diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index e669a990973ca..a906d24b7c011 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -95449,6 +95449,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="getRawDescriptors"
+ return="byte[]"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="getSerial"
  return="java.lang.String"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/usb/UsbDeviceConnection.java b/core/java/android/hardware/usb/UsbDeviceConnection.java
index a153c0b24fe17..b53649089d107 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/usb/UsbDeviceConnection.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/usb/UsbDeviceConnection.java
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ public class UsbDeviceConnection {
         return native_get_fd();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the raw USB descriptors for the device.
+     * This can be used to access descriptors not supported directly
+     * via the higher level APIs.
+     *
+     * @return raw USB descriptors
+     */
+    public byte[] getRawDescriptors() {
+        return native_get_desc();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Claims exclusive access to a {@link android.hardware.usb.UsbInterface}.
      * This must be done before sending or receiving data on any
@@ -160,6 +171,7 @@ public class UsbDeviceConnection {
     private native boolean native_open(String deviceName, FileDescriptor pfd);
     private native void native_close();
     private native int native_get_fd();
+    private native byte[] native_get_desc();
     private native boolean native_claim_interface(int interfaceID, boolean force);
     private native boolean native_release_interface(int interfaceID);
     private native int native_control_request(int requestType, int request, int value,
diff --git a/core/jni/android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection.cpp b/core/jni/android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection.cpp
index ec36a3837d7e7..b5d6b912e5f6c 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,27 @@ android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_get_fd(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz)
     return usb_device_get_fd(device);
 }
 
+static jbyteArray
+android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_get_desc(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz)
+{
+    char buffer[16384];
+    int fd = android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_get_fd(env, thiz);
+    if (fd < 0) return NULL;
+    lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+    int length = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    if (length < 0) return NULL;
+
+    jbyteArray ret = env->NewByteArray(length);
+    if (ret) {
+        jbyte* bytes = (jbyte*)env->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ret, 0);
+        if (bytes) {
+            memcpy(bytes, buffer, length);
+            env->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ret, bytes, 0);
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static jboolean
 android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_claim_interface(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz,
         int interfaceID, jboolean force)
@@ -211,6 +232,7 @@ static JNINativeMethod method_table[] = {
                                         (void *)android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_open},
     {"native_close",            "()V",  (void *)android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_close},
     {"native_get_fd",           "()I",  (void *)android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_get_fd},
+    {"native_get_desc",         "()[B", (void *)android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_get_desc},
     {"native_claim_interface",  "(IZ)Z",(void *)android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_claim_interface},
     {"native_release_interface","(I)Z", (void *)android_hardware_UsbDeviceConnection_release_interface},
     {"native_control_request",  "(IIII[BII)I",