diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c b/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c
index 4a19ec8f8..e393c6a3f 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static struct node *alsa_create_node(struct device *device, uint32_t id,
 	struct impl *impl = device->impl;
 	int res;
 	const char *dev, *subdev, *stream, *profile, *profile_desc;
-	int priority;
+	int i, priority;
 
 	pw_log_debug("new node %u", id);
 
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ static struct node *alsa_create_node(struct device *device, uint32_t id,
 
 	}
 	if (pw_properties_get(node->props, SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME) == NULL) {
-		const char *devname;
+		const char *devname, *d;
+
 		if ((devname = pw_properties_get(device->props, SPA_KEY_DEVICE_NAME)) == NULL)
 			devname = "unnamed-device";
 		if (strstr(devname, "alsa_card.") == devname)
@@ -398,6 +399,18 @@ static struct node *alsa_create_node(struct device *device, uint32_t id,
 		pw_properties_setf(node->props, SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s.%s.%s",
 				node->direction == PW_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ?
 				"alsa_input" : "alsa_output", devname, profile);
+
+		for (i = 2; i <= 99; i++) {
+			if ((d = pw_properties_get(node->props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME)) == NULL)
+				break;
+
+			if (alsa_find_node(device, SPA_ID_INVALID, d) == NULL)
+				break;
+
+			pw_properties_setf(node->props, SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s.%s.%s.%d",
+					node->direction == PW_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ?
+					"alsa_input" : "alsa_output", devname, profile, i);
+		}
 	}
 	if (pw_properties_get(node->props, PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION) == NULL) {
 		const char *desc, *name = NULL;
diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/v4l2-monitor.c b/src/examples/media-session/v4l2-monitor.c
index 787f046f3..3e0fe9170 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/v4l2-monitor.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/v4l2-monitor.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static struct node *v4l2_create_node(struct device *dev, uint32_t id,
 {
 	struct node *node;
 	struct impl *impl = dev->impl;
-	int res;
-	const char *str;
+	int i, res;
+	const char *str, *d;
 
 	pw_log_debug("new node %u", id);
 
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ static struct node *v4l2_create_node(struct device *dev, uint32_t id,
 		str = "v4l2-device";
 	pw_properties_setf(node->props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s.%s", info->factory_name, str);
 
+	for (i = 2; i <= 99; i++) {
+		if ((d = pw_properties_get(node->props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME)) == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		if (v4l2_find_node(dev, SPA_ID_INVALID, d) == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		pw_properties_setf(node->props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s.%s.%d",
+				info->factory_name, str, i);
+	}
+
 	str = pw_properties_get(dev->props, SPA_KEY_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION);
 	if (str == NULL)
 		str = "v4l2-device";