diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-private.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-private.h
index a1862440b..0544c0f92 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-private.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-private.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ gboolean	 fu_plugin_runner_udev_device_changed	(FuPlugin	*self,
 gboolean	 fu_plugin_runner_device_created	(FuPlugin	*self,
 							 FuDevice	*device,
 							 GError		**error);
+void		 fu_plugin_runner_device_added		(FuPlugin	*self,
+							 FuDevice	*device);
 void		 fu_plugin_runner_device_removed	(FuPlugin	*self,
 							 FuDevice	*device);
 void		 fu_plugin_runner_device_register	(FuPlugin	*self,
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h
index af89b198e..0858d8b01 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin-vfuncs.h
@@ -311,6 +311,17 @@ gboolean	 fu_plugin_udev_device_added		(FuPlugin	*plugin,
 gboolean	 fu_plugin_udev_device_changed		(FuPlugin	*plugin,
 							 FuUdevDevice	*device,
 							 GError		**error);
+/**
+ * fu_plugin_device_added
+ * @plugin: A #FuPlugin
+ * @device: A #FuDevice
+ *
+ * Function run when the subclassed device has been added.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.5.0
+ **/
+void		 fu_plugin_device_added			(FuPlugin	*plugin,
+							 FuDevice	*dev);
 /**
  * fu_plugin_device_removed
  * @plugin: A #FuPlugin
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c
index cdf2ec881..810e8243d 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-plugin.c
@@ -1691,6 +1691,7 @@ fu_plugin_usb_device_added (FuPlugin *self, FuUsbDevice *device, GError **error)
 	if (locker == NULL)
 		return FALSE;
 	fu_plugin_device_add (self, dev);
+	fu_plugin_runner_device_added (self, dev);
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -1742,6 +1743,7 @@ fu_plugin_udev_device_added (FuPlugin *self, FuUdevDevice *device, GError **erro
 	if (locker == NULL)
 		return FALSE;
 	fu_plugin_device_add (self, FU_DEVICE (dev));
+	fu_plugin_runner_device_added (self, dev);
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -1910,6 +1912,35 @@ fu_plugin_runner_udev_device_changed (FuPlugin *self, FuUdevDevice *device, GErr
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fu_plugin_runner_device_added:
+ * @self: a #FuPlugin
+ * @device: a #FuDevice
+ *
+ * Call the device_added routine for the plugin
+ *
+ * Since: 1.5.0
+ **/
+void
+fu_plugin_runner_device_added (FuPlugin *self, FuDevice *device)
+{
+	FuPluginPrivate *priv = GET_PRIVATE (self);
+	FuPluginDeviceRegisterFunc func = NULL;
+
+	/* not enabled */
+	if (!priv->enabled)
+		return;
+	if (priv->module == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/* optional */
+	g_module_symbol (priv->module, "fu_plugin_device_added", (gpointer *) &func);
+	if (func == NULL)
+		return;
+	g_debug ("performing fu_plugin_device_added() on %s", priv->name);
+	func (self, device);
+}
+
 /**
  * fu_plugin_runner_device_removed:
  * @self: a #FuPlugin
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map b/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
index f99275061..e1962298c 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.5.0 {
   global:
     fu_common_filename_glob;
     fu_common_is_cpu_intel;
+    fu_plugin_runner_device_added;
     fu_udev_device_get_parent_name;
     fu_udev_device_get_sysfs_attr;
   local: *;