diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/collect.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/collect.c
index 300eee262..d24608b98 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/collect.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/collect.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static void collect_device_info(struct pw_manager_object *device, struct pw_mana
 			 struct device_info *dev_info, bool monitor, struct defs *defs)
 {
 	struct pw_manager_param *p;
+	dev_info->active_port_name = NULL;
 
 	if (card) {
 		spa_list_for_each(p, &card->param_list, link) {
@@ -256,6 +257,30 @@ static void collect_device_info(struct pw_manager_object *device, struct pw_mana
 				dev_info->have_volume = true;
 			}
 		}
+
+		/* Look up the port name for the active port */
+		if (dev_info->active_port != SPA_ID_INVALID) {
+			spa_list_for_each(p, &card->param_list, link) {
+				uint32_t index, direction;
+				const char *name = NULL;
+
+				if (p->id != SPA_PARAM_EnumRoute)
+					continue;
+
+				if (spa_pod_parse_object(p->param,
+						SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamRoute, NULL,
+						SPA_PARAM_ROUTE_index, SPA_POD_Int(&index),
+						SPA_PARAM_ROUTE_direction, SPA_POD_Id(&direction),
+						SPA_PARAM_ROUTE_name, SPA_POD_String(&name)) < 0)
+					continue;
+
+				if (index == dev_info->active_port &&
+				    direction == dev_info->direction) {
+					dev_info->active_port_name = name;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	spa_list_for_each(p, &device->param_list, link) {