diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
index 8898504d9..47cb6fa25 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
@@ -1344,6 +1344,8 @@ struct acp_card *acp_card_new(uint32_t index, const struct acp_dict *props)
 	card->active_profile_index = ACP_INVALID_INDEX;
 
 	impl->use_ucm = true;
+	impl->auto_profile = true;
+	impl->auto_port = true;
 
 	if (props) {
 		if ((s = acp_dict_lookup(props, "api.alsa.use-ucm")) != NULL)
@@ -1356,6 +1358,10 @@ struct acp_card *acp_card_new(uint32_t index, const struct acp_dict *props)
 			profile_set = s;
 		if ((s = acp_dict_lookup(props, "device.profile")) != NULL)
 			profile = s;
+		if ((s = acp_dict_lookup(props, "api.acp.auto-profile")) != NULL)
+			impl->auto_profile = (strcmp(s, "true") == 0 || atoi(s) == 1);
+		if ((s = acp_dict_lookup(props, "api.acp.auto-port")) != NULL)
+			impl->auto_port = (strcmp(s, "true") == 0 || atoi(s) == 1);
 	}
 
 	impl->ucm.default_sample_spec.format = PA_SAMPLE_S16NE;
@@ -1423,6 +1429,9 @@ struct acp_card *acp_card_new(uint32_t index, const struct acp_dict *props)
 
 	init_jacks(impl);
 
+	if (!impl->auto_profile && profile == NULL)
+		profile = "off";
+
 	profile_index = acp_card_find_best_profile_index(&impl->card, profile);
 	acp_card_set_profile(&impl->card, profile_index);
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/card.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/card.h
index 2eecbb886..139e2a6ae 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/card.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/card.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ struct pa_card {
 
 	bool use_ucm;
 	bool soft_mixer;
+	bool auto_profile;
+	bool auto_port;
 
 	pa_alsa_ucm_config ucm;
 	pa_alsa_profile_set *profile_set;