diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index bb47b1f81f..416d40c2e3 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -2634,6 +2634,7 @@ virUSBDeviceFree;
 virUSBDeviceGetBus;
 virUSBDeviceGetDevno;
 virUSBDeviceGetName;
+virUSBDeviceGetPath;
 virUSBDeviceGetUsedBy;
 virUSBDeviceListAdd;
 virUSBDeviceListCount;
diff --git a/src/util/virusb.c b/src/util/virusb.c
index 6a001a77be..8cd2f57f49 100644
--- a/src/util/virusb.c
+++ b/src/util/virusb.c
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ const char *virUSBDeviceGetName(virUSBDevicePtr dev)
     return dev->name;
 }
 
+const char *virUSBDeviceGetPath(virUSBDevicePtr dev)
+{
+    return dev->path;
+}
+
 unsigned int virUSBDeviceGetBus(virUSBDevicePtr dev)
 {
     return dev->bus;
diff --git a/src/util/virusb.h b/src/util/virusb.h
index f98ea21682..716e8c6915 100644
--- a/src/util/virusb.h
+++ b/src/util/virusb.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void virUSBDeviceGetUsedBy(virUSBDevicePtr dev,
                            const char **drv_name,
                            const char **dom_name);
 const char *virUSBDeviceGetName(virUSBDevicePtr dev);
+const char *virUSBDeviceGetPath(virUSBDevicePtr usb);
 
 unsigned int virUSBDeviceGetBus(virUSBDevicePtr dev);
 unsigned int virUSBDeviceGetDevno(virUSBDevicePtr dev);