diff --git a/keyboard.go b/keyboard.go
index 98adb9a..9e45082 100644
--- a/keyboard.go
+++ b/keyboard.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ type Keyboard interface {
 	// The key can be any of the predefined keycodes from keycodes.go.
 	KeyUp(key int) error
 
+	// FetchSysPath will return the syspath to the device file.
+	FetchSyspath() (string, error)
+
 	io.Closer
 }
 
@@ -123,3 +126,7 @@ func createVKeyboardDevice(path string, name []byte) (fd *os.File, err error) {
 func keyCodeInRange(key int) bool {
 	return key >= keyReserved && key <= keyMax
 }
+
+func (vk vKeyboard) FetchSyspath() (string, error) {
+	return fetchSyspath(vk.deviceFile)
+}
diff --git a/keyboard_test.go b/keyboard_test.go
index bf22605..8ad6c7f 100644
--- a/keyboard_test.go
+++ b/keyboard_test.go
@@ -188,3 +188,20 @@ func TestKeyDownFailsIfDeviceIsClosed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected KeyPress to fail, but no error was returned.")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestKeyboardSyspath(t *testing.T) {
+	vk, err := CreateKeyboard("/dev/uinput", []byte("Test Basic Keyboard"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create the virtual keyboard. Last error was: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	sysPath, err := vk.FetchSyspath()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch syspath. Last error was: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	if sysPath[:32] != "/sys/devices/virtual/input/input" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected syspath to start with /sys/devices/virtual/input/input, but got %s", sysPath)
+	}
+	t.Logf("Syspath: %s", sysPath)
+}
diff --git a/mouse.go b/mouse.go
index ec18485..846c37e 100644
--- a/mouse.go
+++ b/mouse.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ type Mouse interface {
 	// Wheel will simulate a wheel movement.
 	Wheel(horizontal bool, delta int32) error
 
+	// FetchSysPath will return the syspath to the device file.
+	FetchSyspath() (string, error)
+
 	io.Closer
 }
 
@@ -282,3 +285,7 @@ func assertNotNegative(val int32) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (vRel vMouse) FetchSyspath() (string, error) {
+	return fetchSyspath(vRel.deviceFile)
+}
diff --git a/mouse_test.go b/mouse_test.go
index ff22871..24e3693 100644
--- a/mouse_test.go
+++ b/mouse_test.go
@@ -382,3 +382,20 @@ func TestMouseWheelFailsIfDeviceIsClosed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected error due to closed device, but no error was returned.")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMouseSyspath(t *testing.T) {
+	relDev, err := CreateMouse("/dev/uinput", []byte("Test Basic Mouse"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create the virtual mouse. Last error was: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	sysPath, err := relDev.FetchSyspath()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch syspath. Last error was: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	if sysPath[:32] != "/sys/devices/virtual/input/input" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected syspath to start with /sys/devices/virtual/input/input, but got %s", sysPath)
+	}
+	t.Logf("Syspath: %s", sysPath)
+}
diff --git a/touchpad.go b/touchpad.go
index d60e186..4959233 100644
--- a/touchpad.go
+++ b/touchpad.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ type TouchPad interface {
 	// TouchUp will end or ,more precisely, unset the touch event issued by TouchDown
 	TouchUp() error
 
+	// FetchSysPath will return the syspath to the device file.
+	FetchSyspath() (string, error)
+
 	io.Closer
 }
 
@@ -210,3 +213,7 @@ func sendAbsEvent(deviceFile *os.File, xPos int32, yPos int32) error {
 
 	return syncEvents(deviceFile)
 }
+
+func (vTouch vTouchPad) FetchSyspath() (string, error) {
+	return fetchSyspath(vTouch.deviceFile)
+}
diff --git a/touchpad_test.go b/touchpad_test.go
index e09d936..24b8012 100644
--- a/touchpad_test.go
+++ b/touchpad_test.go
@@ -234,3 +234,21 @@ func TestSingleTouchEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestTouchPadSyspath(t *testing.T) {
+	dev, err := CreateTouchPad("/dev/uinput", []byte("TouchPad"), 0, 1024, 0, 768)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create the virtual touch pad. Last error was: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	sysPath, err := dev.FetchSyspath()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch syspath. Last error was: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	if sysPath[:32] != "/sys/devices/virtual/input/input" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected syspath to start with /sys/devices/virtual/input/input, but got %s", sysPath)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("Syspath: %s", sysPath)
+}
diff --git a/uinput.go b/uinput.go
index a58d3d6..ec83a18 100644
--- a/uinput.go
+++ b/uinput.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
+	"unsafe"
 )
 
 func validateDevicePath(path string) error {
@@ -168,6 +169,16 @@ func releaseDevice(deviceFile *os.File) (err error) {
 	return ioctl(deviceFile, uiDevDestroy, uintptr(0))
 }
 
+func fetchSyspath(deviceFile *os.File) (string, error) {
+	sysInputDir := "/sys/devices/virtual/input/"
+	// 64 for name + 1 for null byte
+	path := make([]byte, 65)
+	err := ioctl(deviceFile, uiGetSysname, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&path[0])))
+
+	sysInputDir = sysInputDir + string(path)
+	return sysInputDir, err
+}
+
 // Note that mice and touch pads do have buttons as well. Therefore, this function is used
 // by all currently available devices and resides in the main source file.
 func sendBtnEvent(deviceFile *os.File, keys []int, btnState int) (err error) {
diff --git a/uinputdefs.go b/uinputdefs.go
index 3a8027a..686588c 100644
--- a/uinputdefs.go
+++ b/uinputdefs.go
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ const (
 	uinputMaxNameSize = 80
 	uiDevCreate       = 0x5501
 	uiDevDestroy      = 0x5502
-	uiSetEvBit        = 0x40045564
-	uiSetKeyBit       = 0x40045565
-	uiSetRelBit       = 0x40045566
-	uiSetAbsBit       = 0x40045567
-	busUsb            = 0x03
+	// this is for 64 length buffer to store name
+	// for another length generate using : (len << 16) | 0x8000552C
+	uiGetSysname = 0x8041552c
+	uiSetEvBit   = 0x40045564
+	uiSetKeyBit  = 0x40045565
+
+	uiSetRelBit = 0x40045566
+	uiSetAbsBit = 0x40045567
+	busUsb      = 0x03
 )
 
 // input event codes as specified in input-event-codes.h