1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/module-null-sink.c b/src/modules/module-null-sink.c
index 73cacc72..4d5ebb08 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-null-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-null-sink.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ PA_MODULE_USAGE(
         "channels=<number of channels> "
         "rate=<sample rate> "
         "sink_name=<name of sink>"
-        "channel_map=<channel map>")
+        "channel_map=<channel map>"
+        "description=<description for the sink>")
 
 #define DEFAULT_SINK_NAME "null"
 
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ static const char* const valid_modargs[] = {
     "format",
     "channels",
     "sink_name",
-    "channel_map", 
+    "channel_map",
+    "description",
     NULL
 };
 
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_core *c, pa_module*m) {
     u->sink->get_latency = get_latency;
     u->sink->userdata = u;
     pa_sink_set_owner(u->sink, m);
-    pa_sink_set_description(u->sink, "NULL sink");
+    pa_sink_set_description(u->sink, pa_modargs_get_value(ma, "description", "NULL sink"));
 
     u->n_bytes = 0;
     pa_gettimeofday(&u->start_time);