diff --git a/keybase.go b/keybase.go
index 31dc50d..6706f1c 100644
--- a/keybase.go
+++ b/keybase.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func NewKeybase(path ...string) *Keybase {
 	k.LoggedIn = k.loggedIn()
 	if k.LoggedIn {
 		k.Username = k.username()
+		k.Device = k.device()
 	}
 	return k
 }
@@ -78,6 +79,19 @@ func (k *Keybase) username() string {
 	return s.Username
 }
 
+// device returns the device name of the currently provisioned device.
+func (k *Keybase) device() string {
+	cmdOut, err := k.Exec("status", "-j")
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	var s status
+	json.Unmarshal(cmdOut, &s)
+
+	return s.Device.Name
+}
+
 // loggedIn returns true if Keybase is currently logged in, otherwise returns false.
 func (k *Keybase) loggedIn() bool {
 	cmdOut, err := k.Exec("status", "-j")
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 0ee3d07..67f0844 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ type Keybase struct {
 	Username string
 	LoggedIn bool
 	Version  string
+	Device   string
 }
 
 // Chat holds basic information about a specific conversation
@@ -584,9 +585,15 @@ type keybase interface {
 	loggedIn() bool
 	username() string
 	version() string
+	device() string
 }
 
 type status struct {
 	Username string `json:"Username"`
 	LoggedIn bool   `json:"LoggedIn"`
+	Device   device `json:"Device"`
+}
+
+type device struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
 }