diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
index 93e3dc17e3a7105e..b415678b13e28f5d 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <tuple>
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ public:
 	bool match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator) override;
 
 private:
+	std::string generateName(const MediaDevice *media,
+				 const std::string path);
+
 	int processControl(ControlList *controls, unsigned int id,
 			   const ControlValue &value);
 	int processControls(UVCCameraData *data, Request *request);
@@ -379,6 +383,35 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+std::string PipelineHandlerUVC::generateName(const MediaDevice *media,
+					     const std::string path)
+{
+	std::string name, busnum, devnum;
+	std::ifstream file;
+
+	file.open(path + "/../busnum");
+	if (!file.is_open())
+		return "";
+	std::getline(file, busnum);
+	file.close();
+
+	file.open(path + "/../devnum");
+	if (!file.is_open())
+		return "";
+	std::getline(file, devnum);
+	file.close();
+
+	if (busnum.empty() || devnum.empty())
+		return "";
+
+	name = media->model() + " on bus " + busnum + ":" + devnum;
+
+	if (!media->serial().empty())
+		name += " serial " + media->serial();
+
+	return name;
+}
+
 bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 {
 	MediaDevice *media;
@@ -405,8 +438,14 @@ bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Create and register the camera. */
+	std::string name = generateName(media, data->video_->devicePath());
+	if (name.empty()) {
+		LOG(UVC, Error) << "Failed to generate camera name";
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	std::set<Stream *> streams{ &data->stream_ };
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, media->model(), streams);
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, name, streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
 
 	/* Enable hot-unplug notifications. */