2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/port.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/port.h
index 6eca80a939..4b6188fce4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/port.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/port.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
 
 	/** @return Port human readable name */
 	std::string pretty_name (bool fallback_to_name = false) const;
+	bool set_pretty_name (const std::string&);
 
 	int set_name (std::string const &);
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/port.cc b/libs/ardour/port.cc
index 06169dd576..a64d617eba 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/port.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/port.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ Port::pretty_name(bool fallback_to_name) const
 	return "";
 }
 
+bool
+Port::set_pretty_name(const std::string& n)
+{
+	if (_port_handle) {
+		if (0 == port_engine.set_port_property (_port_handle,
+					"http://jackaudio.org/metadata/pretty-name", n, ""))
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 void
 Port::drop ()
 {