diff --git a/lib/wp/global-proxy.c b/lib/wp/global-proxy.c
index 046795aa..d7f70208 100644
--- a/lib/wp/global-proxy.c
+++ b/lib/wp/global-proxy.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "global-proxy.h"
+#include "collection-manager.h"
 #include "private/registry.h"
 #include "core.h"
 #include "error.h"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ enum {
   PROP_FACTORY_NAME,
   PROP_GLOBAL_PROPERTIES,
   PROP_PERMISSIONS,
+  PROP_COLLECTION_NAME,
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE (WpGlobalProxy, wp_global_proxy, WP_TYPE_PROXY)
@@ -125,6 +127,9 @@ wp_global_proxy_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
   case PROP_GLOBAL_PROPERTIES:
     g_value_take_boxed (value, wp_global_proxy_get_global_properties (self));
     break;
+  case PROP_COLLECTION_NAME:
+    g_value_set_string (value, wp_global_proxy_get_collection_name (self));
+    break;
   default:
     G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
     break;
@@ -308,6 +313,11 @@ wp_global_proxy_class_init (WpGlobalProxyClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_uint ("permissions", "permissions",
           "The pipewire global permissions", 0, G_MAXUINT, 0,
           G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_COLLECTION_NAME,
+      g_param_spec_string ("collection-name", "collection-name",
+          "The collection name this global proxy belongs to", NULL,
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -376,6 +386,34 @@ wp_global_proxy_get_global_properties (WpGlobalProxy * self)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Gets the collection name of the pipewire global if it was collected
+ * into a collection.
+ * \ingroup wpglobalproxy
+ * \param self the pipewire global
+ * \returns (nullable): the collection name this pipewire global belongs to, or
+ * NULL if the pipewire global does not belong to any collection
+ */
+const gchar *
+wp_global_proxy_get_collection_name (WpGlobalProxy * self)
+{
+  g_autoptr (WpCore) core = NULL;
+  const gchar *collection_name = NULL;
+
+  core = wp_object_get_core (WP_OBJECT (self));
+  if (core) {
+    g_autoptr (WpCollectionManager) cm = NULL;
+    cm = wp_collection_manager_find (core, NULL);
+    if (cm) {
+      g_autoptr (WpCollection) c = NULL;
+      c = wp_collection_manager_get_global_collection (cm, self);
+      if (c)
+        collection_name = wp_collection_get_name (c);
+    }
+  }
+  return collection_name;
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Binds to the global and creates the underlying `pw_proxy`.
  *
diff --git a/lib/wp/global-proxy.h b/lib/wp/global-proxy.h
index 3bb82084..e1d45504 100644
--- a/lib/wp/global-proxy.h
+++ b/lib/wp/global-proxy.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ WP_API
 WpProperties * wp_global_proxy_get_global_properties (
     WpGlobalProxy * self);
 
+WP_API
+const gchar * wp_global_proxy_get_collection_name (WpGlobalProxy * self);
+
 WP_API
 gboolean wp_global_proxy_bind (WpGlobalProxy * self);