diff --git a/src/pulsecore/card.c b/src/pulsecore/card.c
index bc5b75b04..4305eb48c 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/card.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/card.c
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@
 
 #include "card.h"
 
+const char *pa_available_to_string(pa_available_t available) {
+    switch (available) {
+        case PA_AVAILABLE_UNKNOWN:
+            return "unknown";
+        case PA_AVAILABLE_NO:
+            return "no";
+        case PA_AVAILABLE_YES:
+            return "yes";
+        default:
+            pa_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+}
+
 pa_card_profile *pa_card_profile_new(const char *name, const char *description, size_t extra) {
     pa_card_profile *c;
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/card.h b/src/pulsecore/card.h
index 09284f6ff..a11e33d03 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/card.h
+++ b/src/pulsecore/card.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ typedef struct {
     pa_direction_t direction;
 } pa_card_preferred_port_changed_hook_data;
 
+const char *pa_available_to_string(pa_available_t available);
+
 pa_card_profile *pa_card_profile_new(const char *name, const char *description, size_t extra);
 void pa_card_profile_free(pa_card_profile *c);