Index: sys/dev/bhnd/bcma/bcma_bhndb.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bhnd/bcma/bcma_bhndb.c
+++ sys/dev/bhnd/bcma/bcma_bhndb.c
@@ -51,15 +51,22 @@
 static int
 bcma_bhndb_probe(device_t dev)
 {
-	const struct bhnd_chipid *cid;
+	const struct bhnd_chipid	*cid;
+	int				 error;
+
+	/* Defer to default probe implementation */
+	if ((error = bcma_probe(dev)) > 0)
+		return (error);
 
 	/* Check bus type */
 	cid = BHNDB_GET_CHIPID(device_get_parent(dev), dev);
 	if (cid->chip_type != BHND_CHIPTYPE_BCMA)
 		return (ENXIO);
 
-	/* Delegate to default probe implementation */
-	return (bcma_probe(dev));
+	/* Set device description */
+	bhnd_set_default_bus_desc(dev, cid);
+
+	return (error);
 }
 
 static int
Index: sys/dev/bhnd/bcma/bcma_nexus.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bhnd/bcma/bcma_nexus.c
+++ sys/dev/bhnd/bcma/bcma_nexus.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
 		return (error);
 	}
 
+	/* Set device description */
+	bhnd_set_default_bus_desc(dev, &sc->bcma_cid);
+
 	return (0);
 }
 
Index: sys/dev/bhnd/bhnd.h
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bhnd/bhnd.h
+++ sys/dev/bhnd/bhnd.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 extern devclass_t bhnd_hostb_devclass;
 extern devclass_t bhnd_nvram_devclass;
 
+#define	BHND_CHIPID_MAX_NAMELEN	32	/**< maximum buffer required for a
+					     bhnd_format_chip_id() */
+
 /**
  * bhnd child instance variables
  */
@@ -254,6 +257,8 @@
 const char			*bhnd_core_name(const struct bhnd_core_info *ci);
 bhnd_devclass_t			 bhnd_core_class(const struct bhnd_core_info *ci);
 
+int				 bhnd_format_chip_id(char *buffer, size_t size,
+				     uint16_t chip_id);
 
 device_t			 bhnd_match_child(device_t dev,
 				     const struct bhnd_core_match *desc);
@@ -321,6 +326,9 @@
 				     const char *name);
 void				 bhnd_set_default_core_desc(device_t dev);
 
+void				 bhnd_set_default_bus_desc(device_t dev,
+				     const struct bhnd_chipid *chip_id);
+
 int				 bhnd_nvram_getvar_str(device_t dev,
 				     const char *name, char *buf, size_t len,
 				     size_t *rlen);
Index: sys/dev/bhnd/bhnd_subr.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bhnd/bhnd_subr.c
+++ sys/dev/bhnd/bhnd_subr.c
@@ -288,6 +288,30 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Write a human readable name representation of the given
+ * BHND_CHIPID_* constant to @p buffer.
+ * 
+ * @param buffer Output buffer, or NULL to compute the required size.
+ * @param size Capacity of @p buffer, in bytes.
+ * @param chip_id Chip ID to be formatted.
+ * 
+ * @return Returns the required number of bytes on success, or a negative
+ * integer on failure. No more than @p size-1 characters be written, with
+ * the @p size'th set to '\0'.
+ * 
+ * @sa BHND_CHIPID_MAX_NAMELEN
+ */
+int
+bhnd_format_chip_id(char *buffer, size_t size, uint16_t chip_id)
+{
+	/* All hex formatted IDs are within the range of 0x4000-0x9C3F (40000-1) */
+	if (chip_id >= 0x4000 && chip_id <= 0x9C3F)
+		return (snprintf(buffer, size, "BCM%hX", chip_id));
+	else
+		return (snprintf(buffer, size, "BCM%hu", chip_id));
+}
+
+/**
  * Initialize a core info record with data from from a bhnd-attached @p dev.
  * 
  * @param dev A bhnd device.
@@ -1232,6 +1256,52 @@
 	bhnd_set_custom_core_desc(dev, bhnd_get_device_name(dev));
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Using the bhnd @p chip_id, populate the bhnd(4) bus @p dev's device
+ * description.
+ * 
+ * @param dev A bhnd-bus attached device.
+ */
+void
+bhnd_set_default_bus_desc(device_t dev, const struct bhnd_chipid *chip_id)
+{
+	const char	*bus_name;
+	char		*desc;
+	char		 chip_name[BHND_CHIPID_MAX_NAMELEN];
+
+	/* Determine chip type's bus name */
+	switch (chip_id->chip_type) {
+	case BHND_CHIPTYPE_SIBA:
+		bus_name = "SIBA bus";
+		break;
+	case BHND_CHIPTYPE_BCMA:
+	case BHND_CHIPTYPE_BCMA_ALT:
+		bus_name = "BCMA bus";
+		break;
+	case BHND_CHIPTYPE_UBUS:
+		bus_name = "UBUS bus";
+		break;
+	default:
+		bus_name = "Unknown Type";
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* Format chip name */
+	bhnd_format_chip_id(chip_name, sizeof(chip_name),
+	     chip_id->chip_id);
+
+	/* Format and set device description */
+	asprintf(&desc, M_BHND, "%s %s", chip_name, bus_name);
+	if (desc != NULL) {
+		device_set_desc_copy(dev, desc);
+		free(desc, M_BHND);
+	} else {
+		device_set_desc(dev, bus_name);
+	}
+	
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper function for implementing BHND_BUS_IS_HW_DISABLED().
  * 
Index: sys/dev/bhnd/siba/siba_bhndb.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bhnd/siba/siba_bhndb.c
+++ sys/dev/bhnd/siba/siba_bhndb.c
@@ -80,15 +80,22 @@
 static int
 siba_bhndb_probe(device_t dev)
 {
-	const struct bhnd_chipid *cid;
+	const struct bhnd_chipid	*cid;
+	int				 error;
+
+	/* Defer to default probe implementation */
+	if ((error = siba_probe(dev)) > 0)
+		return (error);
 
 	/* Check bus type */
 	cid = BHNDB_GET_CHIPID(device_get_parent(dev), dev);
 	if (cid->chip_type != BHND_CHIPTYPE_SIBA)
 		return (ENXIO);
 
-	/* Delegate to default probe implementation */
-	return (siba_probe(dev));
+	/* Set device description */
+	bhnd_set_default_bus_desc(dev, cid);
+
+	return (error);
 }
 
 static int
Index: sys/dev/bhnd/siba/siba_nexus.c
===================================================================
--- sys/dev/bhnd/siba/siba_nexus.c
+++ sys/dev/bhnd/siba/siba_nexus.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 		return (error);
 	}
 
+	/* Set device description */
+	bhnd_set_default_bus_desc(dev, &sc->siba_cid);
+
 	return (0);
 }