diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
index 7b49c8be6..63a32eafb 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ static void add_profiles(pa_card *impl)
 	int n_profiles, n_ports, n_devices;
 	uint32_t idx;
 	const char *arr;
+	bool broken_ucm = false;
 
 	n_devices = 0;
 	pa_dynarray_init(&impl->out.devices, device_free);
@@ -541,6 +542,9 @@ static void add_profiles(pa_card *impl)
 							dev->ports, NULL);
 
 				pa_dynarray_append(&ap->out.devices, dev);
+
+				if (m->split && m->split->broken)
+					broken_ucm = true;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -564,6 +568,9 @@ static void add_profiles(pa_card *impl)
 							dev->ports, NULL);
 
 				pa_dynarray_append(&ap->out.devices, dev);
+
+				if (m->split && m->split->broken)
+					broken_ucm = true;
 			}
 		}
 		cp->n_devices = pa_dynarray_size(&ap->out.devices);
@@ -571,6 +578,22 @@ static void add_profiles(pa_card *impl)
 		pa_hashmap_put(impl->profiles, ap->name, cp);
 	}
 
+
+	/* Add a conspicuous notice if there are errors in the UCM profile */
+	if (broken_ucm) {
+		const char *desc;
+		char *new_desc = NULL;
+
+		desc = pa_proplist_gets(impl->proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION);
+		if (!desc)
+			desc = "";
+		new_desc = spa_aprintf(_("%s [ALSA UCM error]"), desc);
+		pa_log_notice("Errors in ALSA UCM profile for card %s", desc);
+		if (new_desc)
+			pa_proplist_sets(impl->proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION, new_desc);
+		free(new_desc);
+	}
+
 	pa_dynarray_init(&impl->out.ports, NULL);
 	n_ports = 0;
 	PA_HASHMAP_FOREACH(dp, impl->ports, state) {
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
index 41e0a1874..73466f004 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
@@ -381,9 +381,11 @@ static pa_alsa_ucm_split *ucm_get_split_channels(pa_alsa_ucm_device *device, snd
         if (pa_atou(value, &idx) < 0)
             break;
 
-        if (idx >= hw_channels)
+        if (idx >= hw_channels) {
             pa_log_notice("Error in ALSA UCM profile for %s (%s): %sChannel%d=%d >= %sChannels=%d",
                           pcm_name, device_name, prefix, i, idx, prefix, hw_channels);
+            split->broken = true;
+	}
 
         value = ucm_get_string(uc_mgr, "%sChannelPos%d/%s", prefix, i, device_name);
         if (!value) {
@@ -2453,10 +2455,12 @@ static snd_pcm_t* mapping_open_pcm(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_alsa_mapping *m,
                 /* Just accept whatever we got... Some of the routings won't get connected
                  * anywhere */
                 m->split->hw_channels = try_map.channels;
+                m->split->broken = true;
             } else if (try_map.channels > m->split->hw_channels) {
                 pa_log_notice("Error in ALSA UCM profile for %s (%s): %sChannels=%d < avail %d",
                             m->device_strings[0], m->name, mode_name, m->split->hw_channels, try_map.channels);
                 m->split->hw_channels = try_map.channels;
+                m->split->broken = true;
             }
         } else if (!exact_channels) {
             m->channel_map = try_map;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
index 74dbe8219..8e4c1a7d1 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct pa_alsa_ucm_split {
     int channels;
     int idx[PA_CHANNELS_MAX];
     enum snd_pcm_chmap_position pos[PA_CHANNELS_MAX];
+    bool broken;
 };
 
 struct pa_alsa_ucm_device {