diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a869777..229a71a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ gprof="no"
 debug_tcg="no"
 debug_mon="no"
 debug="no"
+usb_monitor_attach_detach="no"
 strip_opt="yes"
 bigendian="no"
 mingw32="no"
@@ -590,8 +591,11 @@ for opt do
       debug_tcg="yes"
       debug_mon="yes"
       debug="yes"
+      usb_monitor_attach_detach="yes"
       strip_opt="no"
   ;;
+  --enable-usb-mon-detach) usb_monitor_attach_detach="yes"
+  ;;
   --enable-sparse) sparse="yes"
   ;;
   --disable-sparse) sparse="no"
@@ -854,6 +858,7 @@ echo "  --sysconfdir=PATH        install config in PATH/qemu"
 echo "  --enable-debug-tcg       enable TCG debugging"
 echo "  --disable-debug-tcg      disable TCG debugging (default)"
 echo "  --enable-debug           enable common debug build options"
+echo "  --enable-usb-mon-detach  enable usb monitor attach & detach commands"
 echo "  --enable-sparse          enable sparse checker"
 echo "  --disable-sparse         disable sparse checker (default)"
 echo "  --disable-strip          disable stripping binaries"
@@ -2311,6 +2316,7 @@ echo "host big endian   $bigendian"
 echo "target list       $target_list"
 echo "tcg debug enabled $debug_tcg"
 echo "Mon debug enabled $debug_mon"
+echo "usb mon detach    $usb_monitor_attach_detach"
 echo "gprof enabled     $gprof"
 echo "sparse enabled    $sparse"
 echo "strip binaries    $strip_opt"
@@ -2402,6 +2408,9 @@ fi
 if test "$debug" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_DEBUG_EXEC=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "$usb_monitor_attach_detach" = yes ; then
+  echo "CONFIG_USB_MONITOR_ATTACH_DETACH=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 if test "$strip_opt" = "yes" ; then
   echo "STRIP=${strip}" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index 81999aa..3014b17 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -516,6 +516,44 @@ hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
 ETEXI
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_MONITOR_ATTACH_DETACH
+    {
+        .name       = "usb_attach",
+        .args_type  = "id:s",
+        .params     = "device",
+        .help       = "attach USB device by id",
+        .mhandler.cmd = do_usb_attach,
+    },
+
+STEXI
+@item usb_attach @var{id}
+@findex usb_attach
+
+Attach the USB device with id @var{id} to the QEMU virtual USB
+hub. @var{id} should be a previously detached usb device. Use
+@code{info qtree} to see devices that can be attached. This
+command is for debugging usage only.
+ETEXI
+
+    {
+        .name       = "usb_detach",
+        .args_type  = "id:s",
+        .params     = "device",
+        .help       = "remove USB device by id",
+        .mhandler.cmd = do_usb_detach,
+    },
+
+STEXI
+@item usb_detach @var{id}
+@findex usb_detach
+
+Detach the USB device @var{id} from the QEMU virtual USB
+hub. Use the monitor command @code{info usb} to see the
+devices you can detach. This command is for debugging usage
+only.
+ETEXI
+#endif // CONFIG_USB_MONITOR_ATTACH_DETACH
+
     {
         .name       = "device_add",
         .args_type  = "device:O",
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index b81a70e..2e1df04 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ extern struct soundhw soundhw[];
 
 void do_usb_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void do_usb_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_MONITOR_ATTACH_DETACH
+void do_usb_attach(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void do_usb_detach(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+#endif
 void usb_info(Monitor *mon);
 
 void rtc_change_mon_event(struct tm *tm);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index df414ef..f233c84 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -894,6 +894,39 @@ void do_usb_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USB_MONITOR_ATTACH_DETACH
+void do_usb_attach(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *id = qdict_get_str(qdict, "id");
+    USBDevice *dev;
+
+    dev = usb_device_by_id(id);
+
+    if (dev == NULL) {
+        error_report("no such USB device '%s'", id);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (usb_device_attach(dev) < 0) {
+        error_report("could not attach USB device '%s'", id);
+    }
+}
+
+void do_usb_detach(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *id = qdict_get_str(qdict, "id");
+    USBDevice *dev;
+
+    dev = usb_device_by_id(id);
+    if (dev == NULL) {
+        error_report("no such USB device '%s'", id);
+        return;
+    }
+    if (usb_device_detach(dev) < 0) {
+        error_report("could not detach USB device '%s'", id);
+    }
+}
+#endif // CONFIG_USB_MONITOR_ATTACH_DETACH
+
 /***********************************************************/
 /* PCMCIA/Cardbus */
 
