diff --git a/src/modules/module-loopback.c b/src/modules/module-loopback.c
index 4622244c7..271abd70b 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-loopback.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-loopback.c
@@ -485,6 +485,16 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	parse_audio_info(impl->capture_props, &impl->capture_info);
 	parse_audio_info(impl->playback_props, &impl->playback_info);
 
+	if (pw_properties_get(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME) == NULL)
+		pw_properties_setf(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME,
+				"%s.loopback-capture",
+				pw_properties_get(impl->capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME));
+
+	if (pw_properties_get(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME) == NULL)
+		pw_properties_setf(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME,
+				"%s.loopback-playback",
+				pw_properties_get(impl->playback_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME));
+
 	impl->core = pw_context_get_object(impl->context, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Core);
 	if (impl->core == NULL) {
 		str = pw_properties_get(props, PW_KEY_REMOTE_NAME);