diff --git a/input/device.c b/input/device.c
index d735028f3..8a17966b8 100644
--- a/input/device.c
+++ b/input/device.c
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 #include "textfile.h"
 #include "uinput.h"
 
-#include "../src/storage.h"
 #include "../src/adapter.h"
+#include "../src/device.h"
+#include "../src/storage.h"
 #include "../src/manager.h"
 #include "../src/dbus-common.h"
-#include "../src/device.h"
 
 #include "device.h"
 #include "error.h"
diff --git a/plugins/hciops.c b/plugins/hciops.c
index 131df1a31..43e3d93d3 100644
--- a/plugins/hciops.c
+++ b/plugins/hciops.c
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 #include "hcid.h"
 #include "sdpd.h"
 #include "adapter.h"
+#include "device.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "storage.h"
 #include "event.h"
-#include "device.h"
 #include "manager.h"
 
 static int child_pipe[2] = { -1, -1 };
diff --git a/serial/port.c b/serial/port.c
index 233e3172a..7d56faa33 100644
--- a/serial/port.c
+++ b/serial/port.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
 #include "error.h"
 #include "manager.h"
+#include "adapter.h"
+#include "device.h"
 #include "storage.h"
 #include "port.h"
 
diff --git a/src/storage.c b/src/storage.c
index 06b36f19f..fb6e40199 100644
--- a/src/storage.c
+++ b/src/storage.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 #include <bluetooth/sdp_lib.h>
 
 #include "textfile.h"
+#include "adapter.h"
+#include "device.h"
 #include "glib-helper.h"
 #include "storage.h"
 
@@ -1391,3 +1393,41 @@ int read_device_attributes(const bdaddr_t *sba, textfile_cb func, void *data)
 
 	return textfile_foreach(filename, func, data);
 }
+
+int write_device_type(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
+						device_type_t type)
+{
+	char filename[PATH_MAX + 1], addr[18], chars[3];
+
+	create_filename(filename, PATH_MAX, sba, "types");
+
+	create_file(filename, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+
+	ba2str(dba, addr);
+
+	snprintf(chars, sizeof(chars), "%2.2X", type);
+
+	return textfile_put(filename, addr, chars);
+}
+
+device_type_t read_device_type(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba)
+{
+	char filename[PATH_MAX + 1], addr[18], *chars;
+	device_type_t type;
+
+	create_filename(filename, PATH_MAX, sba, "types");
+
+	create_file(filename, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+
+	ba2str(dba, addr);
+
+	chars = textfile_caseget(filename, addr);
+	if (chars == NULL)
+		return DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+
+	type = strtol(chars, NULL, 16);
+
+	free(chars);
+
+	return type;
+}
diff --git a/src/storage.h b/src/storage.h
index c7e342cad..f36cefb00 100644
--- a/src/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage.h
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ char *read_device_characteristics(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
 int write_device_attribute(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
                                         uint16_t handle, const char *chars);
 int read_device_attributes(const bdaddr_t *sba, textfile_cb func, void *data);
+int write_device_type(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
+						device_type_t type);
+device_type_t read_device_type(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba);
 
 #define PNP_UUID		"00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb"