diff --git a/host/libusb_util.c b/host/libusb_util.c
index 8148660..3236e41 100644
--- a/host/libusb_util.c
+++ b/host/libusb_util.c
@@ -3,11 +3,33 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <libusb.h>
 
 #include "libusb_util.h"
 
+static char path_buf[USB_MAX_PATH_LEN];
+
+static char *get_path(libusb_device *dev)
+{
+#if (defined(LIBUSB_API_VERSION) && LIBUSB_API_VERSION >= 0x01000102) || (defined(LIBUSBX_API_VERSION) && LIBUSBX_API_VERSION >= 0x01000102)
+	uint8_t path[8];
+	int r,j;
+	r = libusb_get_port_numbers(dev, path, sizeof(path));
+	if (r > 0) {
+		sprintf(path_buf,"%d-%d",libusb_get_bus_number(dev),path[0]);
+		for (j = 1; j < r; j++){
+			sprintf(path_buf+strlen(path_buf),".%d",path[j]);
+		};
+	}
+	return path_buf;
+#else
+# warning "libusb too old - building without USB path support!"
+	return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
 static int match_dev_id(const struct libusb_device_descriptor *desc, const struct dev_id *id)
 {
 	if ((desc->idVendor == id->vendor_id) && (desc->idProduct == id->product_id))
@@ -79,6 +101,7 @@
 	struct libusb_device_descriptor dev_desc;
 	int rc, i, out_idx = 0;
 	uint8_t addr;
+	char *path;
 
 	rc = libusb_get_device_descriptor(dev, &dev_desc);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -87,6 +110,7 @@
 	}
 
 	addr = libusb_get_device_address(dev);
+	path = get_path(dev);
 
 	/* iterate over all configurations */
 	for (i = 0; i < dev_desc.bNumConfigurations; i++) {
@@ -117,6 +141,8 @@
 				out[out_idx].vendor = dev_desc.idVendor;
 				out[out_idx].product = dev_desc.idProduct;
 				out[out_idx].addr = addr;
+				strncpy(out[out_idx].path, path, sizeof(out[out_idx].path));
+				out[out_idx].path[sizeof(out[out_idx].path)-1] = '\0';
 				out[out_idx].configuration = conf_desc->bConfigurationValue;
 				out[out_idx].interface = if_desc->bInterfaceNumber;
 				out[out_idx].altsetting = if_desc->bAlternateSetting;
@@ -198,9 +224,12 @@
 
 	for (dev = list; *dev; dev++) {
 		int addr;
+		char *path;
 
 		addr = libusb_get_device_address(*dev);
-		if (addr == ifm->addr) {
+		path = get_path(*dev);
+		if ((ifm->addr && addr == ifm->addr) ||
+		    (strlen(ifm->path) && !strcmp(path, ifm->path))) {
 			rc = libusb_open(*dev, &usb_devh);
 			if (rc < 0) {
 				perror("Cannot open device");
diff --git a/host/libusb_util.h b/host/libusb_util.h
index fc780b1..5bbe3cb 100644
--- a/host/libusb_util.h
+++ b/host/libusb_util.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <libusb.h>
 
+#define USB_MAX_PATH_LEN 20
+
 struct dev_id {
 	uint16_t vendor_id;
 	uint16_t product_id;
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@
 	uint16_t product;
 	/* USB Bus Address */
 	uint8_t addr;
+	/* physical path */
+	char path[USB_MAX_PATH_LEN];
 	/* configuration of matching interface */
 	uint8_t configuration;
 	/* interface number of matching interface */
diff --git a/host/simtrace2-remsim.c b/host/simtrace2-remsim.c
index 67cf8b8..df38f77 100644
--- a/host/simtrace2-remsim.c
+++ b/host/simtrace2-remsim.c
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@
 	{ "usb-interface", 1, 0, 'I' },
 	{ "usb-altsetting", 1, 0, 'S' },
 	{ "usb-address", 1, 0, 'A' },
+	{ "usb-path", 1, 0, 'H' },
 	{ NULL, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -601,6 +602,7 @@
 	int if_num = 0, vendor_id = -1, product_id = -1;
 	int config_id = -1, altsetting = 0, addr = -1;
 	char *remote_udp_host = NULL;
+	char *path = NULL;
 	struct osim_reader_hdl *reader;
 	struct osim_card_hdl *card;
 
@@ -609,7 +611,7 @@
 	while (1) {
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "r:p:hi:V:P:C:I:S:A:ak", opts, &option_index);
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "r:p:hi:V:P:C:I:S:A:H:ak", opts, &option_index);
 		if (c == -1)
 			break;
 		switch (c) {
@@ -650,6 +652,9 @@
 		case 'A':
 			addr = atoi(optarg);
 			break;
+		case 'H':
+			path = optarg;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -714,6 +719,8 @@
 			ifm->interface = if_num;
 			ifm->altsetting = altsetting;
 			ifm->addr = addr;
+			if (path)
+				osmo_strlcpy(ifm->path, path, sizeof(ifm->path));
 			transp->usb_devh = usb_open_claim_interface(NULL, ifm);
 			if (!transp->usb_devh) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "can't open USB device\n");
diff --git a/host/simtrace2_usb.c b/host/simtrace2_usb.c
index ad4b73b..6cbb8b7 100644
--- a/host/simtrace2_usb.c
+++ b/host/simtrace2_usb.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 		libusb_device_handle *dev_handle;
 		char strbuf[256];
 
-		printf("\t%04x:%04x Addr=%u, Cfg=%u, Intf=%u, Alt=%u: %d/%d/%d ",
-			m->vendor, m->product, m->addr,
+		printf("\t%04x:%04x Addr=%u, Path=%s, Cfg=%u, Intf=%u, Alt=%u: %d/%d/%d ",
+			m->vendor, m->product, m->addr, m->path,
 			m->configuration, m->interface, m->altsetting,
 			m->class, m->sub_class, m->protocol);