diff --git a/extras/usb_id/usb_id.c b/extras/usb_id/usb_id.c
index 6dd1d450fb7..00d8a4c139e 100644
--- a/extras/usb_id/usb_id.c
+++ b/extras/usb_id/usb_id.c
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ static void set_usb_iftype(char *to, int if_class_num, size_t len)
 	case 0x0a: /* CDC-Data */
 	case 0x0b: /* Chip/Smart Card */
 	case 0x0d: /* Content Security */
-	case 0x0e: /* Video */
+	case 0x0e:
+		type = "video";
+		break;
 	case 0xdc: /* Diagnostic Device */
 	case 0xe0: /* Wireless Controller */
 	case 0xf2: /* Application-specific */
diff --git a/rules/rules.d/60-persistent-v4l.rules b/rules/rules.d/60-persistent-v4l.rules
index 0d673ab3962..fb961b79e0c 100644
--- a/rules/rules.d/60-persistent-v4l.rules
+++ b/rules/rules.d/60-persistent-v4l.rules
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 ACTION!="add|change", GOTO="persistent_v4l_end"
 SUBSYSTEM!="video4linux", GOTO="persistent_v4l_end"
 
+SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", IMPORT{program}="usb_id --export"
+KERNEL=="video*", ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="?*", SYMLINK+="v4l/by-id/$env{ID_BUS}-$env{ID_SERIAL}-video-index$attr{index}"
+
 # check for valid "index" number
 TEST!="index", GOTO="persistent_v4l_end"
 ATTR{index}!="?*", GOTO="persistent_v4l_end"