diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h
index 672375031..cdceded27 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h
@@ -417,4 +417,6 @@ static uint32_t port_type_value(const char *port_type)
 
 #define METADATA_DEFAULT_SINK           "default.audio.sink"
 #define METADATA_DEFAULT_SOURCE         "default.audio.source"
+#define METADATA_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SINK    "default.configured.audio.sink"
+#define METADATA_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SOURCE  "default.configured.audio.source"
 #define METADATA_TARGET_NODE            "target.node"
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index d92152fdb..cab3d38c7 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -4459,7 +4459,7 @@ static int do_set_default(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag,
 
 	if ((res = pw_manager_set_metadata(manager, client->metadata_default,
 			PW_ID_CORE,
-			sink ? METADATA_DEFAULT_SINK : METADATA_DEFAULT_SOURCE,
+			sink ? METADATA_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SINK : METADATA_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SOURCE,
 			SPA_TYPE_INFO_BASE"Id", "%d", o->id)) < 0)
 		return res;