diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb20.3 b/lib/libusb/libusb20.3
index 5404013ee999..7896e8f01094 100644
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb20.3
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb20.3
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ USB access library (libusb -lusb)
 .Ft int
 .Fn libusb20_dev_reset "struct libusb20_device *pdev"
 .Ft int
+.Fn libusb20_dev_check_connected "struct libusb20_device *pdev"
+.Ft int
 .Fn libusb20_dev_set_power_mode "struct libusb20_device *pdev" "uint8_t power_mode"
 .Ft uint8_t
 .Fn libusb20_dev_get_power_mode "struct libusb20_device *pdev"
@@ -677,6 +679,15 @@ the last set USB configuration.
 This function returns zero on success else a LIBUSB20_ERROR value is
 returned.
 .
+.
+.Pp
+.
+.Fn libusb20_dev_check_connected
+will check if an opened USB device is still connected.
+.
+This function returns zero if the device is still connected else a LIBUSB20_ERROR value is returned.
+.
+.
 .Pp
 .
 .Fn libusb20_dev_set_power_mode
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb20.c b/lib/libusb/libusb20.c
index 1c75fc16712c..e181b49d24eb 100644
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb20.c
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb20.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ dummy_callback(struct libusb20_transfer *xfer)
 #define	dummy_set_config_index (void *)dummy_int
 #define	dummy_set_alt_index (void *)dummy_int
 #define	dummy_reset_device (void *)dummy_int
+#define	dummy_check_connected (void *)dummy_int
 #define	dummy_set_power_mode (void *)dummy_int
 #define	dummy_get_power_mode (void *)dummy_int
 #define	dummy_kernel_driver_active (void *)dummy_int
@@ -672,6 +673,15 @@ libusb20_dev_reset(struct libusb20_device *pdev)
 	return (error);
 }
 
+int
+libusb20_dev_check_connected(struct libusb20_device *pdev)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	error = pdev->methods->check_connected(pdev);
+	return (error);
+}
+
 int
 libusb20_dev_set_power_mode(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t power_mode)
 {
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb20.h b/lib/libusb/libusb20.h
index bb7d8a4ab3d2..6b253aa559a2 100644
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb20.h
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb20.h
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ int	libusb20_dev_request_sync(struct libusb20_device *pdev, struct LIBUSB20_CONT
 int	libusb20_dev_req_string_sync(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t index, uint16_t langid, void *ptr, uint16_t len);
 int	libusb20_dev_req_string_simple_sync(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t index, void *ptr, uint16_t len);
 int	libusb20_dev_reset(struct libusb20_device *pdev);
+int	libusb20_dev_check_connected(struct libusb20_device *pdev);
 int	libusb20_dev_set_power_mode(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t power_mode);
 uint8_t	libusb20_dev_get_power_mode(struct libusb20_device *pdev);
 int	libusb20_dev_set_alt_index(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t iface_index, uint8_t alt_index);
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb20_int.h b/lib/libusb/libusb20_int.h
index 004b0cf381d7..b0e0e2dd7f65 100644
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb20_int.h
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb20_int.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ typedef int (libusb20_set_power_mode_t)(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t po
 typedef int (libusb20_get_power_mode_t)(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t *power_mode);
 typedef int (libusb20_set_alt_index_t)(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t iface_index, uint8_t alt_index);
 typedef int (libusb20_set_config_index_t)(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t index);
+typedef int (libusb20_check_connected_t)(struct libusb20_device *pdev);
 
 /* USB transfer specific */
 typedef int (libusb20_tr_open_t)(struct libusb20_transfer *xfer, uint32_t MaxBufSize, uint32_t MaxFrameCount, uint8_t ep_no);
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ typedef void (libusb20_tr_cancel_async_t)(struct libusb20_transfer *xfer);
   m(n, kernel_driver_active) \
   m(n, process) \
   m(n, reset_device) \
+  m(n, check_connected) \
   m(n, set_power_mode) \
   m(n, get_power_mode) \
   m(n, set_alt_index) \
diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb20_ugen20.c b/lib/libusb/libusb20_ugen20.c
index efcca63a2095..892ba0eb78aa 100644
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb20_ugen20.c
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb20_ugen20.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static libusb20_get_config_index_t ugen20_get_config_index;
 static libusb20_set_config_index_t ugen20_set_config_index;
 static libusb20_set_alt_index_t ugen20_set_alt_index;
 static libusb20_reset_device_t ugen20_reset_device;
+static libusb20_check_connected_t ugen20_check_connected;
 static libusb20_set_power_mode_t ugen20_set_power_mode;
 static libusb20_get_power_mode_t ugen20_get_power_mode;
 static libusb20_kernel_driver_active_t ugen20_kernel_driver_active;
@@ -552,6 +553,25 @@ ugen20_reset_device(struct libusb20_device *pdev)
 	return (ugen20_tr_renew(pdev));
 }
 
+static int
+ugen20_check_connected(struct libusb20_device *pdev)
+{
+	uint32_t plugtime;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	if (ioctl(pdev->file_ctrl, USB_GET_PLUGTIME, &plugtime)) {
+		error = LIBUSB20_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+	if (pdev->session_data.plugtime != plugtime) {
+		error = LIBUSB20_ERROR_NO_DEVICE;
+		goto done;
+	}
+done:
+	return (error);
+}
+
 static int
 ugen20_set_power_mode(struct libusb20_device *pdev, uint8_t power_mode)
 {