diff --git a/dom/media/ipc/PVideoDecoder.ipdl b/dom/media/ipc/PVideoDecoder.ipdl
index 9c4d9e6d6e90..bdd4ff571cba 100644
--- a/dom/media/ipc/PVideoDecoder.ipdl
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/PVideoDecoder.ipdl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ parent:
   async __delete__();
 
 child:
-  async InitComplete(bool hardware, nsCString hardwareReason, uint32_t conversion);
+  async InitComplete(nsCString decoderDescription, bool hardware, nsCString hardwareReason, uint32_t conversion);
   async InitFailed(nsresult reason);
 
   async FlushComplete();
diff --git a/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.cpp b/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.cpp
index d4e1df158882..63b514f4185a 100644
--- a/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using namespace gfx;
 
 RemoteVideoDecoder::RemoteVideoDecoder()
   : mActor(new VideoDecoderChild())
+  , mDescription("RemoteVideoDecoder")
 {
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ RemoteVideoDecoder::~RemoteVideoDecoder()
   actor = nullptr;
   mActor = nullptr;
 
-  VideoDecoderManagerChild::GetManagerThread()->Dispatch(task.forget(), NS_DISPATCH_NORMAL);
+  VideoDecoderManagerChild::GetManagerThread()->Dispatch(task.forget(),
+                                                         NS_DISPATCH_NORMAL);
 }
 
 RefPtr<MediaDataDecoder::InitPromise>
@@ -53,7 +55,18 @@ RemoteVideoDecoder::Init()
 {
   RefPtr<RemoteVideoDecoder> self = this;
   return InvokeAsync(VideoDecoderManagerChild::GetManagerAbstractThread(),
-                     __func__, [self, this]() { return mActor->Init(); });
+                     __func__,
+                     [self, this]() { return mActor->Init(); })
+    ->Then(VideoDecoderManagerChild::GetManagerAbstractThread(),
+           __func__,
+           [self, this](TrackType aTrack) {
+             mDescription =
+               mActor->GetDescriptionName() + NS_LITERAL_CSTRING(" (remote)");
+             return InitPromise::CreateAndResolve(aTrack, __func__);
+           },
+           [self, this](const MediaResult& aError) {
+             return InitPromise::CreateAndReject(aError, __func__);
+           });
 }
 
 RefPtr<MediaDataDecoder::DecodePromise>
@@ -183,5 +196,11 @@ RemoteDecoderModule::CreateVideoDecoder(const CreateDecoderParams& aParams)
   return object.forget();
 }
 
+nsCString
+RemoteVideoDecoder::GetDescriptionName() const
+{
+  return mDescription;
+}
+
 } // namespace dom
 } // namespace mozilla
diff --git a/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.h b/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.h
index c9a20f8986e3..361f66658d48 100644
--- a/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.h
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/RemoteVideoDecoder.h
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ public:
   RefPtr<ShutdownPromise> Shutdown() override;
   bool IsHardwareAccelerated(nsACString& aFailureReason) const override;
   void SetSeekThreshold(const media::TimeUnit& aTime) override;
-
-  nsCString GetDescriptionName() const override
-  {
-    return NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("RemoteVideoDecoder");
-  }
+  nsCString GetDescriptionName() const override;
   ConversionRequired NeedsConversion() const override;
 
 private:
@@ -49,6 +45,9 @@ private:
   // destructor when we can guarantee no other threads are accessing it). Only
   // read from the manager thread.
   RefPtr<VideoDecoderChild> mActor;
+  // Only ever written/modified during decoder initialisation.
+  // As such can be accessed from any threads after that.
+  nsCString mDescription;
 };
 
 // A PDM implementation that creates RemoteVideoDecoders.
diff --git a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.cpp b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.cpp
index 1341a0054503..496c92cf74dc 100644
--- a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.cpp
@@ -107,13 +107,15 @@ VideoDecoderChild::RecvError(const nsresult& aError)
 }
 
 mozilla::ipc::IPCResult
-VideoDecoderChild::RecvInitComplete(const bool& aHardware,
+VideoDecoderChild::RecvInitComplete(const nsCString& aDecoderDescription,
+                                    const bool& aHardware,
                                     const nsCString& aHardwareReason,
                                     const uint32_t& aConversion)
 {
   AssertOnManagerThread();
   mInitPromise.ResolveIfExists(TrackInfo::kVideoTrack, __func__);
   mInitialized = true;
+  mDescription = aDecoderDescription;
   mIsHardwareAccelerated = aHardware;
   mHardwareAcceleratedReason = aHardwareReason;
   mConversion = static_cast<MediaDataDecoder::ConversionRequired>(aConversion);
@@ -329,6 +331,13 @@ VideoDecoderChild::IsHardwareAccelerated(nsACString& aFailureReason) const
   return mIsHardwareAccelerated;
 }
 
+nsCString
+VideoDecoderChild::GetDescriptionName() const
+{
+  AssertOnManagerThread();
+  return mDescription;
+}
+
 void
 VideoDecoderChild::SetSeekThreshold(const media::TimeUnit& aTime)
 {
diff --git a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.h b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.h
index be96c9180f10..0e59f89c00ae 100644
--- a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.h
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderChild.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ public:
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvInputExhausted() override;
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvDrainComplete() override;
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvError(const nsresult& aError) override;
-  mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvInitComplete(const bool& aHardware,
+  mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvInitComplete(const nsCString& aDecoderDescription,
+                                           const bool& aHardware,
                                            const nsCString& aHardwareReason,
                                            const uint32_t& aConversion) override;
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvInitFailed(const nsresult& aReason) override;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ public:
   RefPtr<MediaDataDecoder::FlushPromise> Flush();
   void Shutdown();
   bool IsHardwareAccelerated(nsACString& aFailureReason) const;
+  nsCString GetDescriptionName() const;
   void SetSeekThreshold(const media::TimeUnit& aTime);
   MediaDataDecoder::ConversionRequired NeedsConversion() const;
 
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ private:
   MozPromiseHolder<MediaDataDecoder::FlushPromise> mFlushPromise;
 
   nsCString mHardwareAcceleratedReason;
+  nsCString mDescription;
   bool mCanSend;
   bool mInitialized;
   Atomic<bool> mIsHardwareAccelerated;
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ private:
   bool mNeedNewDecoder;
   MediaDataDecoder::DecodedData mDecodedData;
 
-  nsCString mBlacklistedD3D11Driver;
+  nsCString mBlacklistedD3D11Driver;
   nsCString mBlacklistedD3D9Driver;
   TimeStamp mGPUCrashTime;
 };
diff --git a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderParent.cpp b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderParent.cpp
index 400b98b8fda2..98ba7c928287 100644
--- a/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/ipc/VideoDecoderParent.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ VideoDecoderParent::RecvInit()
           self->mDecoder->IsHardwareAccelerated(hardwareReason);
         uint32_t conversion =
           static_cast<uint32_t>(self->mDecoder->NeedsConversion());
-        Unused << self->SendInitComplete(
-          hardwareAccelerated, hardwareReason, conversion);
+        Unused << self->SendInitComplete(self->mDecoder->GetDescriptionName(),
+                                         hardwareAccelerated,
+                                         hardwareReason,
+                                         conversion);
       }
     },
     [self] (MediaResult aReason) {