diff --git a/ftdi_eeprom/main.c b/ftdi_eeprom/main.c
index c7db6e8..7b44540 100644
--- a/ftdi_eeprom/main.c
+++ b/ftdi_eeprom/main.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     */
     cfg_opt_t opts[] =
     {
+        CFG_STR("description", "", 0),
         CFG_INT("vendor_id", 0, 0),
         CFG_INT("product_id", 0, 0),
         CFG_BOOL("self_powered", cfg_true, 0),
@@ -214,15 +215,33 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (_read > 0 || _erase > 0 || _flash > 0)
     {
-        int vendor_id = cfg_getint(cfg, "vendor_id");
-        int product_id = cfg_getint(cfg, "product_id");
+        char *description = cfg_getstr(cfg, "description");
 
-        i = ftdi_usb_open(ftdi, vendor_id, product_id);
+        if (description != NULL && strlen(description) > 0)
+        {
+            i = ftdi_usb_open_string(ftdi, description);
+
+            if (i != 0)
+            {
+                printf("Unable to find FTDI devices under given description: %s\n", description);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            int vendor_id = cfg_getint(cfg, "vendor_id");
+            int product_id = cfg_getint(cfg, "product_id");
+
+            i = ftdi_usb_open(ftdi, vendor_id, product_id);
 
+            if (i != 0)
+            {
+                printf("Unable to find FTDI devices under given vendor/product id: 0x%X/0x%X\n", vendor_id, product_id);
+            }
+        }
         if (i != 0)
         {
             int default_pid = cfg_getint(cfg, "default_pid");
-            printf("Unable to find FTDI devices under given vendor/product id: 0x%X/0x%X\n", vendor_id, product_id);
+
             printf("Error code: %d (%s)\n", i, ftdi_get_error_string(ftdi));
             printf("Retrying with default FTDI pid=%#04x.\n", default_pid);