diff --git a/profiles/audio/media.c b/profiles/audio/media.c
index 62f53defa7af..b17c555b63e4 100644
--- a/profiles/audio/media.c
+++ b/profiles/audio/media.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ done:
 }
 
 static int pac_select(struct bt_bap_pac *lpac, struct bt_bap_pac *rpac,
-			struct bt_bap_pac_qos *qos,
+			uint32_t chan_alloc, struct bt_bap_pac_qos *qos,
 			bt_bap_pac_select_t cb, void *cb_data, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct media_endpoint *endpoint = user_data;
@@ -969,6 +969,10 @@ static int pac_select(struct bt_bap_pac *lpac, struct bt_bap_pac *rpac,
 		g_dbus_dict_append_entry(&dict, "Locations", DBUS_TYPE_UINT32,
 									&loc);
 
+	if (chan_alloc)
+		g_dbus_dict_append_entry(&dict, "ChannelAllocation",
+					 DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &chan_alloc);
+
 	if (metadata) {
 		key = "Metadata";
 		g_dbus_dict_append_basic_array(&dict, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &key,
diff --git a/src/shared/bap.c b/src/shared/bap.c
index cb505d1564d6..af2cc1ef1eb0 100644
--- a/src/shared/bap.c
+++ b/src/shared/bap.c
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ struct bt_bap {
 	void *user_data;
 };
 
+struct bt_bap_chan {
+	uint8_t count;
+	uint32_t location;
+};
+
 struct bt_bap_pac {
 	struct bt_bap_db *bdb;
 	char *name;
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@ struct bt_bap_pac {
 	struct bt_bap_pac_qos qos;
 	struct iovec *data;
 	struct iovec *metadata;
-	struct queue *chan_map;
+	struct queue *channels;
 	struct bt_bap_pac_ops *ops;
 	void *user_data;
 };
@@ -2422,19 +2427,22 @@ static void bap_pac_foreach_channel(size_t i, uint8_t l, uint8_t t, uint8_t *v,
 					void *user_data)
 {
 	struct bt_bap_pac *pac = user_data;
+	struct bt_bap_chan *chan;
 
 	if (!v)
 		return;
 
-	if (!pac->chan_map)
-		pac->chan_map = queue_new();
+	if (!pac->channels)
+		pac->channels = queue_new();
 
-	printf("PAC %p chan_map 0x%02x\n", pac, *v);
+	chan = new0(struct bt_bap_chan, 1);
+	chan->count = *v;
+	chan->location = bt_bap_pac_get_locations(pac) ? : pac->qos.location;
 
-	queue_push_tail(pac->chan_map, UINT_TO_PTR(*v));
+	queue_push_tail(pac->channels, chan);
 }
 
-static void bap_pac_update_chan_map(struct bt_bap_pac *pac, struct iovec *data)
+static void bap_pac_update_channels(struct bt_bap_pac *pac, struct iovec *data)
 {
 	uint8_t type = 0x03;
 
@@ -2454,8 +2462,8 @@ static void bap_pac_merge(struct bt_bap_pac *pac, struct iovec *data,
 	else
 		pac->data = util_iov_dup(data, 1);
 
-	/* Update channel map */
-	bap_pac_update_chan_map(pac, data);
+	/* Update channels */
+	bap_pac_update_channels(pac, data);
 
 	/* Merge metadata into existing record */
 	if (pac->metadata)
@@ -2495,7 +2503,7 @@ static void bap_pac_free(void *data)
 	free(pac->name);
 	util_iov_free(pac->metadata, 1);
 	util_iov_free(pac->data, 1);
-	queue_destroy(pac->chan_map, NULL);
+	queue_destroy(pac->channels, free);
 	free(pac);
 }
 
@@ -4677,34 +4685,57 @@ int bt_bap_select(struct bt_bap_pac *lpac, struct bt_bap_pac *rpac,
 	if (!lpac->ops || !lpac->ops->select)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	for (lchan = queue_get_entries(lpac->chan_map); lchan;
+	for (lchan = queue_get_entries(lpac->channels); lchan;
 					lchan = lchan->next) {
-		uint8_t lmap = PTR_TO_UINT(lchan->data);
+		struct bt_bap_chan *lc = lchan->data;
+		struct bt_bap_chan map = *lc;
+		int i;
 
-		for (rchan = queue_get_entries(rpac->chan_map); rchan;
-					rchan = rchan->next) {
-			uint8_t rmap = PTR_TO_UINT(rchan->data);
+		for (i = 0, rchan = queue_get_entries(rpac->channels); rchan;
+					rchan = rchan->next, i++) {
+			struct bt_bap_chan *rc = rchan->data;
 
-			printf("lmap 0x%02x rmap 0x%02x\n", lmap, rmap);
-
-			/* Try matching the channel mapping */
-			if (lmap & rmap) {
-				lpac->ops->select(lpac, rpac, &rpac->qos,
-							func, user_data,
-							lpac->user_data);
-				if (count)
-					(*count)++;
-
-				/* Check if there are any channels left */
-				lmap &= ~(lmap & rmap);
-				if (!lmap)
-					break;
-
-				/* Check if device require AC*(i) settings */
-				if (rmap == 0x01)
-					lmap = lmap >> 1;
-			} else
+			/* Try matching the channel count */
+			if (!(map.count & rc->count))
 				break;
+
+			/* Check if location was set otherwise attempt to
+			 * assign one based on the number of channels it
+			 * supports.
+			 */
+			if (!rc->location) {
+				rc->location = bt_bap_pac_get_locations(rpac);
+				/* If channel count is 1 use a single
+				 * location
+				 */
+				if (rc->count == 0x01)
+					rc->location &= BIT(i);
+			}
+
+			/* Try matching the channel location */
+			if (!(map.location & rc->location))
+				break;
+
+			lpac->ops->select(lpac, rpac, map.location &
+						rc->location, &rpac->qos,
+						func, user_data,
+						lpac->user_data);
+			if (count)
+				(*count)++;
+
+			/* Check if there are any channels left to select */
+			map.count &= ~(map.count & rc->count);
+			if (!map.count)
+				break;
+
+			/* Check if there are any locations left to select */
+			map.location &= ~(map.location & rc->location);
+			if (!map.location)
+				break;
+
+			/* Check if device require AC*(i) settings */
+			if (rc->count == 0x01)
+				map.count = map.count >> 1;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/shared/bap.h b/src/shared/bap.h
index 470313e66fc0..9be198cec72c 100644
--- a/src/shared/bap.h
+++ b/src/shared/bap.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct bt_bap_pac *bt_bap_add_pac(struct gatt_db *db, const char *name,
 
 struct bt_bap_pac_ops {
 	int (*select)(struct bt_bap_pac *lpac, struct bt_bap_pac *rpac,
-			struct bt_bap_pac_qos *qos,
+			uint32_t chan_alloc, struct bt_bap_pac_qos *qos,
 			bt_bap_pac_select_t cb, void *cb_data, void *user_data);
 	int (*config)(struct bt_bap_stream *stream, struct iovec *cfg,
 			struct bt_bap_qos *qos, bt_bap_pac_config_t cb,
