd config for IPU7 camera
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/v4l2-relayd-ipu7.conf" \
+    "${pkgdir}/etc/v4l2-relayd.d/ipu7.conf"
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/v4l2-relayd-ipu7-override.conf" \
+    "${pkgdir}/etc/systemd/system/v4l2-relayd@ipu7.service.d/override.conf"
 }
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-feed-watch b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-feed-watch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5edfef0..0000000
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-feed-watch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,144 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""On-demand camera feed for v4l2loopback.
-
-Holds /dev/video50 open permanently so v4l2loopback stays in capture mode.
-Writes black frames when idle (0% CPU, LED off). Starts the real camera
-pipeline when an app opens the device, relaying frames through the same fd.
-Stops the camera when all readers close. No fd gap = no stream interruption.
-"""
-
-import fcntl, os, signal, struct, subprocess, sys, threading, time
-
-DEVICE = "/dev/video50"
-W, H = 1920, 1080
-FSIZE = W * H * 3 // 2
-POLL = 2
-STOP_DELAY = 6
-
-BLACK = bytes(W * H) + bytes([128] * (W * H // 2))
-
-dev = os.open(DEVICE, os.O_WRONLY)
-pixfmt = struct.pack("II4sIIII4x188x", W, H, b"NV12", 1, W, FSIZE, 0)
-fmt = struct.pack("I4x", 2) + pixfmt
-fcntl.ioctl(dev, 0xC0D05605, fmt)
-os.write(dev, BLACK)
-
-# Restart WirePlumber so it sees the capture device
-time.sleep(1)
-subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "restart", "wireplumber.service"],
-               capture_output=True, timeout=10)
-
-cam_proc = None
-cam_lock = threading.Lock()
-stop_idle = threading.Event()
-
-
-def write_idle():
-    while not stop_idle.is_set():
-        try:
-            os.write(dev, BLACK)
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-        stop_idle.wait(2)
-
-
-def relay_camera():
-    global cam_proc
-    env = os.environ.copy()
-    env["GST_PLUGIN_PATH"] = "/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0"
-    cam_proc = subprocess.Popen(
-        ["gst-launch-1.0", "-q",
-         "icamerasrc", "device-name=ov08x40-uf",
-         "sharpness=80", "ev=-1", "saturation=10",
-         "!", "video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080",
-         "!", "videoflip", "method=rotate-180",
-         "!", "fdsink", "fd=1"],
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, env=env,
-    )
-    buf = b""
-    while cam_proc.poll() is None:
-        data = cam_proc.stdout.read(65536)
-        if not data:
-            break
-        buf += data
-        while len(buf) >= FSIZE:
-            try:
-                os.write(dev, buf[:FSIZE])
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-            buf = buf[FSIZE:]
-    cam_proc = None
-
-
-def has_readers():
-    try:
-        r = subprocess.run(["fuser", DEVICE], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5)
-        for pid in r.stdout.strip().split():
-            pid = pid.strip()
-            if not pid:
-                continue
-            if int(pid) == os.getpid():
-                continue
-            with cam_lock:
-                if cam_proc and int(pid) == cam_proc.pid:
-                    continue
-            return True
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-    return False
-
-
-def start_camera():
-    stop_idle.set()
-    t = threading.Thread(target=relay_camera, daemon=True)
-    t.start()
-    return t
-
-
-def stop_camera():
-    with cam_lock:
-        if cam_proc:
-            cam_proc.terminate()
-            try:
-                cam_proc.wait(timeout=5)
-            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-                cam_proc.kill()
-    stop_idle.clear()
-    t = threading.Thread(target=write_idle, daemon=True)
-    t.start()
-    return t
-
-
-def shutdown(sig, frame):
-    stop_idle.set()
-    with cam_lock:
-        if cam_proc:
-            cam_proc.terminate()
-    os.close(dev)
-    sys.exit(0)
-
-
-signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, shutdown)
-signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, shutdown)
-
-# Start idle
-idle_thread = threading.Thread(target=write_idle, daemon=True)
-idle_thread.start()
-
-active = False
-idle_count = 0
-
-while True:
-    if has_readers():
-        idle_count = 0
-        if not active:
-            start_camera()
-            active = True
-    else:
-        if active:
-            idle_count += 1
-            if idle_count >= STOP_DELAY // POLL:
-                stop_camera()
-                active = False
-                idle_count = 0
-    time.sleep(POLL)
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-feed-watch.service b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-feed-watch.service
deleted file mode 100644
index cc0c90b..0000000
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-feed-watch.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Camera feed for v4l2loopback (on-demand, LED off when idle)
-After=pipewire.service camera-init.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/camera-feed-watch
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=5
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-init.service b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-init.service
index 2a1085a..18e844a 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-init.service
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-init.service
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Initialize camera (CVS ownership then sensor driver)
+Description=Initialize camera (CVS ownership, sensor driver, v4l2loopback)
 After=systemd-modules-load.service
+Before=graphical.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "modprobe intel_cvs && sleep 2 && modprobe ov08x40"
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "modprobe intel_cvs && sleep 2 && modprobe ov08x40 && modprobe v4l2loopback"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/intel-ipu7-camera.install b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/intel-ipu7-camera.install
index 13d881b..797b6d9 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/intel-ipu7-camera.install
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/intel-ipu7-camera.install
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+_add_pipewire_camera() {
+    local conf="$1"
+    if [ -f "$conf" ] && grep -q 'enable-features=' "$conf" && ! grep -q 'PipeWireCamera' "$conf"; then
+        sed -i 's/--enable-features=\([^ ]*\)/--enable-features=\1,PipeWireCamera/' "$conf"
+    fi
+}
+
+_remove_pipewire_camera() {
+    local conf="$1"
+    [ -f "$conf" ] && sed -i 's/,PipeWireCamera//g' "$conf"
+}
+
 _install_sleep_hook() {
     cp /usr/share/intel-ipu7-camera/camera-sleep-hook /usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/camera-sleep-hook
     chmod 755 /usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/camera-sleep-hook
@@ -7,44 +19,44 @@ post_install() {
     _install_sleep_hook
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctl enable camera-init.service
-    systemctl --global enable camera-feed-watch.service
+    systemctl enable v4l2-relayd@ipu7.service
     udevadm control --reload-rules 2>/dev/null || true
 
     if [ -n "$SUDO_USER" ]; then
         usermod -aG video "$SUDO_USER" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-        # Start the service in the current user session if one is active
-        local uid
-        uid=$(id -u "$SUDO_USER" 2>/dev/null)
-        if [ -n "$uid" ] && [ -d "/run/user/$uid" ]; then
-            XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$uid" \
-            DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=/run/user/$uid/bus" \
-            runuser -u "$SUDO_USER" -- \
-                systemctl --user start camera-feed-watch.service 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
+        _add_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/chromium-flags.conf"
+        _add_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/brave-flags.conf"
+        _add_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/chrome-flags.conf"
     fi
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
     _install_sleep_hook
     systemctl daemon-reload
+    systemctl enable v4l2-relayd@ipu7.service
+    # Disable old camera-feed-watch (replaced by v4l2-relayd)
+    systemctl --global disable camera-feed-watch.service 2>/dev/null || true
     udevadm control --reload-rules 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    if [ -n "$SUDO_USER" ]; then
+        _add_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/chromium-flags.conf"
+        _add_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/brave-flags.conf"
+        _add_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/chrome-flags.conf"
+    fi
 }
 
 pre_remove() {
+    systemctl disable v4l2-relayd@ipu7.service 2>/dev/null || true
+    systemctl stop v4l2-relayd@ipu7.service 2>/dev/null || true
     systemctl --global disable camera-feed-watch.service 2>/dev/null || true
     systemctl disable camera-init.service 2>/dev/null || true
     systemctl stop camera-init.service 2>/dev/null || true
 
     if [ -n "$SUDO_USER" ]; then
-        local uid
-        uid=$(id -u "$SUDO_USER" 2>/dev/null)
-        if [ -n "$uid" ] && [ -d "/run/user/$uid" ]; then
-            XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$uid" \
-            DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=/run/user/$uid/bus" \
-            runuser -u "$SUDO_USER" -- \
-                systemctl --user stop camera-feed-watch.service 2>/dev/null || true
-        fi
+        _remove_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/chromium-flags.conf"
+        _remove_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/brave-flags.conf"
+        _remove_pipewire_camera "/home/$SUDO_USER/.config/chrome-flags.conf"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2-relayd-ipu7-override.conf b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2-relayd-ipu7-override.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..850e258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2-relayd-ipu7-override.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Service]
+Environment=GST_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0
+# Relax sandboxing for icamerasrc hardware access
+PrivateNetwork=no
+InaccessibleDirectories=
+ReadOnlyDirectories=
+DevicePolicy=auto
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2-relayd-ipu7.conf b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2-relayd-ipu7.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b99357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2-relayd-ipu7.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+VIDEOSRC="icamerasrc device-name=ov08x40-uf sharpness=80 ev=-1 saturation=10 ! videoflip method=rotate-180"
+FORMAT=NV12
+WIDTH=3840
+HEIGHT=2160
+FRAMERATE=30/1
+CARD_LABEL="Hardware ISP Camera"
diff --git a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2loopback-modules-load.conf b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2loopback-modules-load.conf
index d394e47..fd1aae3 100644
--- a/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2loopback-modules-load.conf
+++ b/pkgbuilds/edge/intel-ipu7-camera/v4l2loopback-modules-load.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-v4l2loopback
+# v4l2loopback is loaded by camera-init.service instead of here.
+# Loading here causes a race with PipeWire that breaks exclusive_caps.