diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64e274d..d549f4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [1.6.4]
+
+### Added
+ - add device kind api
+
 ## [1.6.3]
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 266146b..9edc58b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.3
+1.6.4
diff --git a/libmei.h b/libmei.h
index 1d2b99c..de9f3a7 100644
--- a/libmei.h
+++ b/libmei.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  *
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2024 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2025 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Intel Management Engine Interface (Intel MEI) Library
  */
@@ -256,6 +256,16 @@ int mei_fwstatus(struct mei *me, uint32_t fwsts_num, uint32_t *fwsts);
  */
 int mei_gettrc(struct mei *me, uint32_t *trc_val);
 
+/*! Obtains device kind
+ *
+ *  \param me The mei handle
+ *  \param kind buffer to fill with device kind null terminated string, may be NULL.
+ *  \param kind_size Pointer to kind buffer size in bytes, updated to number of bytes filled in buffer, including null character, on out.
+ *          If buffer is NULL, required size is returned anyway.
+ *  \return 0 if successful, otherwise error code
+ */
+int mei_getkind(struct mei *me, char *kind, size_t *kind_size);
+
 /*! Set log level
  *
  *  \param me The mei handle
diff --git a/mei.c b/mei.c
index 2b81db4..70192af 100644
--- a/mei.c
+++ b/mei.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  *
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2024 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2025 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Intel Management Engine Interface (Intel MEI) Library
  */
@@ -337,6 +337,50 @@ static inline int __mei_gettrc(struct mei *me, const char *device, uint32_t *trc
 #undef CONV_BASE
 }
 
+static inline int __mei_getkind(struct mei *me, const char *device, char *kind, size_t *kind_size)
+{
+#define KIND_FILENAME_LEN 34
+#define KIND_LEN 16
+	char path[KIND_FILENAME_LEN];
+	char buf[KIND_LEN] = { 0 };
+	int fd;
+	ssize_t len;
+
+	if (snprintf(path, KIND_FILENAME_LEN,
+		     "/sys/class/mei/%s/kind", device) < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	path[KIND_FILENAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
+
+	errno = 0;
+	fd = open(path, O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd == -1) {
+		me->last_err = errno;
+		return -me->last_err;
+	}
+
+	errno = 0;
+	len = pread(fd, buf, KIND_LEN, 0);
+	if (len == -1) {
+		me->last_err = errno;
+		close(fd);
+		return -me->last_err;
+	}
+
+	close(fd);
+	if ((size_t)len > *kind_size || !kind) {
+		me->last_err = ENOSPC;
+		mei_err(me, "Insufficient buffer %zu %zd\n", *kind_size, len);
+		*kind_size = (size_t)len;
+		return -me->last_err;
+	}
+	*kind_size = (size_t)len;
+	memcpy(kind, buf, (size_t)len);
+
+	return 0;
+#undef KIND_FILENAME_LEN
+#undef KIND_LEN
+}
+
 int mei_init_with_log(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 		      unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose,
 		      mei_log_callback log_callback)
@@ -736,6 +780,35 @@ int mei_gettrc(struct mei *me, uint32_t *trc_val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int mei_getkind(struct mei *me, char *kind, size_t *kind_size)
+{
+	char *device;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!me || !kind_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (me->device) {
+		device = strstr(me->device, MEI_DEFAULT_DEVICE_PREFIX);
+		if (!device) {
+			mei_err(me, "Device does not start with '%s'\n",
+				MEI_DEFAULT_DEVICE_PREFIX);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		device += strlen(MEI_DEFAULT_DEVICE_PREFIX);
+	} else {
+		device = MEI_DEFAULT_DEVICE_NAME;
+	}
+	rc = __mei_getkind(me, device, kind, kind_size);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		mei_err(me, "Cannot get kind value [%d]:%s\n",
+			rc, strerror(-rc));
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 unsigned int mei_get_api_version(void)
 {
 	return LIBMEI_API_VERSION;