diff --git a/include/sound/ump.h b/include/sound/ump.h
index 91238dabe307..7f68056acdff 100644
--- a/include/sound/ump.h
+++ b/include/sound/ump.h
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ struct snd_ump_ops;
 struct ump_cvt_to_ump;
 struct snd_seq_ump_ops;
 
+struct snd_ump_group {
+	int group;			/* group index (0-based) */
+	unsigned int dir_bits;		/* directions */
+	bool active;			/* activeness */
+	bool valid;			/* valid group (referred by blocks) */
+	char name[64];			/* group name */
+};
+
 struct snd_ump_endpoint {
 	struct snd_rawmidi core;	/* raw UMP access */
 
@@ -41,6 +49,8 @@ struct snd_ump_endpoint {
 
 	struct mutex open_mutex;
 
+	struct snd_ump_group groups[SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS]; /* table of groups */
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_UMP_LEGACY_RAWMIDI)
 	spinlock_t legacy_locks[2];
 	struct snd_rawmidi *legacy_rmidi;
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c
index b4c7543a2424..91773f8ca782 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ enum {
 	STR_OUT = SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT
 };
 
-/* object per UMP group; corresponding to a sequencer port */
-struct seq_ump_group {
-	int group;			/* group index (0-based) */
-	unsigned int dir_bits;		/* directions */
-	bool active;			/* activeness */
-	bool valid;			/* valid group (referred by blocks) */
-	char name[64];			/* seq port name */
-};
-
 /* context for UMP input parsing, per EP */
 struct seq_ump_input_buffer {
 	unsigned char len;		/* total length in words */
@@ -48,7 +39,6 @@ struct seq_ump_client {
 	int opened[2];			/* current opens for each direction */
 	struct snd_rawmidi_file out_rfile; /* rawmidi for output */
 	struct seq_ump_input_buffer input; /* input parser context */
-	struct seq_ump_group groups[SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS]; /* table of groups */
 	void *ump_info[SNDRV_UMP_MAX_BLOCKS + 1]; /* shadow of seq client ump_info */
 	struct work_struct group_notify_work; /* FB change notification */
 };
@@ -178,7 +168,7 @@ static int seq_ump_unuse(void *pdata, struct snd_seq_port_subscribe *info)
 /* fill port_info from the given UMP EP and group info */
 static void fill_port_info(struct snd_seq_port_info *port,
 			   struct seq_ump_client *client,
-			   struct seq_ump_group *group)
+			   struct snd_ump_group *group)
 {
 	unsigned int rawmidi_info = client->ump->core.info_flags;
 
@@ -215,7 +205,7 @@ static void fill_port_info(struct snd_seq_port_info *port,
 }
 
 /* skip non-existing group for static blocks */
-static bool skip_group(struct seq_ump_client *client, struct seq_ump_group *group)
+static bool skip_group(struct seq_ump_client *client, struct snd_ump_group *group)
 {
 	return !group->valid &&
 		(client->ump->info.flags & SNDRV_UMP_EP_INFO_STATIC_BLOCKS);
@@ -224,7 +214,7 @@ static bool skip_group(struct seq_ump_client *client, struct seq_ump_group *grou
 /* create a new sequencer port per UMP group */
 static int seq_ump_group_init(struct seq_ump_client *client, int group_index)
 {
-	struct seq_ump_group *group = &client->groups[group_index];
+	struct snd_ump_group *group = &client->ump->groups[group_index];
 	struct snd_seq_port_info *port __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct snd_seq_port_callback pcallbacks;
 
@@ -264,7 +254,7 @@ static void update_port_infos(struct seq_ump_client *client)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS; i++) {
-		if (skip_group(client, &client->groups[i]))
+		if (skip_group(client, &client->ump->groups[i]))
 			continue;
 
 		old->addr.client = client->seq_client;
@@ -274,7 +264,7 @@ static void update_port_infos(struct seq_ump_client *client)
 						old);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return;
-		fill_port_info(new, client, &client->groups[i]);
+		fill_port_info(new, client, &client->ump->groups[i]);
 		if (old->capability == new->capability &&
 		    !strcmp(old->name, new->name))
 			continue;
@@ -288,57 +278,6 @@ static void update_port_infos(struct seq_ump_client *client)
 	}
 }
 
-/* update dir_bits and active flag for all groups in the client */
-static void update_group_attrs(struct seq_ump_client *client)
-{
-	struct snd_ump_block *fb;
-	struct seq_ump_group *group;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS; i++) {
-		group = &client->groups[i];
-		*group->name = 0;
-		group->dir_bits = 0;
-		group->active = 0;
-		group->group = i;
-		group->valid = false;
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry(fb, &client->ump->block_list, list) {
-		if (fb->info.first_group + fb->info.num_groups > SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS)
-			break;
-		group = &client->groups[fb->info.first_group];
-		for (i = 0; i < fb->info.num_groups; i++, group++) {
-			group->valid = true;
-			if (fb->info.active)
-				group->active = 1;
-			switch (fb->info.direction) {
-			case SNDRV_UMP_DIR_INPUT:
-				group->dir_bits |= (1 << STR_IN);
-				break;
-			case SNDRV_UMP_DIR_OUTPUT:
-				group->dir_bits |= (1 << STR_OUT);
-				break;
-			case SNDRV_UMP_DIR_BIDIRECTION:
-				group->dir_bits |= (1 << STR_OUT) | (1 << STR_IN);
-				break;
-			}
-			if (!*fb->info.name)
-				continue;
-			if (!*group->name) {
-				/* store the first matching name */
-				strscpy(group->name, fb->info.name,
-					sizeof(group->name));
-			} else {
-				/* when overlapping, concat names */
-				strlcat(group->name, ", ", sizeof(group->name));
-				strlcat(group->name, fb->info.name,
-					sizeof(group->name));
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 /* create a UMP Endpoint port */
 static int create_ump_endpoint_port(struct seq_ump_client *client)
 {
@@ -435,7 +374,7 @@ static void setup_client_group_filter(struct seq_ump_client *client)
 		return;
 	filter = ~(1U << 0); /* always allow groupless messages */
 	for (p = 0; p < SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS; p++) {
-		if (client->groups[p].active)
+		if (client->ump->groups[p].active)
 			filter &= ~(1U << (p + 1));
 	}
 	cptr->group_filter = filter;
@@ -448,7 +387,6 @@ static void handle_group_notify(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct seq_ump_client *client =
 		container_of(work, struct seq_ump_client, group_notify_work);
 
-	update_group_attrs(client);
 	update_port_infos(client);
 	setup_client_group_filter(client);
 }
@@ -511,7 +449,6 @@ static int snd_seq_ump_probe(struct device *_dev)
 		client->ump_info[fb->info.block_id + 1] = &fb->info;
 
 	setup_client_midi_version(client);
-	update_group_attrs(client);
 
 	for (p = 0; p < SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS; p++) {
 		err = seq_ump_group_init(client, p);
diff --git a/sound/core/ump.c b/sound/core/ump.c
index b1ce4756961a..248fb1c8cad0 100644
--- a/sound/core/ump.c
+++ b/sound/core/ump.c
@@ -524,6 +524,58 @@ static void snd_ump_proc_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 	}
 }
 
+/* update dir_bits and active flag for all groups in the client */
+static void update_group_attrs(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump)
+{
+	struct snd_ump_block *fb;
+	struct snd_ump_group *group;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS; i++) {
+		group = &ump->groups[i];
+		*group->name = 0;
+		group->dir_bits = 0;
+		group->active = 0;
+		group->group = i;
+		group->valid = false;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(fb, &ump->block_list, list) {
+		if (fb->info.first_group + fb->info.num_groups > SNDRV_UMP_MAX_GROUPS)
+			break;
+		group = &ump->groups[fb->info.first_group];
+		for (i = 0; i < fb->info.num_groups; i++, group++) {
+			group->valid = true;
+			if (fb->info.active)
+				group->active = 1;
+			switch (fb->info.direction) {
+			case SNDRV_UMP_DIR_INPUT:
+				group->dir_bits |= (1 << SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT);
+				break;
+			case SNDRV_UMP_DIR_OUTPUT:
+				group->dir_bits |= (1 << SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT);
+				break;
+			case SNDRV_UMP_DIR_BIDIRECTION:
+				group->dir_bits |= (1 << SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_INPUT) |
+					(1 << SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT);
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!*fb->info.name)
+				continue;
+			if (!*group->name) {
+				/* store the first matching name */
+				strscpy(group->name, fb->info.name,
+					sizeof(group->name));
+			} else {
+				/* when overlapping, concat names */
+				strlcat(group->name, ", ", sizeof(group->name));
+				strlcat(group->name, fb->info.name,
+					sizeof(group->name));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * UMP endpoint and function block handling
  */
@@ -795,8 +847,10 @@ static int ump_handle_fb_info_msg(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
 
 	if (fb) {
 		fill_fb_info(ump, &fb->info, buf);
-		if (ump->parsed)
+		if (ump->parsed) {
+			update_group_attrs(ump);
 			seq_notify_fb_change(ump, fb);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 1; /* finished */
@@ -825,8 +879,10 @@ static int ump_handle_fb_name_msg(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
 	ret = ump_append_string(ump, fb->info.name, sizeof(fb->info.name),
 				buf->raw, 3);
 	/* notify the FB name update to sequencer, too */
-	if (ret > 0 && ump->parsed)
+	if (ret > 0 && ump->parsed) {
+		update_group_attrs(ump);
 		seq_notify_fb_change(ump, fb);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -998,6 +1054,9 @@ int snd_ump_parse_endpoint(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump)
 			continue;
 	}
 
+	/* initialize group attributions */
+	update_group_attrs(ump);
+
  error:
 	ump->parsed = true;
 	ump_request_close(ump);
@@ -1186,10 +1245,17 @@ static void fill_substream_names(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,
 				 struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi, int dir)
 {
 	struct snd_rawmidi_substream *s;
+	const char *name;
+	int idx;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(s, &rmidi->streams[dir].substreams, list)
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &rmidi->streams[dir].substreams, list) {
+		idx = ump->legacy_mapping[s->number];
+		name = ump->groups[idx].name;
+		if (!*name)
+			name = ump->info.name;
 		snprintf(s->name, sizeof(s->name), "Group %d (%.16s)",
-			 ump->legacy_mapping[s->number] + 1, ump->info.name);
+			 idx + 1, name);
+	}
 }
 
 int snd_ump_attach_legacy_rawmidi(struct snd_ump_endpoint *ump,