diff --git a/obs/data/locale/en-US.ini b/obs/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 9c45f234c..ac29a89b9 100644
--- a/obs/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/obs/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ Basic.Settings.Audio.EnablePushToMute="Enable Push-to-mute"
 Basic.Settings.Audio.PushToMuteDelay="Push-to-mute delay"
 Basic.Settings.Audio.EnablePushToTalk="Enable Push-to-talk"
 Basic.Settings.Audio.PushToTalkDelay="Push-to-talk delay"
+Basic.Settings.Audio.UnknownAudioDevice="[Device not connected or not available]"
 
 # basic mode 'advanced' settings
 Basic.Settings.Advanced="Advanced"
diff --git a/obs/window-basic-settings.cpp b/obs/window-basic-settings.cpp
index 05b395c1a..8f1a769b1 100644
--- a/obs/window-basic-settings.cpp
+++ b/obs/window-basic-settings.cpp
@@ -1406,9 +1406,17 @@ void OBSBasicSettings::LoadListValues(QComboBox *widget, obs_property_t *prop,
 	}
 
 	if (deviceId) {
-		int idx = widget->findData(QVariant(QT_UTF8(deviceId)));
-		if (idx != -1)
+		QVariant var(QT_UTF8(deviceId));
+		int idx = widget->findData(var);
+		if (idx != -1) {
 			widget->setCurrentIndex(idx);
+		} else {
+			widget->insertItem(0,
+					QTStr("Basic.Settings.Audio."
+						"UnknownAudioDevice"),
+					var);
+			widget->setCurrentIndex(0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (settings)