diff --git a/util-linux/lsusb.c b/util-linux/lsusb.c
index e27aa7f31..b7b7abb99 100644
--- a/util-linux/lsusb.c
+++ b/util-linux/lsusb.c
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@
 //config:	system and devices connected to them.
 //config:
 //config:	This version uses sysfs (/sys/bus/usb/devices) only.
-
+//config:
+//config:config FEATURE_LSUSB_STRINGS
+//config:	bool "Print vendor and product strings if they exist"
+//config:	default y
+//config:	depends on LSUSB
+//config:	help
+//config:	lsusb is a utility for displaying information about USB busses in the
+//config:	system and devices connected to them. This option prints out the
+//config:	vendor and product strings if they are available. This option
+//config:	replicates a simpler version of util-linux lsusb output.
 //applet:IF_LSUSB(APPLET_NOEXEC(lsusb, lsusb, BB_DIR_USR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP, lsusb))
 
 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_LSUSB) += lsusb.o
@@ -37,6 +46,16 @@ static int FAST_FUNC fileAction(
 	int product_vid = 0, product_did = 0;
 	char *uevent_filename = concat_path_file(fileName, "/uevent");
 
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LSUSB_STRINGS
+	ssize_t vlen, plen;
+	// max length standard allows, any longer and someones being naughty
+	char vendor[256] = { 0 }, product[256] = { 0 };
+	vlen = open_read_close(concat_path_file(fileName, "/manufacturer"), vendor, sizeof(vendor));
+	vendor[vlen - 1] = '\0';
+	plen = open_read_close(concat_path_file(fileName, "/product"), product, sizeof(product));
+	product[plen - 1] = '\0';
+#endif
+
 	parser = config_open2(uevent_filename, fopen_for_read);
 	free(uevent_filename);
 
@@ -64,7 +83,12 @@ static int FAST_FUNC fileAction(
 	config_close(parser);
 
 	if (busnum) {
-		printf("Bus %s Device %s: ID %04x:%04x\n", busnum, devnum, product_vid, product_did);
+		printf("Bus %s Device %s: ID %04x:%04x", busnum, devnum, product_vid, product_did);
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_LSUSB_STRINGS
+		if(vlen) printf(" %s", vendor);
+		if(plen) printf(" %s", product);
+#endif
+		printf("\n");
 		free(busnum);
 		free(devnum);
 	}