diff --git a/usb_util/src/bindings.rs b/usb_util/src/bindings.rs
index d24bf03e86..d64ebed254 100644
--- a/usb_util/src/bindings.rs
+++ b/usb_util/src/bindings.rs
@@ -4184,6 +4184,13 @@ extern "C" {
         dev_handle: *mut *mut libusb_device_handle,
     ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int;
 }
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn libusb_open_fd(
+        dev: *mut libusb_device,
+        fd: ::std::os::raw::c_int,
+        handle: *mut *mut libusb_device_handle,
+    ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int;
+}
 extern "C" {
     pub fn libusb_close(dev_handle: *mut libusb_device_handle);
 }
diff --git a/usb_util/src/libusb_device.rs b/usb_util/src/libusb_device.rs
index fa248df2ca..4ee80d2b06 100644
--- a/usb_util/src/libusb_device.rs
+++ b/usb_util/src/libusb_device.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use config_descriptor::ConfigDescriptor;
 use device_handle::DeviceHandle;
 use error::{Error, Result};
 use libusb_context::LibUsbContextInner;
+use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use types::Speed;
 
@@ -101,9 +102,19 @@ impl LibUsbDevice {
     /// Get device handle of this device.
     pub fn open(&self) -> Result<DeviceHandle> {
         let mut handle: *mut bindings::libusb_device_handle = std::ptr::null_mut();
-        // Safe because 'self.device' is valid and handle is on stack.
+        // Safe because 'self.device' is constructed from libusb device list and handle is on stack.
         try_libusb!(unsafe { bindings::libusb_open(self.device, &mut handle) });
         // Safe because handle points to valid memory.
         Ok(unsafe { DeviceHandle::new(self._context.clone(), handle) })
     }
+
+    /// Get device handle of this device. Take an external fd. This function is only safe when fd
+    /// is an fd of this usb device.
+    pub unsafe fn open_fd(&self, fd: RawFd) -> Result<DeviceHandle> {
+        let mut handle: *mut bindings::libusb_device_handle = std::ptr::null_mut();
+        // Safe because 'self.device' is constructed from libusb device list and handle is on stack.
+        try_libusb!(unsafe { bindings::libusb_open_fd(self.device, fd, &mut handle) });
+        // Safe because handle is successfully initialized with libusb_open_fd.
+        Ok(unsafe { DeviceHandle::new(self._context.clone(), handle) })
+    }
 }