diff --git a/lib/libusb20/libusb20.3 b/lib/libusb20/libusb20.3
index 8b7639aaa34f..3fe864226652 100644
--- a/lib/libusb20/libusb20.3
+++ b/lib/libusb20/libusb20.3
@@ -698,6 +698,30 @@ returned.
 .
 .Sh USB BACKEND OPERATIONS
 .
+.Fn libusb20_be_get_template pbackend ptemp
+This function will return the currently selected global USB device
+side mode template into the integer pointer
+.Fa ptemp .
+This function returns zero on success else a LIBUSB20_ERROR value is
+returned.
+.
+.Pp
+.
+.Fn libusb20_be_set_template pbackend temp
+This function will set the global USB device side mode template to
+.Fa temp .
+The new template is not activated until after the next USB
+enumeration.
+The template number decides how the USB device will present itself to
+the USB Host, like Mass Storage Device, USB Ethernet Device. Also see
+the
+.Xr usb2_template 4
+module.
+This function returns zero on success else a LIBUSB20_ERROR value is
+returned.
+.
+.Pp
+.
 .Fn libusb20_be_get_dev_quirk pbackend index pquirk
 This function will return the device quirk according to
 .Fa index
diff --git a/lib/libusb20/libusb20.c b/lib/libusb20/libusb20.c
index 814bd26fe2d1..52c447d471cb 100644
--- a/lib/libusb20/libusb20.c
+++ b/lib/libusb20/libusb20.c
@@ -1165,6 +1165,23 @@ libusb20_be_get_perm(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, mode_t *mode)
 	return (pbe->methods->root_get_perm(pbe, mode));
 }
 
+int
+libusb20_be_set_template(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, int temp)
+{
+	return (pbe->methods->root_set_template(pbe, temp));
+}
+
+int
+libusb20_be_get_template(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, int *ptemp)
+{
+	int temp;
+
+	if (ptemp == NULL)
+		ptemp = &temp;
+
+	return (pbe->methods->root_get_template(pbe, ptemp));
+}
+
 struct libusb20_device *
 libusb20_be_device_foreach(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, struct libusb20_device *pdev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/libusb20/libusb20_int.h b/lib/libusb20/libusb20_int.h
index 5e89bfe1cced..b65aac0c3919 100644
--- a/lib/libusb20/libusb20_int.h
+++ b/lib/libusb20/libusb20_int.h
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ typedef int (libusb20_root_get_perm_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, mode_t *mod
 typedef int (libusb20_root_set_owner_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, uid_t user, gid_t group);
 typedef int (libusb20_root_set_perm_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, mode_t mode);
 typedef void (libusb20_exit_backend_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe);
+typedef int (libusb20_root_set_template_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, int temp);
+typedef int (libusb20_root_get_template_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, int *ptemp);
 
 #define	LIBUSB20_DEFINE(n,field) \
   libusb20_##field##_t *field;
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ typedef void (libusb20_exit_backend_t)(struct libusb20_backend *pbe);
   m(n, root_get_owner) \
   m(n, root_set_perm) \
   m(n, root_get_perm) \
+  m(n, root_set_template) \
+  m(n, root_get_template) \
   /* mandatory device methods */ \
   m(n, open_device) \
   m(n, close_device) \
diff --git a/lib/libusb20/libusb20_ugen20.c b/lib/libusb20/libusb20_ugen20.c
index 7bfe2ce41ba0..17a54ea393a4 100644
--- a/lib/libusb20/libusb20_ugen20.c
+++ b/lib/libusb20/libusb20_ugen20.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ static libusb20_root_set_owner_t ugen20_root_set_owner;
 static libusb20_root_get_owner_t ugen20_root_get_owner;
 static libusb20_root_set_perm_t ugen20_root_set_perm;
 static libusb20_root_get_perm_t ugen20_root_get_perm;
+static libusb20_root_set_template_t ugen20_root_set_template;
+static libusb20_root_get_template_t ugen20_root_get_template;
 
 const struct libusb20_backend_methods libusb20_ugen20_backend = {
 	LIBUSB20_BACKEND(LIBUSB20_DECLARE, ugen20)
@@ -1179,3 +1181,15 @@ ugen20_root_get_perm(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, mode_t *mode)
 	return (ugen20_be_do_perm(USB_GET_ROOT_PERM, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 	    NULL, NULL, mode));
 }
+
+static int
+ugen20_root_set_template(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, int temp)
+{
+	return (ugen20_be_ioctl(USB_SET_TEMPLATE, &temp));
+}
+
+static int
+ugen20_root_get_template(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, int *ptemp)
+{
+	return (ugen20_be_ioctl(USB_GET_TEMPLATE, ptemp));
+}
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb_dev.c b/sys/dev/usb/usb_dev.c
index f8e2c96fa349..8df78d236a73 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb_dev.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb_dev.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,15 @@ usb2_ioctl(struct cdev *dev, u_long cmd, caddr_t data,
 	case USB_DEV_QUIRK_REMOVE:
 		err = usb2_quirk_ioctl_p(cmd, data, fflag, td);
 		break;
+	case USB_GET_TEMPLATE:
+		*(int *)data = usb2_template;
+		break;
+	case USB_SET_TEMPLATE:
+		err = priv_check(curthread, PRIV_ROOT);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+		usb2_template = *(int *)data;
+		break;
 	default:
 		err = ENOTTY;
 		break;
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.h b/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.h
index e20479d99cfa..4c296d456725 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.h
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb_device.h
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ struct usb2_device {
 	char	product[64];		/* product string */
 };
 
+/* globals */
+
+extern int usb2_template;
+
 /* function prototypes */
 
 struct usb2_device *usb2_alloc_device(device_t parent_dev, struct usb2_bus *bus,
diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/usb_ioctl.h b/sys/dev/usb/usb_ioctl.h
index 27e4beaac031..73f77964e110 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/usb_ioctl.h
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/usb_ioctl.h
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ struct usb2_gen_quirk {
 #define	USB_SET_PORT_DISABLE	_IOW ('U', 144, int)
 #define	USB_SET_POWER_MODE	_IOW ('U', 145, int)
 #define	USB_GET_POWER_MODE	_IOR ('U', 146, int)
+#define	USB_SET_TEMPLATE	_IOW ('U', 147, int)
+#define	USB_GET_TEMPLATE	_IOR ('U', 148, int)
 
 /* Modem device */
 #define	USB_GET_CM_OVER_DATA	_IOR ('U', 180, int)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c b/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c
index 4b69dc5123fe..8a4ac1da4c3c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/usbconfig/usbconfig.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 struct options {
 	const char *quirkname;
 	void   *buffer;
+	int template;
 	gid_t	gid;
 	uid_t	uid;
 	mode_t	mode;
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ struct options {
 	uint8_t	got_set_alt:1;
 	uint8_t	got_set_owner:1;
 	uint8_t	got_set_perm:1;
+	uint8_t	got_set_template:1;
+	uint8_t	got_get_template:1;
 	uint8_t	got_suspend:1;
 	uint8_t	got_resume:1;
 	uint8_t	got_reset:1;
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ enum {
 	T_SET_ALT,
 	T_SET_OWNER,
 	T_SET_PERM,
+	T_SET_TEMPLATE,
+	T_GET_TEMPLATE,
 	T_ADD_DEVICE_QUIRK,
 	T_REMOVE_DEVICE_QUIRK,
 	T_SHOW_IFACE_DRIVER,
@@ -130,6 +135,8 @@ static const struct token token[] = {
 	{"set_alt", T_SET_ALT, 1},
 	{"set_owner", T_SET_OWNER, 1},
 	{"set_perm", T_SET_PERM, 1},
+	{"set_template", T_SET_TEMPLATE, 1},
+	{"get_template", T_GET_TEMPLATE, 0},
 	{"add_dev_quirk_vplh", T_ADD_DEVICE_QUIRK, 5},
 	{"remove_dev_quirk_vplh", T_REMOVE_DEVICE_QUIRK, 5},
 	{"dump_quirk_names", T_DUMP_QUIRK_NAMES, 0},
@@ -283,6 +290,8 @@ usage(void)
 	    "  set_alt <alt_index>" "\n"
 	    "  set_owner <user:group>" "\n"
 	    "  set_perm <mode>" "\n"
+	    "  set_template <template>" "\n"
+	    "  get_template" "\n"
 	    "  add_dev_quirk_vplh <vid> <pid> <lo_rev> <hi_rev> <quirk>" "\n"
 	    "  remove_dev_quirk_vplh <vid> <pid> <lo_rev> <hi_rev> <quirk>" "\n"
 	    "  dump_quirk_names" "\n"
@@ -358,6 +367,20 @@ flush_command(struct libusb20_backend *pbe, struct options *opt)
 		be_dev_add_quirk(pbe,
 		    opt->vid, opt->pid, opt->lo_rev, opt->hi_rev, opt->quirkname);
 	}
+	if (opt->got_set_template) {
+		opt->got_any--;
+		if (libusb20_be_set_template(pbe, opt->template)) {
+			printf("Setting USB template %u failed, "
+			    "continuing.\n", opt->template);
+		}
+	}
+	if (opt->got_get_template) {
+		opt->got_any--;
+		if (libusb20_be_get_template(pbe, &opt->template))
+			printf("USB template: <unknown>\n");
+		else
+			printf("USB template: %u\n", opt->template);
+	}
 	if (opt->got_any == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * do not scan through all the devices if there are no valid
@@ -691,6 +714,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			opt->got_any++;
 			n++;
 			break;
+		case T_SET_TEMPLATE:
+			opt->template = a_mode(argv[n + 1]);
+			opt->got_set_template = 1;
+			opt->got_any++;
+			n++;
+			break;
+		case T_GET_TEMPLATE:
+			opt->got_get_template = 1;
+			opt->got_any++;
+			break;
 		case T_DUMP_DEVICE_DESC:
 			opt->got_dump_device_desc = 1;
 			opt->got_any++;