diff --git a/src/fu-engine.c b/src/fu-engine.c
index 273609884..20d9a79e1 100644
--- a/src/fu-engine.c
+++ b/src/fu-engine.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "fu-udev-device-private.h"
 #include "fu-usb-device-fw-ds20.h"
 #include "fu-usb-device-ms-ds20.h"
+#include "fu-usb-device-private.h"
 #include "fu-version.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GUDEV
@@ -7424,6 +7425,20 @@ fu_engine_backend_device_changed_cb(FuBackend *backend, FuDevice *device, FuEngi
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* get the new GUsbDevice for emulated devices */
+	for (guint i = 0; i < devices->len; i++) {
+		FuDevice *device_tmp = g_ptr_array_index(devices, i);
+		if (!fu_device_has_flag(device_tmp, FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_EMULATED))
+			continue;
+		if (!FU_IS_USB_DEVICE(device_tmp) || !FU_IS_USB_DEVICE(device))
+			continue;
+		if (g_strcmp0(fu_usb_device_get_platform_id(FU_USB_DEVICE(device_tmp)),
+			      fu_usb_device_get_platform_id(FU_USB_DEVICE(device))) == 0) {
+			g_debug("incorporating new GUsbDevice for %s", fu_device_get_id(device));
+			fu_device_incorporate(device_tmp, device);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* run all plugins */
 	for (guint j = 0; j < plugins->len; j++) {
 		FuPlugin *plugin_tmp = g_ptr_array_index(plugins, j);
diff --git a/src/fu-usb-backend.c b/src/fu-usb-backend.c
index c4aa9e48f..e57badfba 100644
--- a/src/fu-usb-backend.c
+++ b/src/fu-usb-backend.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <gusb.h>
 
 #include "fu-usb-backend.h"
-#include "fu-usb-device.h"
+#include "fu-usb-device-private.h"
 
 struct _FuUsbBackend {
 	FuBackend parent_instance;
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ fu_usb_backend_device_added_cb(GUsbContext *ctx, GUsbDevice *usb_device, FuBacke
 		    g_usb_device_get_pid(usb_device) ==
 			fu_usb_device_get_pid(FU_USB_DEVICE(device_tmp))) {
 			g_debug("replacing GUsbDevice of emulated device %s",
-				fu_device_get_id(device_tmp));
+				fu_usb_device_get_platform_id(FU_USB_DEVICE(device_tmp)));
 			fu_usb_device_set_dev(FU_USB_DEVICE(device_tmp), usb_device);
+			fu_backend_device_changed(backend, device_tmp);
 			return;
 		}
 		g_debug("delayed removal of emulated device as VID:PID changed");