diff --git a/src/tools/meson.build b/src/tools/meson.build
index dda113151..c07be6016 100644
--- a/src/tools/meson.build
+++ b/src/tools/meson.build
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ if get_option('pw-cat') and sndfile_dep.found()
   pwcat_aliases = [
     'pw-play',
     'pw-record',
+    'pw-midiplay',
+    'pw-midirecord',
   ]
 
   executable('pw-cat',
diff --git a/src/tools/pw-cat.c b/src/tools/pw-cat.c
index 37ccc060b..578df99bd 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-cat.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-cat.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		data.mode = mode_playback;
 	else if (!strcmp(prog, "pw-record"))
 		data.mode = mode_record;
-	else
+	else if (!strcmp(prog, "pw-midiplay")) {
+		data.mode = mode_playback;
+		data.is_midi = true;
+	} else if (!strcmp(prog, "pw-midirecord")) {
+		data.mode = mode_record;
+		data.is_midi = true;
+	} else
 		data.mode = mode_none;
 
 	/* negative means no volume adjustment */