diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/media_device.h b/src/libcamera/include/media_device.h
index a8dec0d3347bd5fc..d96b8ec718427011 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/media_device.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/media_device.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
 
 	const std::string driver() const { return driver_; }
 	const std::string devnode() const { return devnode_; }
+	const std::string model() const { return model_; }
 
 	const std::vector<MediaEntity *> &entities() const { return entities_; }
 	MediaEntity *getEntityByName(const std::string &name) const;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	std::string driver_;
 	std::string devnode_;
+	std::string model_;
 	int fd_;
 	bool valid_;
 	bool acquired_;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp b/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp
index a346296bc38e8f3d..b315e4f383b3bbb1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/media_device.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ int MediaDevice::open()
 	}
 
 	driver_ = info.driver;
+	model_ = info.model;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -285,6 +286,12 @@ int MediaDevice::populate()
  * \return The MediaDevice devnode path
  */
 
+/**
+ * \fn MediaDevice::model()
+ * \brief Retrieve the media device model name
+ * \return The MediaDevice model name
+ */
+
 /**
  * \fn MediaDevice::entities()
  * \brief Retrieve the list of entities in the media graph