diff --git a/dundee/device.c b/dundee/device.c
index 9ed16872..1a83f762 100644
--- a/dundee/device.c
+++ b/dundee/device.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct dundee_device {
 	struct dundee_device_driver *driver;
 	gboolean registered;
 
+	void *data;
 };
 
 const char *__dundee_device_get_path(struct dundee_device *device)
@@ -135,6 +136,23 @@ void dundee_device_unregister(struct dundee_device *device)
 	g_hash_table_remove(device_hash, device->path);
 }
 
+void dundee_device_set_data(struct dundee_device *device, void *data)
+{
+	device->data = data;
+}
+
+void *dundee_device_get_data(struct dundee_device *device)
+{
+	return device->data;
+}
+
+int dundee_device_set_name(struct dundee_device *device, const char *name)
+{
+	DBG("%p name %s", device, name);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void device_shutdown(gpointer key, gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	struct dundee_device *device = value;
diff --git a/dundee/dundee.h b/dundee/dundee.h
index ae14e013..cf0c36a4 100644
--- a/dundee/dundee.h
+++ b/dundee/dundee.h
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ struct dundee_device *dundee_device_create(struct dundee_device_driver *d);
 int dundee_device_register(struct dundee_device *device);
 void dundee_device_unregister(struct dundee_device *device);
 
+void dundee_device_set_data(struct dundee_device *device, void *data);
+void *dundee_device_get_data(struct dundee_device *device);
+
+int dundee_device_set_name(struct dundee_device *device, const char *name);
+
 typedef void (*dundee_device_foreach_func)(struct dundee_device *device,
 						void *data);
 void __dundee_device_foreach(dundee_device_foreach_func cb, void *userdata);