diff --git a/usbutils.c b/usbutils.c
index 3c697110..13941477 100644
--- a/usbutils.c
+++ b/usbutils.c
@@ -752,6 +752,13 @@ static void cgusb_check_init()
 	mutex_unlock(&cgusb_lock);
 }
 
+const char *usb_cmdname(enum usb_cmds cmd)
+{
+	cgusb_check_init();
+
+	return usb_commands[cmd];
+}
+
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/usbutils.h b/usbutils.h
index 1454faae..7cacc43a 100644
--- a/usbutils.h
+++ b/usbutils.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ struct device_drv;
 struct cgpu_info;
 
 void usb_all(int level);
+const char *usb_cmdname(enum usb_cmds cmd);
 void usb_uninit(struct cgpu_info *cgpu);
 bool usb_init(struct cgpu_info *cgpu, struct libusb_device *dev, struct usb_find_devices *found);
 void usb_detect(struct device_drv *drv, bool (*device_detect)(struct libusb_device *, struct usb_find_devices *));