diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
index 8c8eb616e..3fa870658 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ static struct spa_log_topic log_topic = SPA_LOG_TOPIC(0, "spa.bluez5.sink.sco");
 #undef SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT
 #define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT &log_topic
 
+#define DEFAULT_CLOCK_NAME	"clock.system.monotonic"
+
 struct props {
 	uint32_t min_latency;
 	uint32_t max_latency;
+	char clock_name[64];
 };
 
 #define MAX_BUFFERS 32
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ static void reset_props(struct props *props)
 {
 	props->min_latency = default_min_latency;
 	props->max_latency = default_max_latency;
+	strncpy(props->clock_name, DEFAULT_CLOCK_NAME, sizeof(props->clock_name));
 }
 
 static int impl_node_enum_params(void *object, int seq,
@@ -305,6 +309,11 @@ static int impl_node_set_io(void *object, uint32_t id, void *data, size_t size)
 	switch (id) {
 	case SPA_IO_Clock:
 		this->clock = data;
+		if (this->clock != NULL) {
+			spa_scnprintf(this->clock->name,
+					sizeof(this->clock->name),
+					"%s", this->props.clock_name);
+		}
 		break;
 	case SPA_IO_Position:
 		this->position = data;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c
index ab1079cf3..856997a44 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ static struct spa_log_topic log_topic = SPA_LOG_TOPIC(0, "spa.bluez5.source.sco"
 #undef SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT
 #define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT &log_topic
 
+#define DEFAULT_CLOCK_NAME	"clock.system.monotonic"
+
 struct props {
 	uint32_t min_latency;
 	uint32_t max_latency;
+	char clock_name[64];
 };
 
 #define MAX_BUFFERS 32
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ static void reset_props(struct props *props)
 {
 	props->min_latency = default_min_latency;
 	props->max_latency = default_max_latency;
+	strncpy(props->clock_name, DEFAULT_CLOCK_NAME, sizeof(props->clock_name));
 }
 
 static int impl_node_enum_params(void *object, int seq,
@@ -248,6 +252,11 @@ static int impl_node_set_io(void *object, uint32_t id, void *data, size_t size)
 	switch (id) {
 	case SPA_IO_Clock:
 		this->clock = data;
+		if (this->clock != NULL) {
+			spa_scnprintf(this->clock->name,
+					sizeof(this->clock->name),
+					"%s", this->props.clock_name);
+		}
 		break;
 	case SPA_IO_Position:
 		this->position = data;