diff --git a/doc/dox/config/pipewire-devices.7.md b/doc/dox/config/pipewire-devices.7.md
index 21762bece..d2e878579 100644
--- a/doc/dox/config/pipewire-devices.7.md
+++ b/doc/dox/config/pipewire-devices.7.md
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ UNDOCUMENTED
 @PAR@ device-param  alsa.use-acp    # boolean
 Use \ref device-param__alsa_card_profiles "ALSA Card Profiles" (ACP) for device configuration.
 
+@PAR@ device-param  alsa.udev.expose-busy    # boolean
+Expose the ALSA card even if it is busy/in use. Default false. This can be useful when some
+of the PCMs are in use by other applications but the other free PCMs should still be exposed.
+
 ## Device properties
 
 @PAR@ device-param  api.alsa.path    # string
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-udev.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-udev.c
index 06ad891fd..9420401f0 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-udev.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-udev.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct impl {
 	struct spa_source source;
 	struct spa_source notify;
 	unsigned int use_acp:1;
+	unsigned int expose_busy:1;
 };
 
 static int impl_udev_open(struct impl *this)
@@ -382,6 +383,8 @@ static int check_pcm_device_availability(struct impl *this, struct card *card,
 	 */
 
 	res = 0;
+	if (this->expose_busy)
+		return res;
 
 	spa_scnprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/asound/card%u", card->card_nr);
 
@@ -1126,6 +1129,8 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	if (info) {
 		if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(info, "alsa.use-acp")) != NULL)
 			this->use_acp = spa_atob(str);
+		else if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(info, "alsa.udev.expose-busy")) != NULL)
+			this->expose_busy = spa_atob(str);
 	}
 
 	return 0;