diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index c6852f0ab..e5f937a92 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ pipewire_module_protocol_pulse_sources = [
   'module-protocol-pulse/dbus-name.c',
   'module-protocol-pulse/format.c',
   'module-protocol-pulse/manager.c',
+  'module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.c',
   'module-protocol-pulse/pending-sample.c',
   'module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c',
   'module-protocol-pulse/sample.c',
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1fada1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* PipeWire
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2020 Wim Taymans
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include "media-roles.h"
+
+const struct str_map media_role_map[] = {
+	{ "Movie", "video", },
+	{ "Music", "music", },
+	{ "Game", "game", },
+	{ "Notification", "event", },
+	{ "Communication", "phone", },
+	{ "Movie", "animation", },
+	{ "Production", "production", },
+	{ "Accessibility", "a11y", },
+	{ "Test", "test", },
+	{ NULL, NULL },
+};
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59103b820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/media-roles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/* PipeWire
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2020 Wim Taymans
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PULSE_SERVER_MEDIA_ROLES_H
+#define PULSE_SERVER_MEDIA_ROLES_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#include <spa/utils/string.h>
+
+struct str_map {
+	const char *pw_str;
+	const char *pa_str;
+	const struct str_map *child;
+};
+
+extern const struct str_map media_role_map[];
+
+static inline const struct str_map *str_map_find(const struct str_map *map, const char *pw, const char *pa)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = 0; map[i].pw_str; i++)
+		if ((pw && spa_streq(map[i].pw_str, pw)) ||
+		    (pa && spa_streq(map[i].pa_str, pa)))
+			return &map[i];
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif /* PULSE_SERVER_MEDIA_ROLES_H */
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
index 545b5882a..dfa46e662 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <spa/utils/string.h>
 
+#include "media-roles.h"
+
 #define VOLUME_MUTED ((uint32_t) 0U)
 #define VOLUME_NORM ((uint32_t) 0x10000U)
 #define VOLUME_MAX ((uint32_t) UINT32_MAX/2)
@@ -47,25 +49,6 @@ static inline float volume_to_linear(uint32_t vol)
 	return v * v * v;
 }
 
-struct str_map {
-	const char *pw_str;
-	const char *pa_str;
-	const struct str_map *child;
-};
-
-const struct str_map media_role_map[] = {
-	{ "Movie", "video", },
-	{ "Music", "music", },
-	{ "Game", "game", },
-	{ "Notification", "event", },
-	{ "Communication", "phone", },
-	{ "Movie", "animation", },
-	{ "Production", "production", },
-	{ "Accessibility", "a11y", },
-	{ "Test", "test", },
-	{ NULL, NULL },
-};
-
 const struct str_map key_table[] = {
 	{ PW_KEY_DEVICE_BUS_PATH, "device.bus_path" },
 	{ PW_KEY_DEVICE_FORM_FACTOR, "device.form_factor" },
@@ -80,16 +63,6 @@ const struct str_map key_table[] = {
 	{ NULL, NULL },
 };
 
-static inline const struct str_map *str_map_find(const struct str_map *map, const char *pw, const char *pa)
-{
-	uint32_t i;
-	for (i = 0; map[i].pw_str; i++)
-		if ((pw && spa_streq(map[i].pw_str, pw)) ||
-		    (pa && spa_streq(map[i].pa_str, pa)))
-			return &map[i];
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 enum {
 	TAG_INVALID = 0,
 	TAG_STRING = 't',