diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index c659310..3a38447 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@
 
 	/* Approximation based on number of samples per USB frame (ms),
 	   some truncation for 44.1 but the estimate is good enough */
-	est_delay =  subs->last_delay - (frame_diff * rate / 1000);
+	est_delay =  frame_diff * rate / 1000;
+	if (subs->direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+		est_delay = subs->last_delay - est_delay;
+	else
+		est_delay = subs->last_delay + est_delay;
+
 	if (est_delay < 0)
 		est_delay = 0;
 	return est_delay;
@@ -78,8 +83,7 @@
 		return SNDRV_PCM_POS_XRUN;
 	spin_lock(&subs->lock);
 	hwptr_done = subs->hwptr_done;
-	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
-		substream->runtime->delay = snd_usb_pcm_delay(subs,
+	substream->runtime->delay = snd_usb_pcm_delay(subs,
 						substream->runtime->rate);
 	spin_unlock(&subs->lock);
 	return hwptr_done / (substream->runtime->frame_bits >> 3);
@@ -1147,6 +1151,10 @@
 	int i, period_elapsed = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char *cp;
+	int current_frame_number;
+
+	/* read frame number here, update pointer in critical section */
+	current_frame_number = usb_get_current_frame_number(subs->dev);
 
 	stride = runtime->frame_bits >> 3;
 
@@ -1180,6 +1188,15 @@
 			subs->transfer_done -= runtime->period_size;
 			period_elapsed = 1;
 		}
+		/* capture delay is by construction limited to one URB,
+		 * reset delays here
+		 */
+		runtime->delay = subs->last_delay = 0;
+
+		/* realign last_frame_number */
+		subs->last_frame_number = current_frame_number;
+		subs->last_frame_number &= 0xFF; /* keep 8 LSBs */
+
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&subs->lock, flags);
 		/* copy a data chunk */
 		if (oldptr + bytes > runtime->buffer_size * stride) {