diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 45a9bd29d1..02bc0b621f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -433,9 +433,9 @@ plugins += [
     KINDLE,
     KINDLE2,
     KINDLE_DX,
-    PRS500,
     PRS505,
     PRS700,
+    PRS500,
     ANDROID,
     CYBOOK_OPUS,
     COOL_ER,
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/prs505/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/prs505/driver.py
index 88a6bcc73e..8e68691589 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/prs505/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/prs505/driver.py
@@ -23,24 +23,24 @@ class PRS505(CLI, Device):
 
     name           = 'PRS-300/505 Device Interface'
     gui_name       = 'SONY Pocket Edition'
-    description    = _('Communicate with the Sony PRS-300/505 eBook reader.')
+    description    = _('Communicate with the Sony PRS-300/505/500 eBook reader.')
     author         = _('Kovid Goyal and John Schember')
     supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
 
     FORMATS      = ['epub', 'lrf', 'lrx', 'rtf', 'pdf', 'txt']
 
     VENDOR_ID    = [0x054c]   #: SONY Vendor Id
-    PRODUCT_ID   = [0x031e]   #: Product Id for the PRS 300 and 505
-    BCD          = [0x229, 0x1000]
+    PRODUCT_ID   = [0x031e]   #: Product Id for the PRS 300/505/new 500
+    BCD          = [0x229, 0x1000, 0x22a]
 
     VENDOR_NAME        = 'SONY'
-    WINDOWS_MAIN_MEM   = re.compile('PRS-(505|300)')
-    WINDOWS_CARD_A_MEM = re.compile(r'PRS-505/\S+:MS')
-    WINDOWS_CARD_B_MEM = re.compile(r'PRS-505/\S+:SD')
+    WINDOWS_MAIN_MEM   = re.compile('PRS-(505|300|500)')
+    WINDOWS_CARD_A_MEM = re.compile(r'PRS-(505|500)/\S+:MS')
+    WINDOWS_CARD_B_MEM = re.compile(r'PRS-(505|500)/\S+:SD')
 
-    OSX_MAIN_MEM   = re.compile(r'Sony PRS-(((505|300)/[^:]+)|(300)) Media')
-    OSX_CARD_A_MEM = re.compile(r'Sony PRS-505/[^:]+:MS Media')
-    OSX_CARD_B_MEM = re.compile(r'Sony PRS-505/[^:]+:SD Media')
+    OSX_MAIN_MEM   = re.compile(r'Sony PRS-(((505|300|500)/[^:]+)|(300)) Media')
+    OSX_CARD_A_MEM = re.compile(r'Sony PRS-(505|500)/[^:]+:MS Media')
+    OSX_CARD_B_MEM = re.compile(r'Sony PRS-(505|500)/[^:]+:SD Media')
 
     MAIN_MEMORY_VOLUME_LABEL  = 'Sony Reader Main Memory'
     STORAGE_CARD_VOLUME_LABEL = 'Sony Reader Storage Card'
@@ -196,3 +196,5 @@ class PRS505(CLI, Device):
         write_card_prefix(self._card_b_prefix, 2)
 
         self.report_progress(1.0, _('Sending metadata to device...'))
+
+