diff --git a/src/examples/media-session.c b/src/examples/media-session.c
index 6b19f8900..022137675 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,7 @@ static void rescan_session(struct impl *impl, struct session *sess)
 		info = node->format;
 
 		props = pw_properties_new_dict(node->info->props);
+		pw_properties_set(props, "device.name", node->info->name);
 		pw_properties_setf(props, "audio-dsp.direction", "%d", sess->direction);
 		pw_properties_setf(props, "audio-dsp.maxbuffer", "%ld", MAX_QUANTUM_SIZE * sizeof(float));