diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo/uvcvideo.cpp
index 93e3dc17e3a7105e..f51529ea519f5aee 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 +82,8 @@ public:
 	bool match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator) override;
 
 private:
+	std::string generateName(const UVCCameraData *data);
+
 	int processControl(ControlList *controls, unsigned int id,
 			   const ControlValue &value);
 	int processControls(UVCCameraData *data, Request *request);
@@ -379,6 +382,30 @@ int PipelineHandlerUVC::queueRequestDevice(Camera *camera, Request *request)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+std::string PipelineHandlerUVC::generateName(const UVCCameraData *data)
+{
+
+	static const std::vector<std::string> files
+		= { "idVendor", "idProduct", "busnum", "devnum" };
+	std::string path = data->video_->devicePath();
+	std::vector<std::string> values;
+	std::string value;
+
+	for (const std::string &name : files) {
+		std::ifstream file(path + "/../" + name);
+
+		if (!file.is_open())
+			return "";
+
+		std::getline(file, value);
+		file.close();
+
+		values.push_back(value);
+	}
+
+	return utils::join(values, ":");
+}
+
 bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 {
 	MediaDevice *media;
@@ -405,8 +432,14 @@ bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Create and register the camera. */
+	std::string name = generateName(data.get());
+	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. */