diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginNative.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginNative.cpp
index 9b94af0bf..09bc1ac67 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginNative.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginNative.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public:
           fHost(),
           fDescriptor(nullptr),
           fIsProcessing(false),
-          fIsOffline(false),
+          fIsOffline(engine->isOffline()),
           fIsUiAvailable(false),
           fIsUiVisible(false),
           fNeedsIdle(false),
diff --git a/source/native-plugins/audio-base.hpp b/source/native-plugins/audio-base.hpp
index 815361641..954f04d1c 100644
--- a/source/native-plugins/audio-base.hpp
+++ b/source/native-plugins/audio-base.hpp
@@ -380,7 +380,12 @@ public:
         carla_copyFloats(pool.buffer[1], fPool.buffer[1], fPool.numFrames);
     }
 
-    bool tryPutData(float* const out1, float* const out2, uint64_t framePos, const uint32_t frames, bool& needsRead)
+    bool tryPutData(float* const out1,
+                    float* const out2,
+                    uint64_t framePos,
+                    const uint32_t frames,
+                    const bool isOffline,
+                    bool& needsRead)
     {
         CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_RETURN(fPool.numFrames != 0, false);
 
@@ -436,7 +441,7 @@ public:
         if (frameDiff > numFramesNearEnd)
         {
             needsRead = true;
-            setNeedsRead(framePos + frames);
+            setNeedsRead(framePos + (isOffline ? 0 : frames));
         }
 
         return true;
@@ -477,7 +482,7 @@ public:
             fResampler.inp_data = buffer;
             fResampler.out_data = rbuffer;
             fResampler.process();
-            CARLA_ASSERT_INT(fResampler.inp_count <= 1, fResampler.inp_count);
+            CARLA_SAFE_ASSERT_INT(fResampler.inp_count <= 1, fResampler.inp_count);
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/source/native-plugins/audio-file.cpp b/source/native-plugins/audio-file.cpp
index 6b9acf269..a4bae9374 100644
--- a/source/native-plugins/audio-file.cpp
+++ b/source/native-plugins/audio-file.cpp
@@ -334,13 +334,33 @@ protected:
         }
         else
         {
-            if (! fReader.tryPutData(out1, out2, timePos->frame, frames, needsIdleRequest))
+            const bool offline = isOffline();
+
+            if (! fReader.tryPutData(out1, out2, timePos->frame, frames, offline, needsIdleRequest))
             {
                 carla_zeroFloats(out1, frames);
                 carla_zeroFloats(out2, frames);
             }
+
             if (needsIdleRequest)
+            {
                 fNeedsFileRead = true;
+
+                if (isOffline())
+                {
+                    needsIdleRequest = false;
+                    fReader.readPoll();
+
+                    if (! fReader.tryPutData(out1, out2, timePos->frame, frames, offline, needsIdleRequest))
+                    {
+                        carla_zeroFloats(out1, frames);
+                        carla_zeroFloats(out2, frames);
+                    }
+
+                    if (needsIdleRequest)
+                        fNeedsFileRead = true;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
 #ifndef __MOD_DEVICES__
@@ -391,7 +411,10 @@ protected:
         NativePluginWithMidiPrograms<FileAudio>::idle();
 
         if (fNeedsFileRead)
+        {
             fReader.readPoll();
+            fNeedsFileRead = false;
+        }
 
 #ifndef __MOD_DEVICES__
         if (fInlineDisplay.pending == InlineDisplayNeedRequest)
@@ -520,7 +543,7 @@ private:
     bool fLoopMode;
     bool fDoProcess;
     bool fWasPlayingBefore;
-    bool fNeedsFileRead;
+    volatile bool fNeedsFileRead;
 
     uint32_t fMaxFrame;