diff --git a/common/usb_hub.c b/common/usb_hub.c
index 4fe0daa3e34..48831b56814 100644
--- a/common/usb_hub.c
+++ b/common/usb_hub.c
@@ -65,11 +65,21 @@ __weak void usb_hub_reset_devices(int port)
 	return;
 }
 
+static inline bool usb_hub_is_superspeed(struct usb_device *hdev)
+{
+	return hdev->descriptor.bDeviceProtocol == 3;
+}
+
 static int usb_get_hub_descriptor(struct usb_device *dev, void *data, int size)
 {
+	unsigned short dtype = USB_DT_HUB;
+
+	if (usb_hub_is_superspeed(dev))
+		dtype = USB_DT_SS_HUB;
+
 	return usb_control_msg(dev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(dev, 0),
 		USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR, USB_DIR_IN | USB_RT_HUB,
-		USB_DT_HUB << 8, 0, data, size, USB_CNTL_TIMEOUT);
+		dtype << 8, 0, data, size, USB_CNTL_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 static int usb_clear_port_feature(struct usb_device *dev, int port, int feature)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 95a0fbab50c..59ee476e19e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ static int xhci_submit_root(struct usb_device *udev, unsigned long pipe,
 	case USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR | ((USB_DIR_IN | USB_RT_HUB) << 8):
 		switch (le16_to_cpu(req->value) >> 8) {
 		case USB_DT_HUB:
+		case USB_DT_SS_HUB:
 			debug("USB_DT_HUB config\n");
 			srcptr = &descriptor.hub;
 			srclen = 0x8;
diff --git a/include/usb_defs.h b/include/usb_defs.h
index 8214ba9bf55..608a0ca568b 100644
--- a/include/usb_defs.h
+++ b/include/usb_defs.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #define USB_DT_REPORT       (USB_TYPE_CLASS | 0x02)
 #define USB_DT_PHYSICAL     (USB_TYPE_CLASS | 0x03)
 #define USB_DT_HUB          (USB_TYPE_CLASS | 0x09)
+#define USB_DT_SS_HUB       (USB_TYPE_CLASS | 0x0a)
 
 /* Descriptor sizes per descriptor type */
 #define USB_DT_DEVICE_SIZE      18