diff --git a/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c b/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c
index 2ac410a..207166a 100644
--- a/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c
+++ b/src/jtag/drivers/ft2232.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static int ft2232_stableclocks(int num_cycles, struct jtag_command* cmd);
 static char *       ft2232_device_desc_A = NULL;
 static char*        ft2232_device_desc = NULL;
 static char*        ft2232_serial  = NULL;
+static uint8_t		ft2232_index = 0;
 static uint8_t		ft2232_latency = 2;
 static unsigned		ft2232_max_tck = FTDI_2232C_MAX_TCK;
 
@@ -2239,8 +2240,8 @@ static int ft2232_init_libftdi(uint16_t vid, uint16_t pid, int more, int* try_mo
 	}
 
 	/* context, vendor id, product id */
-	if (ftdi_usb_open_desc(&ftdic, vid, pid, ft2232_device_desc,
-				ft2232_serial) < 0)
+	if (ftdi_usb_open_desc_index(&ftdic, vid, pid, ft2232_device_desc,
+				ft2232_serial, ft2232_index) < 0)
 	{
 		if (more)
 			LOG_WARNING("unable to open ftdi device (trying more): %s",
@@ -3173,6 +3174,23 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(ft2232_handle_serial_command)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+COMMAND_HANDLER(ft2232_handle_index_command)
+{
+	if (CMD_ARGC == 1)
+	{
+		ft2232_index = atoi(CMD_ARGV[0]);
+#if BUILD_FT2232_FTD2XX == 1
+		LOG_ERROR("ft2232_index available only for libftdi build, ignoring");
+#endif
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		LOG_ERROR("expected exactly one argument to ft2232_index <index>");
+	}
+
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 COMMAND_HANDLER(ft2232_handle_layout_command)
 {
 	if (CMD_ARGC != 1) {
@@ -4343,6 +4361,13 @@ static const struct command_registration ft2232_command_handlers[] = {
 		.usage = "(vid pid)* ",
 	},
 	{
+		.name = "ft2232_index",
+		.handler = &ft2232_handle_index_command,
+		.mode = COMMAND_CONFIG,
+		.help = "set the index of the FTDI FT2232 device",
+		.usage = "index_number",
+	},
+	{
 		.name = "ft2232_latency",
 		.handler = &ft2232_handle_latency_command,
 		.mode = COMMAND_CONFIG,