diff --git a/homeassistant/components/camera/ffmpeg.py b/homeassistant/components/camera/ffmpeg.py
index 83ffdd499e9..db9e73f3e1b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/camera/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/camera/ffmpeg.py
@@ -76,8 +76,3 @@ class FFmpegCamera(Camera):
     def name(self):
         """Return the name of this camera."""
         return self._name
-
-    @property
-    def stream_source(self):
-        """Return the source of the stream."""
-        return self._input
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/camera/generic.py b/homeassistant/components/camera/generic.py
index ae7e849c234..c8d6721ac18 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/camera/generic.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/camera/generic.py
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CONF_CONTENT_TYPE = 'content_type'
 CONF_LIMIT_REFETCH_TO_URL_CHANGE = 'limit_refetch_to_url_change'
 CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL = 'still_image_url'
+CONF_STREAM_SOURCE = 'stream_source'
 CONF_FRAMERATE = 'framerate'
 
 DEFAULT_NAME = 'Generic Camera'
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required(CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL): cv.template,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_STREAM_SOURCE, default=None): vol.Any(None, cv.string),
     vol.Optional(CONF_AUTHENTICATION, default=HTTP_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION):
         vol.In([HTTP_BASIC_AUTHENTICATION, HTTP_DIGEST_AUTHENTICATION]),
     vol.Optional(CONF_LIMIT_REFETCH_TO_URL_CHANGE, default=False): cv.boolean,
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ class GenericCamera(Camera):
         self._authentication = device_info.get(CONF_AUTHENTICATION)
         self._name = device_info.get(CONF_NAME)
         self._still_image_url = device_info[CONF_STILL_IMAGE_URL]
+        self._stream_source = device_info[CONF_STREAM_SOURCE]
         self._still_image_url.hass = hass
         self._limit_refetch = device_info[CONF_LIMIT_REFETCH_TO_URL_CHANGE]
         self._frame_interval = 1 / device_info[CONF_FRAMERATE]
@@ -141,3 +144,8 @@ class GenericCamera(Camera):
     def name(self):
         """Return the name of this device."""
         return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def stream_source(self):
+        """Return the source of the stream."""
+        return self._stream_source
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/camera/onvif.py b/homeassistant/components/camera/onvif.py
index b0bd029a80c..da0bae7c50b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/camera/onvif.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/camera/onvif.py
@@ -230,8 +230,3 @@ class ONVIFHassCamera(Camera):
     def name(self):
         """Return the name of this camera."""
         return self._name
-
-    @property
-    def stream_source(self):
-        """Return the source of the stream."""
-        return self._input