diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.cpp b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.cpp
index c1eed85aec..58e33874ef 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.cpp
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ clean:
 
 gchar *
 gst_dshow_getdevice_from_devicename (const GUID * device_category,
-    gchar ** device_name)
+    gchar ** device_name, gint * device_index)
 {
   gchar *ret = NULL;
   ICreateDevEnum *devices_enum = NULL;
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ gst_dshow_getdevice_from_devicename (const GUID * device_category,
   HRESULT hres = S_FALSE;
   ULONG fetched;
   gboolean bfound = FALSE;
+  gint devidx = -1;
 
   hres = CoCreateInstance (CLSID_SystemDeviceEnum, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
       IID_ICreateDevEnum, (void **) &devices_enum);
@@ -333,14 +334,18 @@ gst_dshow_getdevice_from_devicename (const GUID * device_category,
             g_utf16_to_utf8 ((const gunichar2 *) varFriendlyName.bstrVal,
             wcslen (varFriendlyName.bstrVal), NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
-        if (!*device_name) {
+        devidx++;
+        GST_DEBUG ("Found device idx=%d: %s", devidx, friendly_name);
+
+        if (!*device_name && devidx == *device_index) {
           *device_name = g_strdup (friendly_name);
         }
 
-        if (_stricmp (*device_name, friendly_name) == 0) {
+        if (*device_name && _stricmp (*device_name, friendly_name) == 0) {
           WCHAR *wszDisplayName = NULL;
           hres = moniker->GetDisplayName (NULL, NULL, &wszDisplayName);
           if (hres == S_OK && wszDisplayName) {
+            *device_index = devidx;
             ret = g_utf16_to_utf8 ((const gunichar2 *) wszDisplayName,
                 wcslen (wszDisplayName), NULL, NULL, NULL);
             CoTaskMemFree (wszDisplayName);
diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.h b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.h
index 4c75f354af..aff5d0af1a 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.h
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshow.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ gboolean gst_dshow_find_filter (CLSID input_majortype, CLSID input_subtype,
 /* get the dshow device path from device friendly name. 
 If friendly name is not set, it will return the first available device */
 gchar *gst_dshow_getdevice_from_devicename (const GUID * device_category,
-    gchar ** device_name);
+    gchar ** device_name, gint * device_index);
 
 /* show the capture filter property page (generally used to setup the device). the page is modal*/
 gboolean gst_dshow_show_propertypage (IBaseFilter * base_filter);
diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.cpp b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.cpp
index d78f139d69..29c250bbea 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ enum
 {
   PROP_0,
   PROP_DEVICE,
-  PROP_DEVICE_NAME
+  PROP_DEVICE_NAME,
+  PROP_DEVICE_INDEX
 };
 
+#define DEFAULT_PROP_DEVICE_INDEX 0
+
 
 static void gst_dshowaudiosrc_dispose (GObject * gobject);
 static void gst_dshowaudiosrc_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
@@ -122,6 +125,13 @@ gst_dshowaudiosrc_class_init (GstDshowAudioSrcClass * klass)
           "Human-readable name of the sound device", NULL,
           static_cast < GParamFlags > (G_PARAM_READWRITE)));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property
+      (gobject_class, PROP_DEVICE_INDEX,
+      g_param_spec_int ("device-index", "Device index",
+          "Index of the enumerated audio device", 0, G_MAXINT,
+          DEFAULT_PROP_DEVICE_INDEX,
+          static_cast < GParamFlags > (G_PARAM_READWRITE)));
+
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (gstelement_class, &src_template);
 
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ gst_dshowaudiosrc_init (GstDshowAudioSrc * src)
 {
   src->device = NULL;
   src->device_name = NULL;
+  src->device_index = DEFAULT_PROP_DEVICE_INDEX;
   src->audio_cap_filter = NULL;
   src->dshow_fakesink = NULL;
   src->media_filter = NULL;
@@ -224,6 +235,11 @@ gst_dshowaudiosrc_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
       }
       break;
     }
+    case PROP_DEVICE_INDEX:
+    {
+      src->device_index = g_value_get_int (value);
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -254,7 +270,7 @@ gst_dshowaudiosrc_get_caps (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstCaps * filter)
 
   src->device =
       gst_dshow_getdevice_from_devicename (&CLSID_AudioInputDeviceCategory,
-      &src->device_name);
+      &src->device_name, &src->device_index);
   if (!src->device) {
     GST_ERROR ("No audio device found.");
     return NULL;
diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.h b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.h
index dcd43423e0..d5dd2f3500 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.h
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowaudiosrc.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ struct _GstDshowAudioSrc
   /* device friendly name */
   gchar *device_name;
 
+  /* device index */
+  gint device_index;
+
   /* list of caps created from the list of supported media types of the dshow capture filter */
   GstCaps *caps;
 
diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.cpp b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.cpp
index 9b478db5dd..722bb06372 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ enum
 {
   PROP_0,
   PROP_DEVICE,
-  PROP_DEVICE_NAME
+  PROP_DEVICE_NAME,
+  PROP_DEVICE_INDEX
 };
 
+#define DEFAULT_PROP_DEVICE_INDEX 0
+
 
 static void gst_dshowvideosrc_dispose (GObject * gobject);
 static void gst_dshowvideosrc_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
@@ -141,7 +144,14 @@ gst_dshowvideosrc_class_init (GstDshowVideoSrcClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property
       (gobject_class, PROP_DEVICE_NAME,
       g_param_spec_string ("device-name", "Device name",
-          "Human-readable name of the sound device", NULL,
+          "Human-readable name of the video device", NULL,
+          static_cast < GParamFlags > (G_PARAM_READWRITE)));
+
+  g_object_class_install_property
+      (gobject_class, PROP_DEVICE_INDEX,
+      g_param_spec_int ("device-index", "Device index",
+          "Index of the enumerated video device", 0, G_MAXINT,
+          DEFAULT_PROP_DEVICE_INDEX,
           static_cast < GParamFlags > (G_PARAM_READWRITE)));
 
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (gstelement_class, &src_template);
@@ -161,6 +171,7 @@ gst_dshowvideosrc_init (GstDshowVideoSrc * src)
 {
   src->device = NULL;
   src->device_name = NULL;
+  src->device_index = DEFAULT_PROP_DEVICE_INDEX;
   src->video_cap_filter = NULL;
   src->dshow_fakesink = NULL;
   src->media_filter = NULL;
@@ -292,6 +303,11 @@ gst_dshowvideosrc_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
       }
       break;
     }
+    case PROP_DEVICE_INDEX:
+    {
+      src->device_index = g_value_get_int (value);
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -319,16 +335,22 @@ gst_dshowvideosrc_get_caps (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstCaps * filter)
     return gst_caps_ref (src->caps);
   }
 
+  /* device will be used first, then device-name, then device-index */
   if (!src->device) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "No device set, will enumerate to match device-name or device-index");
+
     src->device =
         gst_dshow_getdevice_from_devicename (&CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory,
-        &src->device_name);
+        &src->device_name, &src->device_index);
     if (!src->device) {
       GST_ERROR ("No video device found.");
       return NULL;
     }
   }
 
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Opening device-index=%d, device-name='%s', device='%s'",
+      src->device_index, src->device_name, src->device);
+
   unidevice =
       g_utf8_to_utf16 (src->device, strlen (src->device), NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.h b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.h
index 684ffd6a15..c18271fb8b 100644
--- a/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.h
+++ b/sys/dshowsrcwrapper/gstdshowvideosrc.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ struct _GstDshowVideoSrc
   /* device friendly name */
   gchar *device_name;
 
+  /* device index */
+  gint device_index;
+
   /* list of caps created from the list of supported media types of the dshow capture filter */
   GstCaps *caps;