diff --git a/src/pulsecore/card.c b/src/pulsecore/card.c
index 2f0a3af08..feaa4440d 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/card.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/card.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ int pa_card_set_profile(pa_card *c, const char *name, pa_bool_t save) {
     c->active_profile = profile;
     c->save_profile = save;
 
+    pa_hook_fire(&c->core->hooks[PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PROFILE_CHANGED], c);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/core.h b/src/pulsecore/core.h
index daa89c1c1..358b98d7e 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/core.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/core.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ typedef enum pa_core_hook {
     PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_NEW,
     PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PUT,
     PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_UNLINK,
+    PA_CORE_HOOK_CARD_PROFILE_CHANGED,
     PA_CORE_HOOK_MAX
 } pa_core_hook_t;