diff --git a/include/usbhost/usbhost.h b/include/usbhost/usbhost.h
index 4350ec103..88b5b4406 100644
--- a/include/usbhost/usbhost.h
+++ b/include/usbhost/usbhost.h
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ int usb_device_bulk_transfer(struct usb_device *device,
                             int length,
                             unsigned int timeout);
 
+/** Reset USB bus for the device */
+int usb_device_reset(struct usb_device *device);
+
 /* Creates a new usb_request. */
 struct usb_request *usb_request_new(struct usb_device *dev,
         const struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep_desc);
diff --git a/libusbhost/usbhost.c b/libusbhost/usbhost.c
index b8e32154f..299fdc475 100644
--- a/libusbhost/usbhost.c
+++ b/libusbhost/usbhost.c
@@ -617,6 +617,11 @@ int usb_device_bulk_transfer(struct usb_device *device,
     return ioctl(device->fd, USBDEVFS_BULK, &ctrl);
 }
 
+int usb_device_reset(struct usb_device *device)
+{
+    return ioctl(device->fd, USBDEVFS_RESET);
+}
+
 struct usb_request *usb_request_new(struct usb_device *dev,
         const struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep_desc)
 {