diff --git a/lib/wp/core.c b/lib/wp/core.c
index 5429f2ed..9d98b27c 100644
--- a/lib/wp/core.c
+++ b/lib/wp/core.c
@@ -653,6 +653,26 @@ wp_core_is_connected (WpCore * self)
   return self->pw_core != NULL;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Gets the bound id of the client object that is created as a result
+ * of this core being connected to the PipeWire daemon
+ *
+ * \ingroup wpcore
+ * \since 0.4.16
+ * \param self the core
+ * \returns the bound id of this client
+ */
+guint32
+wp_core_get_own_bound_id (WpCore * self)
+{
+  struct pw_client *client;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (wp_core_is_connected (self), SPA_ID_INVALID);
+
+  client = pw_core_get_client (self->pw_core);
+  return pw_proxy_get_bound_id ((struct pw_proxy *) client);
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Gets the cookie of the core's connected PipeWire instance
  *
diff --git a/lib/wp/core.h b/lib/wp/core.h
index 37997a8c..58eaad2c 100644
--- a/lib/wp/core.h
+++ b/lib/wp/core.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ gboolean wp_core_is_connected (WpCore * self);
 
 /* Properties */
 
+WP_API
+guint32 wp_core_get_own_bound_id (WpCore * self);
+
 WP_API
 guint32 wp_core_get_remote_cookie (WpCore * self);
 
diff --git a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
index a3ab36ef..a5f13fd4 100644
--- a/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
+++ b/modules/module-lua-scripting/api/api.c
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ core_get_vm_type (lua_State *L)
   return 1;
 }
 
+static int
+core_get_own_bound_id (lua_State *L)
+{
+  WpCore * core = get_wp_core (L);
+  guint32 id = wp_core_get_own_bound_id (core);
+  lua_pushinteger (L, id);
+  return 1;
+}
+
 static int
 core_idle_add (lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -270,6 +279,7 @@ core_require_api (lua_State *L)
 static const luaL_Reg core_funcs[] = {
   { "get_info", core_get_info },
   { "get_vm_type", core_get_vm_type },
+  { "get_own_bound_id", core_get_own_bound_id },
   { "idle_add", core_idle_add },
   { "timeout_add", core_timeout_add },
   { "sync", core_sync },