diff --git a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp
index 1eab50f..c65ec66 100644
--- a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp
+++ b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ using namespace std;
 FTDIpp_MPSSE::FTDIpp_MPSSE(const mpsse_bit_config &cable, const string &dev,
 				const std::string &serial, uint32_t clkHZ, int8_t verbose):
 				_verbose(verbose > 2), _cable(cable), _vid(0),
-				_pid(0), _bus(-1), _addr(-1),
+				_pid(0), _index(0), _bus(-1), _addr(-1),
 				_interface(cable.interface),
 				_clkHZ(clkHZ), _buffer_size(2*32768), _num(0)
 {
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ FTDIpp_MPSSE::FTDIpp_MPSSE(const mpsse_bit_config &cable, const string &dev,
 	} else {
 		_vid = cable.vid;
 		_pid = cable.pid;
+		_index = cable.index;
 	}
 
 	open_device(serial, 115200);
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ void FTDIpp_MPSSE::open_device(const std::string &serial, unsigned int baudrate)
 	}
 
 	if (_bus == -1 || _addr == -1)
-		ret = ftdi_usb_open_desc(_ftdi, _vid, _pid, NULL, serial.empty() ? NULL : serial.c_str());
+		ret = ftdi_usb_open_desc_index(_ftdi, _vid, _pid, NULL, serial.empty() ? NULL : serial.c_str(), _index);
 	else
 #if (FTDI_VERSION < 104)
 		ret = ftdi_usb_open_desc(_ftdi, _vid, _pid, _product, NULL);
diff --git a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp
index 522cc4b..46c3bdc 100644
--- a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp
+++ b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class FTDIpp_MPSSE {
 			int bit_low_dir;
 			int bit_high_val;
 			int bit_high_dir;
+			int index;
 		} mpsse_bit_config;
 
 		FTDIpp_MPSSE(const mpsse_bit_config &cable, const std::string &dev,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class FTDIpp_MPSSE {
 		mpsse_bit_config _cable;
 		int _vid;
 		int _pid;
+		int _index;
 	private:
 		int _bus;
 		int _addr;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c59bf4b..ea0fe6c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct arguments {
 	int16_t altsetting;
 	uint16_t vid;
 	uint16_t pid;
+	uint16_t cable_index;
 	string ip_adr;
 	uint32_t protect_flash;
 	bool unprotect_flash;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* command line args. */
 	struct arguments args = {0, false, false, false, 0, "", "", "-", "", -1,
 			0, false, "-", false, false, false, false, Device::PRG_NONE, false,
-			false, false, "", "", "", -1, 0, false, -1, 0, 0, "127.0.0.1",
+			false, false, "", "", "", -1, 0, false, -1, 0, 0, 0, "127.0.0.1",
 			0, false, "", false, false};
 	/* parse arguments */
 	try {
@@ -198,6 +199,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		cable.config.pid = args.pid;
 	}
 
+	// always set this
+	cable.config.index = args.cable_index;
+
 	/* FLASH direct access */
 	if (args.spi || (board && board->mode == COMM_SPI)) {
 		/* if no instruction from user -> select flash mode */
@@ -590,6 +594,7 @@ int parse_opt(int argc, char **argv, struct arguments *args, jtag_pins_conf_t *p
 				cxxopts::value<bool>(args->invert_read_edge))
 			("vid", "probe Vendor ID", cxxopts::value<uint16_t>(args->vid))
 			("pid", "probe Product ID", cxxopts::value<uint16_t>(args->pid))
+			("cable-index", "probe index", cxxopts::value<uint16_t>(args->cable_index))
 
 			("ftdi-serial", "FTDI chip serial number", cxxopts::value<string>(args->ftdi_serial))
 			("ftdi-channel", "FTDI chip channel number (channels 0-3 map to A-D)", cxxopts::value<int>(args->ftdi_channel))