diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
index d184aec7a..f2fe20057 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-mixer.c
@@ -249,10 +249,23 @@ void pa_alsa_jack_set_plugged_in(pa_alsa_jack *jack, bool plugged_in) {
 }
 
 void pa_alsa_jack_add_ucm_device(pa_alsa_jack *jack, pa_alsa_ucm_device *device) {
+    pa_alsa_ucm_device *idevice;
+    unsigned idx, prio, iprio;
+
     pa_assert(jack);
     pa_assert(device);
 
-    pa_dynarray_append(jack->ucm_devices, device);
+    /* store the ucm device with the sequence of priority from low to high. this
+     * could guarantee when the jack state is changed, the device with highest
+     * priority will send to the module-switch-on-port-available last */
+    prio = device->playback_priority ? device->playback_priority : device->capture_priority;
+
+    PA_DYNARRAY_FOREACH(idevice, jack->ucm_devices, idx) {
+        iprio = idevice->playback_priority ? idevice->playback_priority : idevice->capture_priority;
+        if (iprio > prio)
+            break;
+    }
+    pa_dynarray_insert_by_index(jack->ucm_devices, device, idx);
 }
 
 void pa_alsa_jack_add_ucm_hw_mute_device(pa_alsa_jack *jack, pa_alsa_ucm_device *device) {
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/dynarray.c b/src/pulsecore/dynarray.c
index 6a3eb5f04..a948f2671 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/dynarray.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/dynarray.c
@@ -140,3 +140,26 @@ unsigned pa_dynarray_size(pa_dynarray *array) {
 
     return array->n_entries;
 }
+
+int pa_dynarray_insert_by_index(pa_dynarray *array, void *p, unsigned i) {
+    void *entry;
+    unsigned j;
+
+    pa_assert(array);
+
+    if (i > array->n_entries)
+        return -PA_ERR_NOENTITY;
+
+    if (i == array->n_entries)
+        pa_dynarray_append(array, p);
+    else {
+        entry = pa_dynarray_last(array);
+        pa_dynarray_append(array, entry);
+        j = array->n_entries - 2;
+        for (;j > i; j--)
+	    array->data[j] = array->data[j-1];
+        array->data[i] = p;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/dynarray.h b/src/pulsecore/dynarray.h
index bf7dddc12..4c0925e7c 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/dynarray.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/dynarray.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ void *pa_dynarray_steal_last(pa_dynarray *array);
 
 unsigned pa_dynarray_size(pa_dynarray *array);
 
+/* Returns -PA_ERR_NOENTITY if i is out of bounds, and zero otherwise.
+ * Here i is the location index in the array like 0, ..., array->entries */
+int pa_dynarray_insert_by_index(pa_dynarray *array, void *p, unsigned i);
+
 #define PA_DYNARRAY_FOREACH(elem, array, idx) \
     for ((idx) = 0; ((elem) = pa_dynarray_get(array, idx)); (idx)++)