diff --git a/daemon/graph.c b/daemon/graph.c
index 0359e571..e2129070 100644
--- a/daemon/graph.c
+++ b/daemon/graph.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,12 @@ ladish_client_handle ladish_graph_find_client_by_app(ladish_graph_handle graph_h
   return NULL;
 }
 
-ladish_port_handle ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, ladish_client_handle client_handle, const char * name)
+ladish_port_handle
+ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(
+  ladish_graph_handle graph_handle,
+  ladish_client_handle client_handle,
+  const char * name,
+  void * vgraph_filter)
 {
   struct ladish_graph_client * client_ptr;
   struct list_head * node_ptr;
@@ -1662,6 +1667,12 @@ ladish_port_handle ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(ladish_graph_handle graph_hand
     list_for_each(node_ptr, &client_ptr->ports)
     {
       port_ptr = list_entry(node_ptr, struct ladish_graph_port, siblings_client);
+
+      if (vgraph_filter != NULL && ladish_port_get_vgraph(port_ptr->port) != vgraph_filter)
+      {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       if (strcmp(port_ptr->name, name) == 0)
       {
         return port_ptr->port;
diff --git a/daemon/graph.h b/daemon/graph.h
index 981c88c9..09ad2c55 100644
--- a/daemon/graph.h
+++ b/daemon/graph.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ ladish_client_handle ladish_graph_find_client_by_jack_id(ladish_graph_handle gra
 ladish_port_handle ladish_graph_find_port_by_jack_id(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, uint64_t port_id, bool room, bool studio);
 ladish_client_handle ladish_graph_find_client_by_name(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, const char * name, bool appless);
 ladish_client_handle ladish_graph_find_client_by_app(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, const uuid_t app_uuid);
-ladish_port_handle ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, ladish_client_handle client_handle, const char * name);
+ladish_port_handle ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, ladish_client_handle client_handle, const char * name, void * vgraph_filter);
 ladish_client_handle ladish_graph_find_client_by_uuid(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, const uuid_t uuid);
 ladish_port_handle ladish_graph_find_port_by_uuid(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle, const uuid_t uuid, bool use_link_override_uuids, void * vgraph_filter);
 
diff --git a/daemon/virtualizer.c b/daemon/virtualizer.c
index 5ee74860..36c34057 100644
--- a/daemon/virtualizer.c
+++ b/daemon/virtualizer.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ port_appeared(
    * if not found - create new port and add it to the jack graph.
    * Then process to adding it to virtual graph */
 
-  port = ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, jack_client, jack_port_name);
+  port = ladish_graph_find_port_by_name(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, jack_client, jack_port_name, vgraph);
   if (port != NULL)
   {
     log_info("found existing port %p", port);