diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c b/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c
index b83a346a8..ac68a9750 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/alsa-monitor.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static struct alsa_node *alsa_create_node(struct alsa_object *obj, uint32_t id,
 	struct monitor *monitor = obj->monitor;
 	struct impl *impl = monitor->impl;
 	int res;
-	const char *dev, *subdev;
+	const char *dev, *subdev, *stream;
 	int priority;
 
 	pw_log_debug("new node %u", id);
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ static struct alsa_node *alsa_create_node(struct alsa_object *obj, uint32_t id,
 		dev = "0";
 	if ((subdev = pw_properties_get(node->props, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PCM_SUBDEVICE)) == NULL)
 		subdev = "0";
+	if ((stream = pw_properties_get(node->props, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PCM_STREAM)) == NULL)
+		stream = "unknown";
 
 	if (obj->first) {
 		if (atol(dev) != 0)
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ static struct alsa_node *alsa_create_node(struct alsa_object *obj, uint32_t id,
 	}
 
 	priority = obj->priority;
+	if (!strcmp(stream, "capture"))
+		priority += 1000;
 	priority -= atol(dev) * 16;
 	priority -= atol(subdev);
 
@@ -153,12 +157,9 @@ static struct alsa_node *alsa_create_node(struct alsa_object *obj, uint32_t id,
 	}
 
 	if (pw_properties_get(node->props, SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME) == NULL) {
-		const char *devname, *stream;
+		const char *devname;
 		if ((devname = pw_properties_get(obj->props, SPA_KEY_DEVICE_NAME)) == NULL)
 			devname = "unknown";
-		if ((stream = pw_properties_get(node->props, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PCM_STREAM)) == NULL)
-			stream = "unknown";
-
 		pw_properties_setf(node->props, SPA_KEY_NODE_NAME, "%s.%s.%s.%s",
 				devname, stream, dev, subdev);
 	}