diff --git a/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.cpp b/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.cpp
index a1cd6996..7867711a 100644
--- a/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include "UsbDevice.hpp"
 
 #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include <array>
 
 #include "src/Logger/Logger.hpp"
 #include "src/TargetController/Exceptions/DeviceInitializationFailure.hpp"
+#include "src/TargetController/Exceptions/DeviceCommunicationFailure.hpp"
 #include "src/TargetController/Exceptions/DeviceNotFound.hpp"
 
 namespace Usb
@@ -56,6 +58,34 @@ namespace Usb
         this->libusbDeviceHandle.reset(deviceHandle);
     }
 
+    std::string UsbDevice::getSerialNumber() const {
+        assert(this->libusbDevice && this->libusbDeviceHandle);
+        struct ::libusb_device_descriptor desc = {};
+
+        auto statusCode = ::libusb_get_device_descriptor(this->libusbDevice.get(), &desc);
+        if (statusCode != 0) {
+            throw DeviceCommunicationFailure(
+                "Failed to retrieve USB device descriptor - status code: " + std::to_string(statusCode)
+            );
+        }
+
+        auto data = std::array<unsigned char, 256>();
+        const auto transferredBytes = ::libusb_get_string_descriptor_ascii(
+            this->libusbDeviceHandle.get(),
+            desc.iSerialNumber,
+            data.data(),
+            data.size()
+        );
+
+        if (transferredBytes <= 0) {
+            throw DeviceCommunicationFailure(
+                "Failed to retrieve serial number from USB device - status code: " + std::to_string(transferredBytes)
+            );
+        }
+
+        return std::string(data.begin(), data.begin() + transferredBytes);
+    }
+
     void UsbDevice::setConfiguration(std::uint8_t configurationIndex) {
         const auto configDescriptor = this->getConfigDescriptor(configurationIndex);
 
diff --git a/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.hpp b/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.hpp
index a7ce771b..1e0aed42 100644
--- a/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.hpp
+++ b/src/DebugToolDrivers/USB/UsbDevice.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ namespace Usb
 
         void init();
 
+        /**
+         * Retrieves the device's serial number via the device descriptor.
+         *
+         * @return
+         */
+        std::string getSerialNumber() const;
+
         /**
          * Selects a specific configuration on the device, using the configuration index.
          *