diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb.h b/lib/libusb/libusb.h
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb.h
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb.h
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@
 int 	libusb_attach_kernel_driver(libusb_device_handle * devh, int interface);
 int	libusb_set_auto_detach_kernel_driver(libusb_device_handle *dev, int enable);
 int	libusb_set_interface_alt_setting(libusb_device_handle * devh, int interface_number, int alternate_setting);
+libusb_device *libusb_get_parent(libusb_device * dev);
 
 /* USB Descriptors */
 
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb10.h b/lib/libusb/libusb10.h
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb10.h
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb10.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 	struct libusb_super_pollfd dev_poll;
 
 	struct libusb_context *ctx;
+	struct libusb_device *parent_dev;
 
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(libusb_device) hotplug_entry;
 
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb10.c b/lib/libusb/libusb10.c
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb10.c
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb10.c
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@
 libusb_get_device_list(libusb_context *ctx, libusb_device ***list)
 {
 	struct libusb20_backend *usb_backend;
-	struct libusb20_device *pdev;
+	struct libusb20_device *pdev, *parent_dev;
 	struct libusb_device *dev;
-	int i;
+	int i, j, k;
 
 	ctx = GET_CONTEXT(ctx);
 
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@
 		/* set context we belong to */
 		dev->ctx = ctx;
 
+		/* assume we have no parent by default */
+		dev->parent_dev = NULL;
+
 		/* link together the two structures */
 		dev->os_priv = pdev;
 		pdev->privLuData = dev;
@@ -372,6 +375,25 @@
 	}
 	(*list)[i] = NULL;
 
+	/* for each device, find its parent */
+	for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+		pdev = (*list)[j]->os_priv;
+
+		for (k = 0; k < i; k++) {
+			if (k == j)
+				continue;
+
+			parent_dev = (*list)[k]->os_priv;
+
+			if (parent_dev->bus_number != pdev->bus_number)
+				continue;
+			if (parent_dev->device_address == pdev->parent_address) {
+				(*list)[j]->parent_dev = libusb_ref_device((*list)[k]);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	libusb20_be_free(usb_backend);
 	return (i);
 }
@@ -536,6 +558,7 @@
 	CTX_UNLOCK(dev->ctx);
 
 	if (dev->refcnt == 0) {
+		libusb_unref_device(dev->parent_dev);
 		libusb20_dev_free(dev->os_priv);
 		free(dev);
 	}
@@ -812,6 +835,12 @@
 	return (err ? LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER : 0);
 }
 
+libusb_device *
+libusb_get_parent(libusb_device *dev)
+{
+	return (dev->parent_dev);
+}
+
 static struct libusb20_transfer *
 libusb10_get_transfer(struct libusb20_device *pdev,
     uint8_t endpoint, uint8_t xfer_index)