diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ab76b1c01c..8ede002228 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2006-07-19  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	Patch by: Martin Szulecki
+
+	* sys/v4l/gstv4lelement.c: (gst_v4lelement_get_property):
+	  If "device-name" is requested and the device is not
+	  open, try to temporarily open it to obtain this
+	  information (#342494).
+
 2006-07-19  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst-libs/gst/tag/gstid3tag.c:
diff --git a/sys/v4l/gstv4lelement.c b/sys/v4l/gstv4lelement.c
index a2585588bc..dc73d55bb0 100644
--- a/sys/v4l/gstv4lelement.c
+++ b/sys/v4l/gstv4lelement.c
@@ -414,8 +414,12 @@ gst_v4lelement_get_property (GObject * object,
     case PROP_DEVICE_NAME:{
       gchar *new = NULL;
 
-      if (GST_V4L_IS_OPEN (v4lelement))
+      if (GST_V4L_IS_OPEN (v4lelement)) {
         new = v4lelement->vcap.name;
+      } else if (gst_v4l_open (v4lelement)) {
+        new = v4lelement->vcap.name;
+        gst_v4l_close (v4lelement);
+      }
       g_value_set_string (value, new);
       break;
     }