diff --git a/src/outputs/alsa.c b/src/outputs/alsa.c
index 84db1182..8964eb16 100644
--- a/src/outputs/alsa.c
+++ b/src/outputs/alsa.c
@@ -1185,6 +1185,120 @@ alsa_write(struct output_buffer *obuf)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+alsa_device_log(int card, snd_ctl_card_info_t *info)
+{
+  snd_ctl_t *hdl;
+  snd_mixer_t *mixer;
+  snd_mixer_elem_t *elem;
+  char hwdev[14];  // 'hw:' (3) + max_uint (10)
+
+  char *buf = NULL;
+  unsigned buf_size = 128;
+  unsigned buf_len = 0;
+  unsigned len;
+
+  int err;
+
+  snprintf(hwdev, sizeof(hwdev), "hw:%d", card);
+
+  err = snd_ctl_open(&hdl, hwdev, 0);
+  if (err < 0)
+    {
+      DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_LAUDIO, "Failed to probe ALSA card=%d - %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+      return;
+    }
+
+  err = snd_ctl_card_info(hdl, info);
+  if (err < 0)
+    {
+      DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_LAUDIO, "Failed to probe ALSA (info) card=%d - %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+      goto error;
+    }
+
+  err = snd_mixer_open(&mixer, 0);
+  if (err < 0)
+    {
+      DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_LAUDIO, "Failed to probe ALSA (mixer open) card=%d - %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+      goto error;
+    }
+
+  err = snd_mixer_attach(mixer, hwdev);
+  if (err < 0)
+    {
+      DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_LAUDIO, "Failed to probe ALSA (mixer attach) card=%d - %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+      goto errormixer;
+    }
+
+  err = snd_mixer_selem_register(mixer, NULL, NULL);
+  if (err < 0)
+    {
+      DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_LAUDIO, "Failed to probe ALSA (mixer setup) card=%d - %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+      goto errormixer;
+    }
+
+  err = snd_mixer_load(mixer);
+  if (err < 0)
+    {
+      DPRINTF(E_WARN, L_LAUDIO, "Failed to probe ALSA (mixer setup) card=%d - %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+      goto errormixer;
+    }
+
+  for (elem = snd_mixer_first_elem(mixer); elem; elem = snd_mixer_elem_next(elem))
+    {
+      if (snd_mixer_selem_has_common_volume(elem) || !snd_mixer_selem_has_playback_volume(elem))
+        continue;
+
+      len = strlen(snd_mixer_selem_get_name(elem)) + 3;
+      if (!buf)
+	{
+	  if (buf_size < len*2)
+	    buf_size = len*2;
+	  buf = malloc(buf_size+1);
+	  buf[0] = '\0';
+	  buf_len = 0;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  if (buf_len + len > buf_size)
+	    {
+	      buf_size += len + 128;
+	      buf = realloc(buf, buf_size+1);
+	    }
+	}
+      strcat(buf, "'");
+      strcat(buf, snd_mixer_selem_get_name(elem));
+      strcat(buf, "'");
+      strcat(buf, " ");
+      buf_len += len;
+    }
+  DPRINTF(E_INFO, L_LAUDIO, "Available ALSA playback/mixer(s) on '%s' (%s): %s\n", hwdev, snd_ctl_card_info_get_name(info), buf ? buf : "n/a");
+
+errormixer:
+  snd_mixer_close(mixer);
+error:
+  snd_ctl_close(hdl);
+  free(buf);
+}
+
+// walk all the alsa devices here and report valid playback mixers
+static void
+alsa_device_list()
+{
+  snd_ctl_card_info_t *info = NULL;
+  int card = 0;
+
+  snd_ctl_card_info_alloca(&info);
+
+  while (card >= 0)
+    {
+      alsa_device_log(card, info);
+
+      if (snd_card_next(&card) < 0)
+	break;
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 alsa_device_add(cfg_t* cfg_audio, int id)
 {
@@ -1244,6 +1358,8 @@ alsa_init(void)
   if (type && (strcasecmp(type, "alsa") != 0))
     return -1;
 
+  alsa_device_list();
+
   alsa_sync_disable = cfg_getbool(cfg_audio, "sync_disable");
   alsa_latency_history_size = cfg_getint(cfg_audio, "adjust_period_seconds");