diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asequencer.h b/include/uapi/sound/asequencer.h
index eae1e0b0bf37..2470eaa5edc5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/asequencer.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/asequencer.h
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ struct snd_seq_port_info {
 	unsigned int flags;		/* misc. conditioning */
 	unsigned char time_queue;	/* queue # for timestamping */
 	unsigned char direction;	/* port usage direction (r/w/bidir) */
-	char reserved[58];		/* for future use */
+	unsigned char ump_group;	/* 0 = UMP EP (no conversion), 1-16 = UMP group number */
+	char reserved[57];		/* for future use */
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c
index 5574341f49eb..9b80f8275026 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.c
@@ -356,8 +356,12 @@ int snd_seq_set_port_info(struct snd_seq_client_port * port,
 	port->time_real = (info->flags & SNDRV_SEQ_PORT_FLG_TIME_REAL) ? 1 : 0;
 	port->time_queue = info->time_queue;
 
-	/* direction */
+	/* UMP direction and group */
 	port->direction = info->direction;
+	port->ump_group = info->ump_group;
+	if (port->ump_group > SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS)
+		port->ump_group = 0;
+
 	/* fill default port direction */
 	if (!port->direction) {
 		if (info->capability & SNDRV_SEQ_PORT_CAP_READ)
@@ -403,8 +407,9 @@ int snd_seq_get_port_info(struct snd_seq_client_port * port,
 		info->time_queue = port->time_queue;
 	}
 
-	/* direction */
+	/* UMP direction and group */
 	info->direction = port->direction;
+	info->ump_group = port->ump_group;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.h b/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.h
index dce733ab2398..c6c138edceab 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.h
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_ports.h
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ struct snd_seq_client_port {
 	int midi_voices;
 	int synth_voices;
 		
-	/* direction */
+	/* UMP direction and group */
 	unsigned char direction;
+	unsigned char ump_group;
 };
 
 struct snd_seq_client;