diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-port.c b/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
index f0ae5487c..efd9e27f1 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,13 @@ int pw_impl_port_add(struct pw_impl_port *port, struct pw_impl_node *node)
 
 	is_monitor = pw_properties_get_bool(port->properties, PW_KEY_PORT_MONITOR, false);
 
+	if (!is_monitor) {
+		if ((str = pw_properties_get(nprops, PW_KEY_NODE_TERMINAL)) != NULL)
+			pw_properties_set(port->properties, PW_KEY_PORT_TERMINAL, str);
+		if ((str = pw_properties_get(nprops, PW_KEY_NODE_PHYSICAL)) != NULL)
+			pw_properties_set(port->properties, PW_KEY_PORT_PHYSICAL, str);
+	}
+
 	port->ignore_latency = pw_properties_get_bool(port->properties, PW_KEY_PORT_IGNORE_LATENCY, false);
 	port->exclusive = pw_properties_get_bool(port->properties, PW_KEY_PORT_EXCLUSIVE, node->exclusive);
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/keys.h b/src/pipewire/keys.h
index 88b549d89..3d119fefb 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/keys.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/keys.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ extern "C" {
 									  *  playback or disable the prefix
 									  *  completely if an empty string
 									  *  is provided */
+#define PW_KEY_NODE_PHYSICAL		"node.physical"		/**< ports from the node are physical */
+#define PW_KEY_NODE_TERMINAL		"node.terminal"		/**< ports from the node are terminal */
+
 /** Port keys */
 #define PW_KEY_PORT_ID			"port.id"		/**< port id */
 #define PW_KEY_PORT_NAME		"port.name"		/**< port name */