diff --git a/src/modules/module-card-restore.c b/src/modules/module-card-restore.c
index 681acca60..beb748eb1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-card-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-card-restore.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct userdata {
     pa_hook_slot *card_put_hook_slot;
     pa_hook_slot *card_profile_changed_hook_slot;
     pa_hook_slot *card_profile_added_hook_slot;
+    pa_hook_slot *profile_available_changed_hook_slot;
     pa_hook_slot *port_offset_hook_slot;
     pa_time_event *save_time_event;
     pa_database *database;
@@ -412,6 +413,9 @@ static pa_hook_result_t card_profile_added_callback(pa_core *c, pa_card_profile
 
     pa_assert(profile);
 
+    if (profile->available == PA_AVAILABLE_NO)
+        return PA_HOOK_OK;
+
     if (!(entry = entry_read(u, profile->card->name)))
         return PA_HOOK_OK;
 
@@ -425,6 +429,33 @@ static pa_hook_result_t card_profile_added_callback(pa_core *c, pa_card_profile
     return PA_HOOK_OK;
 }
 
+static pa_hook_result_t profile_available_changed_callback(void *hook_data, void *call_data, void *userdata) {
+    pa_card_profile *profile = call_data;
+    pa_card *card;
+    struct userdata *u = userdata;
+    struct entry *entry;
+
+    pa_assert(profile);
+    pa_assert(u);
+
+    card = profile->card;
+
+    if (profile->available == PA_AVAILABLE_NO)
+        return PA_HOOK_OK;
+
+    entry = entry_read(u, card->name);
+    if (!entry)
+        return PA_HOOK_OK;
+
+    if (!pa_streq(profile->name, entry->profile))
+        return PA_HOOK_OK;
+
+    pa_log_info("Card %s profile %s became available, activating.", card->name, profile->name);
+    pa_card_set_profile(profile->card, profile, true);
+
+    return PA_HOOK_OK;
+}
+
 static pa_hook_result_t port_offset_change_callback(pa_core *c, pa_device_port *port, struct userdata *u) {
     struct entry *entry;
     pa_card *card;
@@ -511,6 +542,8 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
     u->card_put_hook_slot = pa_hook_connect(&m->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PUT], PA_HOOK_NORMAL, (pa_hook_cb_t) card_put_hook_callback, u);
     u->card_profile_changed_hook_slot = pa_hook_connect(&m->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PROFILE_CHANGED], PA_HOOK_NORMAL, (pa_hook_cb_t) card_profile_changed_callback, u);
     u->card_profile_added_hook_slot = pa_hook_connect(&m->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PROFILE_ADDED], PA_HOOK_NORMAL, (pa_hook_cb_t) card_profile_added_callback, u);
+    u->profile_available_changed_hook_slot = pa_hook_connect(&m->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PROFILE_AVAILABLE_CHANGED],
+                                                             PA_HOOK_NORMAL, profile_available_changed_callback, u);
     u->port_offset_hook_slot = pa_hook_connect(&m->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_PORT_LATENCY_OFFSET_CHANGED], PA_HOOK_NORMAL, (pa_hook_cb_t) port_offset_change_callback, u);
     u->hooks_connected = true;
 
@@ -551,6 +584,7 @@ void pa__done(pa_module*m) {
         pa_hook_slot_free(u->card_put_hook_slot);
         pa_hook_slot_free(u->card_profile_changed_hook_slot);
         pa_hook_slot_free(u->card_profile_added_hook_slot);
+        pa_hook_slot_free(u->profile_available_changed_hook_slot);
         pa_hook_slot_free(u->port_offset_hook_slot);
     }