diff --git a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.core.pas b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.core.pas
index 1ce08a85..2e1437d7 100644
--- a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.core.pas
+++ b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.core.pas
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ begin
             if (status AND $01) <> 0 then begin
                 io.syslog.log('driver.bus.usb Core', 'Device detected on port ');
                 io.syslog.writeintln(port);
-                { Determine speed from status bits - HC specific, 
-                  default to full-speed for now }
+                { Root-port speed is resolved by enumerate_device after reset. }
                 speed := USB_SPEED_FULL;
                 enumerate_device(hc, port, speed, nil, port);
             end;
@@ -656,6 +655,10 @@ begin
         end;
     end;
 
+    { Speed is valid after reset. Hub children retain the hub-reported speed. }
+    if (parentHub = nil) and (hc^.fnPortSpeed <> nil) then
+        speed := hc^.fnPortSpeed(hc, port);
+
     { Step 2: Create device at address 0 }
     dev := PUSBDevice(kalloc(sizeof(TUSBDevice)));
     dev^.Address     := 0;
diff --git a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ehci.pas b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ehci.pas
index b78652a8..ee036e1e 100644
--- a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ehci.pas
+++ b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ehci.pas
@@ -783,6 +783,13 @@ end;
 
 { ========================= Port Reset ========================= }
 
+function ehci_port_speed(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : uint8;
+begin
+    { Successful EHCI root resets retain only high-speed devices;
+      full/low-speed devices are handed to a companion controller. }
+    ehci_port_speed := USB_SPEED_HIGH;
+end;
+
 function ehci_port_reset(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : boolean;
 var
     priv   : PEHCI_PrivData;
@@ -1558,6 +1565,7 @@ begin
         hc.fnPoll       := TUSBHCPoll(@ehci_poll);
         hc.fnPortReset  := TUSBHCPortReset(@ehci_port_reset);
         hc.fnPortStatus := TUSBHCPortStatus(@ehci_port_status);
+        hc.fnPortSpeed := TUSBHCPortSpeed(@ehci_port_speed);
 
         { Reset the controller }
         if not ehci_reset(@hc) then begin
diff --git a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ohci.pas b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ohci.pas
index b40e30b3..448b8ac3 100644
--- a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ohci.pas
+++ b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.ohci.pas
@@ -602,6 +602,14 @@ end;
 
 { ========================= Port Reset ========================= }
 
+function ohci_port_speed(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : uint8;
+begin
+    if (ohci_port_status(hc, port) AND OHCI_PORT_LSDA) <> 0 then
+        ohci_port_speed := USB_SPEED_LOW
+    else
+        ohci_port_speed := USB_SPEED_FULL;
+end;
+
 function ohci_port_reset(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : boolean;
 var
     priv   : POHCI_PrivData;
@@ -1257,6 +1265,7 @@ begin
         hc.fnPoll       := TUSBHCPoll(@ohci_poll);
         hc.fnPortReset  := TUSBHCPortReset(@ohci_port_reset);
         hc.fnPortStatus := TUSBHCPortStatus(@ohci_port_status);
+        hc.fnPortSpeed := TUSBHCPortSpeed(@ohci_port_speed);
 
         { Reset the controller }
         if not ohci_reset(@hc) then begin
diff --git a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.types.pas b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.types.pas
index 3d6a8441..1bb0eb4f 100644
--- a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.types.pas
+++ b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.types.pas
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ type
     TUSBHCPoll       = procedure(hc : PUSBHCDriver);
     TUSBHCPortReset  = function(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : boolean;
     TUSBHCPortStatus = function(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : uint32;
+    { Return USB_SPEED_* after root-port reset has completed. }
+    TUSBHCPortSpeed  = function(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : uint8;
 
     { ---- HC Driver Record ---- }
 
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ type
         fnPoll       : TUSBHCPoll;
         fnPortReset  : TUSBHCPortReset;
         fnPortStatus : TUSBHCPortStatus;
+        fnPortSpeed  : TUSBHCPortSpeed;
     end;
 
 { ========================= Utility Functions ========================= }
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@ begin
         hc^.fnPoll      := nil;
         hc^.fnPortReset := nil;
         hc^.fnPortStatus := nil;
+        hc^.fnPortSpeed := nil;
     end;
     pop_trace;
 end;
diff --git a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.uhci.pas b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.uhci.pas
index 0096f0ff..45372cfd 100644
--- a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.uhci.pas
+++ b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.uhci.pas
@@ -453,6 +453,14 @@ end;
 
 { ========================= Port Reset ========================= }
 
+function uhci_port_speed(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : uint8;
+begin
+    if (uhci_port_status(hc, port) AND UHCI_PORT_LSDA) <> 0 then
+        uhci_port_speed := USB_SPEED_LOW
+    else
+        uhci_port_speed := USB_SPEED_FULL;
+end;
+
 function uhci_port_reset(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : boolean;
 var
     priv   : PUHCI_PrivData;
@@ -976,6 +984,7 @@ begin
         hc.fnPoll       := TUSBHCPoll(@uhci_poll);
         hc.fnPortReset  := TUSBHCPortReset(@uhci_port_reset);
         hc.fnPortStatus := TUSBHCPortStatus(@uhci_port_status);
+        hc.fnPortSpeed := TUSBHCPortSpeed(@uhci_port_speed);
 
         { Reset the controller }
         if not uhci_reset(@hc) then begin
diff --git a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.xhci.pas b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.xhci.pas
index af9cdf2e..d1fd063d 100644
--- a/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.xhci.pas
+++ b/src/driver/bus/usb/driver.bus.usb.xhci.pas
@@ -1142,6 +1142,12 @@ begin
     pop_trace;
 end;
 
+function xhci_port_speed(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : uint8;
+begin
+    xhci_port_speed := xhci_map_speed(
+        (xhci_port_status(hc, port) AND XHCI_PORTSC_SPEED_MASK) SHR XHCI_PORTSC_SPEED_SHIFT);
+end;
+
 function xhci_port_reset(hc : PUSBHCDriver; port : uint8) : boolean;
 var
     priv     : PXHCI_PrivData;
@@ -2095,6 +2101,7 @@ begin
         hc.fnPoll       := TUSBHCPoll(@xhci_poll);
         hc.fnPortReset  := TUSBHCPortReset(@xhci_port_reset);
         hc.fnPortStatus := TUSBHCPortStatus(@xhci_port_status);
+        hc.fnPortSpeed := TUSBHCPortSpeed(@xhci_port_speed);
 
         { Reset the controller }
         if not xhci_reset(@hc) then begin