diff --git a/doc/spec/hal-spec-properties.xml b/doc/spec/hal-spec-properties.xml
index a942513..eb9b268 100644
--- a/doc/spec/hal-spec-properties.xml
+++ b/doc/spec/hal-spec-properties.xml
@@ -3047,6 +3047,22 @@ org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.Volume.method_signatures = {'ssas', 'as', 'as'}
               <entry>No</entry>
               <entry>Name of the vendor per the USB ID Database</entry>
             </row>
+            <row>
+              <entry>
+                <literal>usb_device.dev_product</literal> (string)
+              </entry>
+              <entry>example: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse</entry>
+              <entry>No</entry>
+              <entry>Name of the product supplied by the device</entry>
+            </row>
+            <row>
+              <entry>
+                <literal>usb_device.dev_vendor</literal> (string)
+              </entry>
+              <entry>example: Logitech</entry>
+              <entry>No</entry>
+              <entry>Name of the vendor supplied by the device</entry>
+            </row>
           </tbody>
         </tgroup>
       </informaltable>
diff --git a/hald/freebsd/hf-usb.c b/hald/freebsd/hf-usb.c
index d04f7f2..f1aa78b 100644
--- a/hald/freebsd/hf-usb.c
+++ b/hald/freebsd/hf-usb.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ hf_usb_device_new (HalDevice *parent,
 
   hal_device_property_set_string(device, "usb_device.product", di->udi_product);
   hal_device_property_set_string(device, "usb_device.vendor", di->udi_vendor);
+  hal_device_property_set_string(device, "usb_device.dev_product", di->udi_product);
+  hal_device_property_set_string(device, "usb_device.dev_vendor", di->udi_vendor);
 
   if (di->udi_config != 0 && hf_usb_get_descriptor(controller->fd,
 						   di->udi_addr,
diff --git a/hald/linux/device.c b/hald/linux/device.c
index 7917e03..996d354 100644
--- a/hald/linux/device.c
+++ b/hald/linux/device.c
@@ -3479,6 +3479,9 @@ usb_add (const gchar *sysfs_path, const gchar *device_file, HalDevice *parent_de
 		hal_util_set_int_from_file (d, "usb_device.device_subclass", sysfs_path, "bDeviceSubClass", 16);
 		hal_util_set_int_from_file (d, "usb_device.device_protocol", sysfs_path, "bDeviceProtocol", 16);
 
+		hal_util_set_string_from_file (d, "usb_device.dev_vendor", sysfs_path, "manufacturer");
+		hal_util_set_string_from_file (d, "usb_device.dev_product", sysfs_path, "product");
+
 		hal_util_set_int_from_file (d, "usb_device.vendor_id", sysfs_path, "idVendor", 16);
 		hal_util_set_int_from_file (d, "usb_device.product_id", sysfs_path, "idProduct", 16);
 
diff --git a/hald/solaris/devinfo_usb.c b/hald/solaris/devinfo_usb.c
index a933272..92675b9 100644
--- a/hald/solaris/devinfo_usb.c
+++ b/hald/solaris/devinfo_usb.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ devinfo_usb_add(HalDevice *parent, di_node_t node, char *devfs_path, char *devic
 	PROP_STR(d, node, s, "usb-product-name", "info.product");
 	PROP_STR(d, node, s, "usb-product-name", "usb_device.product");
 	PROP_STR(d, node, s, "usb-vendor-name", "usb_device.vendor");
+	PROP_STR(d, node, s, "usb-product-name", "usb_device.dev_product");
+	PROP_STR(d, node, s, "usb-vendor-name", "usb_device.dev_vendor");
 	PROP_INT(d, node, i, "usb-vendor-id", "usb_device.vendor_id");
 	PROP_INT(d, node, i, "usb-product-id", "usb_device.product_id");
 	PROP_INT(d, node, i, "usb-revision-id", "usb_device.device_revision_bcd");