diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
index 8470c41e9e..55775625ec 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct _GstVaDisplayPrivate
   gboolean foreign;
   gboolean init;
   GstVaImplementation impl;
+  gchar *vendor_desc;
 };
 
 #define gst_va_display_parent_class parent_class
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstVaDisplay, gst_va_display, GST_TYPE_OBJECT,
 enum
 {
   PROP_VA_DISPLAY = 1,
+  PROP_DESC,
   N_PROPERTIES
 };
 
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ _gst_va_display_filter_driver (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer foreign_display)
     priv->foreign = TRUE;
   }
   priv->impl = _get_implementation (vendor);
+  priv->vendor_desc = g_strdup (vendor);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -157,6 +160,9 @@ gst_va_display_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
     case PROP_VA_DISPLAY:
       g_value_set_pointer (value, priv->display);
       break;
+    case PROP_DESC:
+      g_value_set_string (value, priv->vendor_desc);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -191,6 +197,10 @@ gst_va_display_dispose (GObject * object)
 static void
 gst_va_display_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
+  GstVaDisplayPrivate *priv = GET_PRIV (object);
+
+  g_free (priv->vendor_desc);
+
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +219,11 @@ gst_va_display_class_init (GstVaDisplayClass * klass)
       g_param_spec_pointer ("va-display", "VADisplay", "VA Display handler",
       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
+  g_properties[PROP_DESC] =
+      g_param_spec_string ("description", "Description",
+      "Vendor specific VA implementation description", NULL,
+      G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, N_PROPERTIES, g_properties);
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvautils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvautils.c
index 0478a52226..5fb0127b44 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvautils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvautils.c
@@ -423,12 +423,31 @@ gst_context_set_va_display (GstContext * context, GstVaDisplay * display)
 
   g_return_if_fail (context != NULL);
 
-  if (display) {
-    GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_CONTEXT,
-        "setting GstVaDisplay (%" GST_PTR_FORMAT ") on context (%"
-        GST_PTR_FORMAT ")", display, context);
-  }
-
   s = gst_context_writable_structure (context);
   gst_structure_set (s, "gst-display", GST_TYPE_OBJECT, display, NULL);
+
+  if (display) {
+    GObjectClass *klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (display);
+    gchar *vendor_desc = NULL;
+    gchar *path = NULL;
+
+    g_object_get (display, "description", &vendor_desc, NULL);
+    if (g_object_class_find_property (klass, "path"))
+      g_object_get (display, "path", &path, NULL);
+
+    GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_CONTEXT,
+        "setting GstVaDisplay (%" GST_PTR_FORMAT ") on context (%"
+        GST_PTR_FORMAT "), description: \"%s\", path: %s", display, context,
+        GST_STR_NULL (vendor_desc), GST_STR_NULL (path));
+
+    if (vendor_desc) {
+      gst_structure_set (s, "description", G_TYPE_STRING, vendor_desc, NULL);
+      g_free (vendor_desc);
+    }
+
+    if (path) {
+      gst_structure_set (s, "path", G_TYPE_STRING, path, NULL);
+      g_free (path);
+    }
+  }
 }