diff --git a/docs/rst/daemon/configuration/settings.rst b/docs/rst/daemon/configuration/settings.rst
index e9d04234..22bf4dcd 100644
--- a/docs/rst/daemon/configuration/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/rst/daemon/configuration/settings.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ previous section: :ref:`config_configuration_option_types`.
    device route (e.g. ALSA PCM sinks). This is used when the route is restored
    and the sink does not have a previously stored volume.
 
+   It is possible to override the value on a per-device basis with a property
+   (*not* a setting, so this would go into a configuration file) on the device
+   named ``device.routes.default-sink-volume``.
+
    :Default value: ``0.4 ^ 3`` (40% on the cubic scale)
 
 .. describe:: device.routes.default-source-volume
@@ -51,6 +55,10 @@ previous section: :ref:`config_configuration_option_types`.
    device route (e.g. ALSA PCM sources). This is used when the route is restored
    and the source does not have a previously stored volume.
 
+   It is possible to override the value on a per-device basis with a property
+   (*not* a setting, so this would go into a configuration file) on the device
+   named ``device.routes.default-source-volume``.
+
    :Default value: ``1.0`` (100%)
 
 .. describe:: linking.allow-moving-streams
diff --git a/src/scripts/device/apply-routes.lua b/src/scripts/device/apply-routes.lua
index f74c337f..f8686da4 100644
--- a/src/scripts/device/apply-routes.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/device/apply-routes.lua
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@ AsyncEventHook {
           -- ensure default values
           local is_input = (route_info.direction == "Input")
           props.mute = props.mute or false
-          props.channelVolumes = props.channelVolumes or
-              { is_input and Settings.get_float ("device.routes.default-source-volume")
-                          or Settings.get_float ("device.routes.default-sink-volume") }
+          props.channelVolumes = props.channelVolumes or {
+            -- See if we have a per-device override
+            (is_input and tonumber(device.properties["device.routes.default-source-volume"]))
+            or tonumber(device.properties["device.routes.default-sink-volume"])
+            -- Otherwise we use the global default
+            or (is_input and Settings.get_float ("device.routes.default-source-volume"))
+            or Settings.get_float ("device.routes.default-sink-volume")
+          }
 
           -- prefix the props with correct IDs to create a Pod.Object
           table.insert (props, 1, "Spa:Pod:Object:Param:Props")