diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
index 1d3618f1d9..5f5990204e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
@@ -34,14 +34,17 @@ gst_va_base_dec_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   GstVaBaseDec *self = GST_VA_BASE_DEC (object);
+  GstVaBaseDecClass *klass = GST_VA_BASE_DEC_GET_CLASS (self);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
     case GST_VA_DEC_PROP_DEVICE_PATH:{
-      if (!(self->display && GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (self->display))) {
+      if (!self->display)
+        g_value_set_string (value, klass->render_device_path);
+      else if (GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (self->display))
+        g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->display), "path", value);
+      else
         g_value_set_string (value, NULL);
-        return;
-      }
-      g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->display), "path", value);
+
       break;
     }
     default:
@@ -748,7 +751,7 @@ gst_va_base_dec_class_init (GstVaBaseDecClass * klass, GstVaCodecs codec,
 
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class, GST_VA_DEC_PROP_DEVICE_PATH,
       g_param_spec_string ("device-path", "Device Path",
-          GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
+          GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL, GST_PARAM_DOC_SHOW_DEFAULT |
           G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
index 8f85495dc0..75c38060ad 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
@@ -849,14 +849,17 @@ gst_va_base_enc_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   GstVaBaseEnc *base = GST_VA_BASE_ENC (object);
+  GstVaBaseEncClass *klass = GST_VA_BASE_ENC_GET_CLASS (base);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
     case PROP_DEVICE_PATH:{
-      if (!(base->display && GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (base->display))) {
+      if (!base->display)
+        g_value_set_string (value, klass->render_device_path);
+      else if (GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (base->display))
+        g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (base->display), "path", value);
+      else
         g_value_set_string (value, NULL);
-        return;
-      }
-      g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (base->display), "path", value);
+
       break;
     }
     default:
@@ -919,7 +922,7 @@ gst_va_base_enc_class_init (GstVaBaseEncClass * klass)
    */
   properties[PROP_DEVICE_PATH] = g_param_spec_string ("device-path",
       "Device Path", GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
-      G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+      GST_PARAM_DOC_SHOW_DEFAULT | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, N_PROPERTIES, properties);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
index ad7388acbc..b3055bce6f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
@@ -74,14 +74,17 @@ gst_va_base_transform_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   GstVaBaseTransform *self = GST_VA_BASE_TRANSFORM (object);
+  GstVaBaseTransformClass *klass = GST_VA_BASE_TRANSFORM_GET_CLASS (self);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
     case PROP_DEVICE_PATH:{
-      if (!(self->display && GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (self->display))) {
+      if (!self->display)
+        g_value_set_string (value, klass->render_device_path);
+      else if (GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (self->display))
+        g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->display), "path", value);
+      else
         g_value_set_string (value, NULL);
-        return;
-      }
-      g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->display), "path", value);
+
       break;
     }
     default:
@@ -649,7 +652,7 @@ gst_va_base_transform_class_init (GstVaBaseTransformClass * klass)
    */
   properties[PROP_DEVICE_PATH] = g_param_spec_string ("device-path",
       "Device Path", GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
-      G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+      GST_PARAM_DOC_SHOW_DEFAULT | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, N_PROPERTIES, properties);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
index 4cc7ebd1d7..882bc055db 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
@@ -288,15 +288,18 @@ gst_va_compositor_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
 {
   GstVaCompositor *self = GST_VA_COMPOSITOR (object);
+  GstVaCompositorClass *klass = GST_VA_COMPOSITOR_GET_CLASS (self);
 
   switch (prop_id) {
     case PROP_DEVICE_PATH:
     {
-      if (!(self->display && GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (self->display))) {
+      if (!self->display)
+        g_value_set_string (value, klass->render_device_path);
+      else if (GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM (self->display))
+        g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->display), "path", value);
+      else
         g_value_set_string (value, NULL);
-        return;
-      }
-      g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->display), "path", value);
+
       break;
     }
     case PROP_SCALE_METHOD:
@@ -1408,7 +1411,7 @@ gst_va_compositor_class_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer class_data)
    */
   properties[PROP_DEVICE_PATH] = g_param_spec_string ("device-path",
       "Device Path", GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
-      G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+      GST_PARAM_DOC_SHOW_DEFAULT | G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   /**
    * GstVaCompositor:scale-method: