diff --git a/doc/indevs.texi b/doc/indevs.texi
index 9d8020311a..858c0fa4e4 100644
--- a/doc/indevs.texi
+++ b/doc/indevs.texi
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ The input filename has to be given in the following syntax:
-i "[[VIDEO]:[AUDIO]]"
@end example
The first entry selects the video input while the latter selects the audio input.
-The stream has to be specified by the device name or the device index as shown by the device list.
+The stream has to be specified by the device name, index or ID as shown by the device list.
Alternatively, the video and/or audio input device can be chosen by index using the
@option{
    -video_device_index <INDEX>
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ and/or
device name or index given in the input filename.

All available devices can be enumerated by using @option{-list_devices true}, listing
-all device names and corresponding indices.
+all device names, corresponding indices and IDs, when available. Device name can be 
+tricky to use when localized and device index can change when devices are plugged or unplugged. A device
+hash, when available, uniquely identifies a device and should not change over time.

There are two device name aliases:
@table @code
diff --git a/libavdevice/avfoundation.m b/libavdevice/avfoundation.m
index 36f9fdc53d..d09a81cb3b 100644
--- a/libavdevice/avfoundation.m
+++ b/libavdevice/avfoundation.m
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
#include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
#include "avdevice.h"

+#define CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID(s) [[s stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@":" withString:@"."] UTF8String]
+
#define av_log_avfoundation_error(s, str, err) \
   av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Avfoundation: %s, %s\n", str, \
     [[[NSError errorWithDomain:NSOSStatusErrorDomain code:err userInfo:nil] localizedDescription] UTF8String] \
@@ -815,21 +817,23 @@ static int avf_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
        int index = 0;
        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "AVFoundation video devices:\n");
        for (AVCaptureDevice *device in devices) {
-            const char *name = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
-            index            = [devices indexOfObject:device];
-            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] %s\n", index, name);
+            const char *name     = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
+            const char *uniqueId = CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID([device uniqueID]);
+            index                = [devices indexOfObject:device];
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] %s (ID: %s)\n", index, name, uniqueId);
        }
        for (AVCaptureDevice *device in devices_muxed) {
-            const char *name = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
-            index            = [devices count] + [devices_muxed indexOfObject:device];
-            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] %s\n", index, name);
+            const char *name     = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
+            const char *uniqueId = CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID([device uniqueID]);
+            index                = [devices count] + [devices_muxed indexOfObject:device];
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] %s (ID: %s)\n", index, name, uniqueId);
        }
#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE && __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 1070
        if (num_screens > 0) {
            CGDirectDisplayID screens[num_screens];
            CGGetActiveDisplayList(num_screens, screens, &num_screens);
            for (int i = 0; i < num_screens; i++) {
-                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] Capture screen %d\n", ctx->num_video_devices + i, i);
+                av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] Capture screen %d (ID: AvfilterAvfoundationCaptureScreen%d)\n", ctx->num_video_devices + i, i, screens[i]);
            }
        }
#endif
@@ -837,9 +841,10 @@ static int avf_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "AVFoundation audio devices:\n");
        devices = [AVCaptureDevice devicesWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio];
        for (AVCaptureDevice *device in devices) {
-            const char *name = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
-            int index  = [devices indexOfObject:device];
-            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] %s\n", index, name);
+            const char *name     = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
+            const char *uniqueId = CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID([device uniqueID]);
+            int index            = [devices indexOfObject:device];
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "[%d] %s (ID: %s)\n", index, name, uniqueId);
        }
         goto fail;
    }
@@ -901,14 +906,29 @@ static int avf_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
        } else {
        // looking for video inputs
        for (AVCaptureDevice *device in devices) {
-            if (!strncmp(ctx->video_filename, [[device localizedName] UTF8String], strlen(ctx->video_filename))) {
+            const char *name = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
+            if (!strncmp(ctx->video_filename, name, strlen(ctx->video_filename))) {
+                video_device = device;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            const char *uniqueId = CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID([device uniqueID]);
+            if (!strncmp(ctx->video_filename, uniqueId, strlen(ctx->video_filename))) {
                video_device = device;
                break;
            }
        }
        // looking for muxed inputs
        for (AVCaptureDevice *device in devices_muxed) {
-            if (!strncmp(ctx->video_filename, [[device localizedName] UTF8String], strlen(ctx->video_filename))) {
+            const char *name = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
+            if (!strncmp(ctx->video_filename, name, strlen(ctx->video_filename))) {
+                video_device = device;
+                ctx->video_is_muxed = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            const char *uniqueId = CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID([device uniqueID]);
+            if (!strncmp(ctx->video_filename, uniqueId, strlen(ctx->video_filename))) {
                video_device = device;
                ctx->video_is_muxed = 1;
                break;
@@ -919,10 +939,23 @@ static int avf_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
        // looking for screen inputs
        if (!video_device) {
            int idx;
+            CGDirectDisplayID screens[num_screens];
+            CGGetActiveDisplayList(num_screens, screens, &num_screens);
+            AVCaptureScreenInput* capture_screen_input = NULL;
+
            if(sscanf(ctx->video_filename, "Capture screen %d", &idx) && idx < num_screens) {
-                CGDirectDisplayID screens[num_screens];
-                CGGetActiveDisplayList(num_screens, screens, &num_screens);
-                AVCaptureScreenInput* capture_screen_input = [[[AVCaptureScreenInput alloc] initWithDisplayID:screens[idx]] autorelease];
+                capture_screen_input = [[[AVCaptureScreenInput alloc] initWithDisplayID:screens[idx]] autorelease];
+            }
+
+            if(sscanf(ctx->video_filename, "AvfilterAvfoundationCaptureScreen%d", &idx)) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < num_screens; i++) {
+                    if (screens[i] == idx) {
+                        capture_screen_input = [[[AVCaptureScreenInput alloc] initWithDisplayID:idx] autorelease];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (capture_screen_input) {
                video_device = (AVCaptureDevice*) capture_screen_input;
                ctx->video_device_index = ctx->num_video_devices + idx;
                ctx->video_is_screen = 1;
@@ -973,7 +1006,14 @@ static int avf_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
        NSArray *devices = [AVCaptureDevice devicesWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio];

        for (AVCaptureDevice *device in devices) {
-            if (!strncmp(ctx->audio_filename, [[device localizedName] UTF8String], strlen(ctx->audio_filename))) {
+            const char *name = [[device localizedName] UTF8String];
+            if (!strncmp(ctx->audio_filename, name, strlen(ctx->audio_filename))) {
+                audio_device = device;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            const char *uniqueId = CLEANUP_DEVICE_ID([device uniqueID]);
+            if (!strncmp(ctx->audio_filename, uniqueId, strlen(ctx->audio_filename))) {
                audio_device = device;
                break;
            }
