diff --git a/gst/gstbus.c b/gst/gstbus.c
index a281aeb0c8..9e462e4a77 100644
--- a/gst/gstbus.c
+++ b/gst/gstbus.c
@@ -820,6 +820,11 @@ gst_bus_create_watch (GstBus * bus)
 
   source = (GstBusSource *) g_source_new (&gst_bus_source_funcs,
       sizeof (GstBusSource));
+
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
+  g_source_set_name ((GSource *) source, "GStreamer message bus watch");
+#endif
+
   source->bus = gst_object_ref (bus);
   source->inited = FALSE;