diff --git a/core/device.cpp b/core/device.cpp
index 21a53e2f6..b65c8dd7f 100644
--- a/core/device.cpp
+++ b/core/device.cpp
@@ -358,3 +358,40 @@ const char *get_dc_nickname(const struct divecomputer *dc)
 	else
 		return dc->model;
 }
+
+extern "C" int nr_devices(const struct device_table *table)
+{
+	return (int)table->devices.size();
+}
+
+extern "C" const struct device *get_device(const struct device_table *table, int i)
+{
+	if (i < 0 || i > nr_devices(table))
+		return NULL;
+	return &table->devices[i];
+}
+
+extern "C" const char *device_get_model(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev ? dev->model.c_str() : NULL;
+}
+
+extern "C" const uint32_t device_get_id(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev ? dev->deviceId : -1;
+}
+
+extern "C" const char *device_get_serial(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev ? dev->serialNumber.c_str() : NULL;
+}
+
+extern "C" const char *device_get_firmware(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev ? dev->firmware.c_str() : NULL;
+}
+
+extern "C" const char *device_get_nickname(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev ? dev->nickName.c_str() : NULL;
+}
diff --git a/core/device.h b/core/device.h
index 28ad696bb..a976a7e64 100644
--- a/core/device.h
+++ b/core/device.h
@@ -9,15 +9,30 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 struct divecomputer;
+struct device;
+struct device_table;
+
+// global device table
+extern struct device_table device_table;
+
 extern void fake_dc(struct divecomputer *dc);
 extern void set_dc_deviceid(struct divecomputer *dc, unsigned int deviceid);
 extern void set_dc_nickname(struct dive *dive);
 extern void create_device_node(const char *model, uint32_t deviceid, const char *serial, const char *firmware, const char *nickname);
+extern int nr_devices(const struct device_table *table);
+extern const struct device *get_device(const struct device_table *table, int i);
 extern void call_for_each_dc(void *f, void (*callback)(void *, const char *, uint32_t,
 						       const char *, const char *, const char *), bool select_only);
 extern void clear_device_nodes();
 const char *get_dc_nickname(const struct divecomputer *dc);
 
+// struct device accessors for C-code. The returned strings are not stable!
+const char *device_get_model(const struct device *dev);
+const uint32_t device_get_id(const struct device *dev);
+const char *device_get_serial(const struct device *dev);
+const char *device_get_firmware(const struct device *dev);
+const char *device_get_nickname(const struct device *dev);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
@@ -44,8 +59,6 @@ struct device_table {
 	std::vector<device> devices;
 };
 
-extern struct device_table device_table;
-
 #endif
 
 #endif // DEVICE_H