diff --git a/plugins/linux-capture/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/linux-capture/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b27ea1718f54b..e8dd6c9b28acb5 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-capture/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/linux-capture/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ if(ENABLE_PIPEWIRE)
 		${linux-capture_SOURCES}
 		pipewire.c
 		pipewire-capture.c
+		portal.c
 	)
 	set(linux-capture_HEADERS
 		${linux-capture_HEADERS}
 		pipewire.h
 		pipewire-capture.h
+		portal.h
 	)
 	set(linux-capture_LIBRARIES
 		${linux-capture_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/plugins/linux-capture/pipewire-capture.c b/plugins/linux-capture/pipewire-capture.c
index deb6bfb9312588..72f0df5816fb48 100644
--- a/plugins/linux-capture/pipewire-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/linux-capture/pipewire-capture.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "pipewire.h"
+#include "portal.h"
 
 /* obs_source_info methods */
 
@@ -106,6 +107,23 @@ static void pipewire_capture_video_render(void *data, gs_effect_t *effect)
 
 void pipewire_capture_load(void)
 {
+	uint32_t available_capture_types = portal_get_available_capture_types();
+	bool desktop_capture_available =
+		(available_capture_types & DESKTOP_CAPTURE) != 0;
+	bool window_capture_available =
+		(available_capture_types & WINDOW_CAPTURE) != 0;
+
+	if (available_capture_types == 0) {
+		blog(LOG_INFO, "[pipewire] No captures available");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	blog(LOG_INFO, "[pipewire] Available captures:");
+	if (desktop_capture_available)
+		blog(LOG_INFO, "[pipewire]     - Desktop capture");
+	if (window_capture_available)
+		blog(LOG_INFO, "[pipewire]     - Window capture");
+
 	// Desktop capture
 	const struct obs_source_info pipewire_desktop_capture_info = {
 		.id = "pipewire-desktop-capture-source",
@@ -124,7 +142,8 @@ void pipewire_capture_load(void)
 		.video_render = pipewire_capture_video_render,
 		.icon_type = OBS_ICON_TYPE_DESKTOP_CAPTURE,
 	};
-	obs_register_source(&pipewire_desktop_capture_info);
+	if (desktop_capture_available)
+		obs_register_source(&pipewire_desktop_capture_info);
 
 	// Window capture
 	const struct obs_source_info pipewire_window_capture_info = {
@@ -144,7 +163,8 @@ void pipewire_capture_load(void)
 		.video_render = pipewire_capture_video_render,
 		.icon_type = OBS_ICON_TYPE_WINDOW_CAPTURE,
 	};
-	obs_register_source(&pipewire_window_capture_info);
+	if (window_capture_available)
+		obs_register_source(&pipewire_window_capture_info);
 
 	pw_init(NULL, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/linux-capture/portal.c b/plugins/linux-capture/portal.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6aeb17a09fdf75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/linux-capture/portal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* portal.c
+ *
+ * Copyright 2021 Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <georges.stavracas@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#include "portal.h"
+#include "pipewire.h"
+
+static GDBusConnection *connection = NULL;
+static GDBusProxy *proxy = NULL;
+
+static void ensure_proxy(void)
+{
+	g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
+	if (!connection) {
+		connection = g_bus_get_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION, NULL, &error);
+
+		if (error) {
+			blog(LOG_WARNING,
+			     "[portals] Error retrieving D-Bus connection: %s",
+			     error->message);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!proxy) {
+		proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_sync(
+			connection, G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE, NULL,
+			"org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop",
+			"/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop",
+			"org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast", NULL, &error);
+
+		if (error) {
+			blog(LOG_WARNING,
+			     "[portals] Error retrieving D-Bus proxy: %s",
+			     error->message);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+uint32_t portal_get_available_capture_types(void)
+{
+	g_autoptr(GVariant) cached_source_types = NULL;
+	uint32_t available_source_types;
+
+	ensure_proxy();
+
+	if (!proxy)
+		return 0;
+
+	cached_source_types =
+		g_dbus_proxy_get_cached_property(proxy, "AvailableSourceTypes");
+	available_source_types =
+		cached_source_types ? g_variant_get_uint32(cached_source_types)
+				    : 0;
+
+	return available_source_types;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/linux-capture/portal.h b/plugins/linux-capture/portal.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..67aeb7646d2ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/linux-capture/portal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/* portal.c
+ *
+ * Copyright 2021 Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <georges.stavracas@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+uint32_t portal_get_available_capture_types(void);