diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index a7b7b5cb8e1..41fa76d7dd7 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ namespace config {
 
   audio_t audio {
     {},  // audio_sink
+    {},  // audio_source
     {},  // virtual_sink
     true,  // stream audio
     true,  // install_steam_drivers
@@ -1165,6 +1166,7 @@ namespace config {
     list_prep_cmd_f(vars, "global_prep_cmd", config::sunshine.prep_cmds);
 
     string_f(vars, "audio_sink", audio.sink);
+    string_f(vars, "audio_source", audio.source);
     string_f(vars, "virtual_sink", audio.virtual_sink);
     bool_f(vars, "stream_audio", audio.stream);
     bool_f(vars, "install_steam_audio_drivers", audio.install_steam_drivers);
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 7ba1bd23452..3c38b78e943 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ namespace config {
 
   struct audio_t {
     std::string sink;
+    std::string source;
     std::string virtual_sink;
     bool stream;
     bool install_steam_drivers;
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/audio.cpp b/src/platform/linux/audio.cpp
index 0e53e939b2a..b712ea0f2c9 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/audio.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/linux/audio.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ namespace platf {
           sink_name = get_default_sink_name();
         }
 
-        return ::platf::microphone(mapping, channels, sample_rate, frame_size, get_monitor_name(sink_name));
+        auto monitor_name = config::audio.source.empty() ? get_monitor_name(sink_name) : config::audio.source;
+        return ::platf::microphone(mapping, channels, sample_rate, frame_size, monitor_name);
       }
 
       bool is_sink_available(const std::string &sink) override {