diff --git a/client/player.c b/client/player.c
index 8b3785d6b632..1f10387f89ad 100644
--- a/client/player.c
+++ b/client/player.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 #include <wordexp.h>
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ struct transport {
 	int fd;
 	struct io *io;
 	uint32_t seq;
+	struct io *timer_io;
 };
 
 static void endpoint_unregister(void *data)
@@ -2959,6 +2961,8 @@ static void transport_close(struct transport *transport)
 		return;
 
 	close(transport->fd);
+	transport->fd = -1;
+
 	free(transport->filename);
 }
 
@@ -2966,6 +2970,7 @@ static void transport_free(void *data)
 {
 	struct transport *transport = data;
 
+	io_destroy(transport->timer_io);
 	io_destroy(transport->io);
 	free(transport);
 }
@@ -3330,104 +3335,166 @@ static int open_file(const char *filename, int flags)
 	return fd;
 }
 
-#define NSEC_USEC(_t) (_t / 1000L)
-#define SEC_USEC(_t)  (_t  * 1000000L)
-#define TS_USEC(_ts)  (SEC_USEC((_ts)->tv_sec) + NSEC_USEC((_ts)->tv_nsec))
-
-static void send_wait(struct timespec *t_start, uint32_t us)
+static int elapsed_time(bool reset, int *secs, int *nsecs)
 {
-	struct timespec t_now;
-	struct timespec t_diff;
-	int64_t delta_us;
+	static struct timespec start;
+	struct timespec curr;
 
-	/* Skip sleep at start */
-	if (!us)
-		return;
-
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t_now) < 0) {
-		bt_shell_printf("clock_gettime: %s (%d)", strerror(errno),
-								errno);
-		return;
+	if (reset) {
+		if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &start) < 0) {
+			bt_shell_printf("clock_gettime: %s (%d)",
+						strerror(errno), errno);
+			return -errno;
+		}
 	}
 
-	t_diff.tv_sec = t_now.tv_sec - t_start->tv_sec;
-	if (t_start->tv_nsec > t_now.tv_nsec) {
-		t_diff.tv_sec--;
-		t_now.tv_nsec += 1000000000L;
-	}
-	t_diff.tv_nsec = t_now.tv_nsec - t_start->tv_nsec;
-
-	delta_us = us - TS_USEC(&t_diff);
-
-	if (delta_us < 0) {
-		bt_shell_printf("Send is behind: %" PRId64 " us - skip sleep",
-							delta_us);
-		delta_us = 1000;
-	}
-
-	usleep(delta_us);
-
-	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, t_start) < 0)
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &curr) < 0) {
 		bt_shell_printf("clock_gettime: %s (%d)", strerror(errno),
-								errno);
-}
-
-static int transport_send(struct transport *transport, int fd,
-					struct bt_iso_qos *qos)
-{
-	struct timespec t_start;
-	uint8_t *buf;
-	uint32_t num = 0;
-
-	if (qos && clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t_start) < 0) {
-		bt_shell_printf("clock_gettime: %s (%d)", strerror(errno),
-								errno);
+						errno);
 		return -errno;
 	}
 
-	buf = malloc(transport->mtu[1]);
-	if (!buf) {
-		bt_shell_printf("malloc: %s (%d)", strerror(errno), errno);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	*secs = curr.tv_sec - start.tv_sec;
+	*nsecs = curr.tv_nsec - start.tv_nsec;
+	if (*nsecs < 0) {
+		(*secs)--;
+		*nsecs += 1000000000;
 	}
 
-	/* num of packets = latency (ms) / interval (us) */
-	if (qos)
-		num = (qos->out.latency * 1000 / qos->out.interval);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	for (transport->seq = 0; ; transport->seq++) {
+static int transport_send_seq(struct transport *transport, int fd, uint32_t num)
+{
+	uint8_t *buf;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	if (!num)
+		return 0;
+
+	buf = malloc(transport->mtu[1]);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num; i++, transport->seq++) {
 		ssize_t ret;
 		int queued;
+		int secs = 0, nsecs = 0;
 
 		ret = read(fd, buf, transport->mtu[1]);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
 			if (ret < 0)
 				bt_shell_printf("read failed: %s (%d)",
 						strerror(errno), errno);
-			close(fd);
+			free(buf);
 			return ret;
 		}
 
 		ret = send(transport->sk, buf, ret, 0);
 		if (ret <= 0) {
-			bt_shell_printf("Send failed: %s (%d)",
+			bt_shell_printf("send failed: %s (%d)",
 							strerror(errno), errno);
+			free(buf);
 			return -errno;
 		}
 
+		elapsed_time(!transport->seq, &secs, &nsecs);
+
 		ioctl(transport->sk, TIOCOUTQ, &queued);
 
-		bt_shell_printf("[seq %d] send: %zd bytes "
+		bt_shell_printf("[seq %d %d.%03ds] send: %zd bytes "
 				"(TIOCOUTQ %d bytes)\n",
-				transport->seq, ret, queued);
-
-		if (qos) {
-			if (transport->seq && !((transport->seq + 1) % num))
-				send_wait(&t_start, num * qos->out.interval);
-		}
+				transport->seq, secs,
+				(nsecs + 500000) / 1000000,
+				ret, queued);
 	}
 
 	free(buf);
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+static bool transport_timer_read(struct io *io, void *user_data)
+{
+	struct transport *transport = user_data;
+	struct bt_iso_qos qos;
+	socklen_t len;
+	int ret, fd;
+	uint32_t num;
+	uint64_t exp;
+
+	if (transport->fd < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	fd = io_get_fd(io);
+	ret = read(fd, &exp, sizeof(exp));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Failed to read: %s (%d)\n", strerror(errno),
+								-errno);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* Read QoS if available */
+	memset(&qos, 0, sizeof(qos));
+	len = sizeof(qos);
+	if (getsockopt(transport->sk, SOL_BLUETOOTH, BT_ISO_QOS, &qos,
+							&len) < 0) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Failed to getsockopt(BT_ISO_QOS): %s (%d)\n",
+					strerror(errno), -errno);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* num of packets = latency (ms) / interval (us) */
+	num = (qos.out.latency * 1000 / qos.out.interval);
+
+	ret = transport_send_seq(transport, transport->fd, num);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Unable to send: %s (%d)\n",
+					strerror(-ret), ret);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		transport_close(transport);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static int transport_send(struct transport *transport, int fd,
+					struct bt_iso_qos *qos)
+{
+	struct itimerspec ts;
+	int timer_fd;
+
+	transport->seq = 0;
+
+	if (!qos)
+		return transport_send_seq(transport, fd, UINT32_MAX);
+
+	if (transport->fd >= 0)
+		return -EALREADY;
+
+	timer_fd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, 0);
+	if (timer_fd < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	memset(&ts, 0, sizeof(ts));
+	ts.it_value.tv_nsec = qos->out.latency * 1000000;
+	ts.it_interval.tv_nsec = qos->out.latency * 1000000;
+
+	if (timerfd_settime(timer_fd, TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME, &ts, NULL) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	transport->fd = fd;
+
+	transport->timer_io = io_new(timer_fd);
+
+	io_set_read_handler(transport->timer_io, transport_timer_read,
+						transport, NULL);
+
+	return transport_send_seq(transport, fd, 1);
 }
 
 static void cmd_send_transport(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -3457,6 +3524,8 @@ static void cmd_send_transport(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	fd = open_file(argv[2], O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
 	bt_shell_printf("Sending ...\n");
 
@@ -3469,10 +3538,12 @@ static void cmd_send_transport(int argc, char *argv[])
 	else
 		err = transport_send(transport, fd, &qos);
 
-	close(fd);
-
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		bt_shell_printf("Unable to send: %s (%d)", strerror(-err),
+								-err);
+		close(fd);
 		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
 
 	return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
