diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index a3eb4272ba..7f1b524033 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ from calibre.devices.hanvon.driver import N516, EB511, ALEX
 from calibre.devices.edge.driver import EDGE
 from calibre.devices.teclast.driver import TECLAST_K3
 from calibre.devices.sne.driver import SNE
-from calibre.devices.misc import PALMPRE
+from calibre.devices.misc import PALMPRE, KOBO
 
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.fetch import GoogleBooks, ISBNDB, Amazon
 from calibre.library.catalog import CSV_XML, EPUB_MOBI
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ plugins += [
     EDGE,
     SNE,
     ALEX,
-    PALMPRE
+    PALMPRE,
+    KOBO,
 ]
 plugins += [x for x in list(locals().values()) if isinstance(x, type) and \
                                         x.__name__.endswith('MetadataReader')]
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/misc.py b/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
index c903458634..534e944415 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
@@ -28,3 +28,24 @@ class PALMPRE(USBMS):
 
     EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = 'E-books'
 
+class KOBO(USBMS):
+
+    name = 'Kobo Reader Device Interface'
+    gui_name = 'Kobo Reader'
+    description = _('Communicate with the Kobo Reader')
+    author = 'Kovid Goyal'
+
+    supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
+
+    # Ordered list of supported formats
+    FORMATS     = ['epub', 'pdf']
+
+    VENDOR_ID   = [0x2237]
+    PRODUCT_ID  = [0x4161]
+    BCD         = [0x0110]
+
+    VENDOR_NAME = 'KOBO_INC'
+    WINDOWS_MAIN_MEM = '.KOBOEREADER'
+
+    EBOOK_DIR_MAIN = 'e-books'
+