diff --git a/spa/include/spa/utils/keys.h b/spa/include/spa/utils/keys.h
index 24f49c41a..80d578fc0 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/utils/keys.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/utils/keys.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SPA_KEY_API_LIBCAMERA		"api.libcamera"			/**< key for the libcamera api */
 #define SPA_KEY_API_LIBCAMERA_PATH	"api.libcamera.path"	/**< libcamera device path as can be
 									  *  used in open() */
+#define SPA_KEY_API_LIBCAMERA_LOCATION	"api.libcamera.location"	/**< location of the camera:
+									  * "front", "back" or "external" */
 
 /** info from libcamera_capability */
 #define SPA_KEY_API_LIBCAMERA_CAP_DRIVER	"api.libcamera.cap.driver"	/**< driver from capbility */
diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-device.cpp b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-device.cpp
index af491d659..0c7e95fd8 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-device.cpp
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-device.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,25 @@ std::string cameraDesc(const Camera *camera)
         return name;
 }
 
+std::string cameraLoc(const Camera *camera)
+{
+	const ControlList &props = camera->properties();
+	std::string location;
+	if (props.contains(properties::Location)) {
+		switch (props.get(properties::Location)) {
+		case properties::CameraLocationFront:
+			location = "front";
+			break;
+		case properties::CameraLocationBack:
+			location = "back";
+			break;
+		case properties::CameraLocationExternal:
+			location = "external";
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return location;
+}
 
 static int emit_info(struct impl *impl, bool full)
 {
@@ -116,7 +135,7 @@ static int emit_info(struct impl *impl, bool full)
 	uint32_t n_items = 0;
 	struct spa_device_info info;
 	struct spa_param_info params[2];
-	char path[256], desc[256], name[256];
+	char path[256], location[10], desc[256], name[256];
 
 	info = SPA_DEVICE_INFO_INIT();
 
@@ -128,6 +147,8 @@ static int emit_info(struct impl *impl, bool full)
 	ADD_ITEM(SPA_KEY_DEVICE_API, "libcamera");
 	ADD_ITEM(SPA_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS, "Video/Device");
 	ADD_ITEM(SPA_KEY_API_LIBCAMERA_PATH, (char *)impl->props.device);
+	snprintf(location, sizeof(location), "%s", cameraLoc(impl->camera.get()).c_str());
+	ADD_ITEM(SPA_KEY_API_LIBCAMERA_LOCATION, location);
 	snprintf(desc, sizeof(desc), "%s", cameraDesc(impl->camera.get()).c_str());
 	ADD_ITEM(SPA_KEY_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION, desc);
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "libcamera_device.%s", impl->props.device);