diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/cybook/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/cybook/driver.py
index d314646a87..7c436a7d0e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/cybook/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/cybook/driver.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CYBOOK(USBMS):
     DELETE_EXTS = ['.mbp', '.dat', '.bin', '_6090.t2b', '.thn']
     SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = True
 
-    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
         coverdata = getattr(metadata, 'thumbnail', None)
         if coverdata and coverdata[2]:
             coverdata = coverdata[2]
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py
index 7933b9885d..1fe18afc58 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/hanvon/driver.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ALEX(N516):
         name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file_abspath))[0] + '.png'
         return os.path.join(base, 'covers', name)
 
-    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
         from calibre.ebooks import calibre_cover
         from calibre.utils.magick.draw import thumbnail
         coverdata = getattr(metadata, 'thumbnail', None)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class AZBOOKA(ALEX):
     def can_handle(self, device_info, debug=False):
         return not is_alex(device_info)
 
-    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
         pass
 
 class EB511(USBMS):
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/misc.py b/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
index a1c9b790e4..bca4e8ec52 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/misc.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class PDNOVEL(USBMS):
     DELETE_EXTS = ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png']
 
 
-    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
         coverdata = getattr(metadata, 'thumbnail', None)
         if coverdata and coverdata[2]:
             with open('%s.jpg' % os.path.join(path, filename), 'wb') as coverfile:
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/nook/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/nook/driver.py
index f697ee5202..a809b2c08a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/nook/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/nook/driver.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class NOOK(USBMS):
     DELETE_EXTS = ['.jpg']
     SUPPORTS_SUB_DIRS = True
 
-    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
         try:
             from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
             Image, ImageDraw
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py
index a83a8eb0ea..2f26c4a353 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/usbms/driver.py
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class USBMS(CLI, Device):
             self.put_file(infile, filepath, replace_file=True)
             try:
                 self.upload_cover(os.path.dirname(filepath),
-                                  os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filepath))[0], mdata)
+                                  os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filepath))[0],
+                                  mdata, filepath)
             except: # Failure to upload cover is not catastrophic
                 import traceback
                 traceback.print_exc()
@@ -197,14 +198,15 @@ class USBMS(CLI, Device):
         debug_print('USBMS: finished uploading %d books'%(len(files)))
         return zip(paths, cycle([on_card]))
 
-    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata):
+    def upload_cover(self, path, filename, metadata, filepath):
         '''
         Upload book cover to the device. Default implementation does nothing.
 
-        :param path: the full path were the associated book is located.
-        :param filename: the name of the book file without the extension.
+        :param path: The full path to the directory where the associated book is located.
+        :param filename: The name of the book file without the extension.
         :param metadata: metadata belonging to the book. Use metadata.thumbnail
                          for cover
+        :param filepath: The full path to the ebook file
 
         '''
         pass