diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b948996..07fefc0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
 else
 override CONFIG_FT2232_SPI = no
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI), yes)
+UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI=yes
+else
+override CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI = no
+endif
 endif
 
 # FIXME: Should we check for Cygwin/MSVC as well?
@@ -240,6 +245,11 @@
 else
 override CONFIG_FT2232_SPI = no
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI), yes)
+UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES += CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI=yes
+else
+override CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI = no
+endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_OS), Linux)
@@ -349,6 +359,9 @@
 # Always enable FT2232 SPI dongles for now.
 CONFIG_FT2232_SPI ?= yes
 
+# Always enable Altera USB-Blaster dongles for now.
+CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI ?= yes
+
 # Always enable dummy tracing for now.
 CONFIG_DUMMY ?= yes
 
@@ -474,12 +487,23 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_FT2232_SPI), yes)
-FTDILIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs libftdi 2>/dev/null || printf "%s" "-lftdi -lusb")
 # This is a totally ugly hack.
 FEATURE_CFLAGS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FTDISUPPORT := yes" .features && printf "%s" "-D'CONFIG_FT2232_SPI=1'")
+NEED_FTDI := yes
+PROGRAMMER_OBJS += ft2232_spi.o
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI), yes)
+# This is a totally ugly hack.
+FEATURE_CFLAGS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FTDISUPPORT := yes" .features && printf "%s" "-D'CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI=1'")
+NEED_FTDI := yes
+PROGRAMMER_OBJS += usbblaster_spi.o
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(NEED_FTDI), yes)
+FTDILIBS := $(shell pkg-config --libs libftdi 2>/dev/null || printf "%s" "-lftdi -lusb")
 FEATURE_CFLAGS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FT232H := yes" .features && printf "%s" "-D'HAVE_FT232H=1'")
 FEATURE_LIBS += $(shell LC_ALL=C grep -q "FTDISUPPORT := yes" .features && printf "%s" "$(FTDILIBS)")
-PROGRAMMER_OBJS += ft2232_spi.o
 # We can't set NEED_USB here because that would transform libftdi auto-enabling
 # into a hard requirement for libusb, defeating the purpose of auto-enabling.
 endif
@@ -799,7 +823,7 @@
 
 features: compiler
 	@echo "FEATURES := yes" > .features.tmp
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_FT2232_SPI), yes)
+ifeq ($(NEED_FTDI), yes)
 	@printf "Checking for FTDI support... "
 	@echo "$$FTDI_TEST" > .featuretest.c
 	@$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) .featuretest.c -o .featuretest$(EXEC_SUFFIX) $(FTDILIBS) $(LIBS) >/dev/null 2>&1 &&	\
diff --git a/README b/README
index 8e812be..7f24cca 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 To build flashrom you need to install the following software:
 
  * pciutils+libpci (if you want support for mainboard or PCI device flashing)
- * libusb (if you want FT2232 or Dediprog support)
- * libftdi (if you want FT2232 support)
+ * libusb (if you want FT2232, Dediprog or USB-Blaster support)
+ * libftdi (if you want FT2232 or USB-Blaster support)
 
 Linux et al:
 
diff --git a/flashrom.8 b/flashrom.8
index c6c518e..feb70d6 100644
--- a/flashrom.8
+++ b/flashrom.8
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@
 .sp
 .BR "* linux_spi" " (for SPI flash ROMs accessible via /dev/spidevX.Y on Linux)"
 .sp
+.BR "* usbblaster_spi" " (for SPI flash ROMs attached to an Altera USB-Blaster compatible cable)"
+.sp
 Some programmers have optional or mandatory parameters which are described
 in detail in the
 .B PROGRAMMER SPECIFIC INFO
@@ -837,7 +839,7 @@
 .B buspirate_spi
 needs userspace access to a serial port.
 .sp
-.BR dediprog " and " ft2232_spi
+.BR dediprog ", " ft2232_spi " and " usbblaster_spi
 need access to the USB device via libusb.
 .sp
 .B dummy
@@ -847,7 +849,7 @@
 .BR gfxnvidia ", " drkaiser ", " satasii ", " satamv " and " atahpt
 have to be run as superuser/root, and need additional raw access permission.
 .sp
-.BR serprog ", " buspirate_spi ", " dediprog " and " ft2232_spi
+.BR serprog ", " buspirate_spi ", " dediprog ", " usbblaster_spi " and " ft2232_spi
 can be run as normal user on most operating systems if appropriate device
 permissions are set.
 .sp
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index 225b6f0..6a117b2 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -308,6 +308,18 @@
 	},
 #endif
 
+#if CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI == 1
+	{
+		.name			= "usbblaster_spi",
+		.type			= USB,
+		.devs.dev		= devs_usbblasterspi,
+		.init			= usbblaster_spi_init,
+		.map_flash_region	= fallback_map,
+		.unmap_flash_region	= fallback_unmap,
+		.delay			= internal_delay,
+	},
+#endif
+
 	{0}, /* This entry corresponds to PROGRAMMER_INVALID. */
 };
 
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index 03a71d8..b10f568 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 #if CONFIG_LINUX_SPI == 1
 	PROGRAMMER_LINUX_SPI,
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI == 1
+	PROGRAMMER_USBBLASTER_SPI,
+#endif
 	PROGRAMMER_INVALID /* This must always be the last entry. */
 };
 
@@ -431,6 +434,12 @@
 extern const struct dev_entry devs_ft2232spi[];
 #endif
 
+/* usbblaster_spi.c */
+#if CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI == 1
+int usbblaster_spi_init(void);
+extern const struct dev_entry devs_usbblasterspi[];
+#endif
+
 /* rayer_spi.c */
 #if CONFIG_RAYER_SPI == 1
 int rayer_spi_init(void);
@@ -509,6 +518,9 @@
 #if CONFIG_SERPROG == 1
 	SPI_CONTROLLER_SERPROG,
 #endif
+#if CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI == 1
+	SPI_CONTROLLER_USBBLASTER,
+#endif
 };
 
 #define MAX_DATA_UNSPECIFIED 0
diff --git a/usbblaster_spi.c b/usbblaster_spi.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86fd573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usbblaster_spi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the flashrom project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 James Laird <jhl@mafipulation.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Device should be connected as per "active serial" mode:
+ *
+ *      +---------+------+-----------+
+ *      | SPI     | Pin  |  Altera   |
+ *      +---------+------+-----------+
+ *      | SCLK    | 1    | DCLK      |
+ *      | GND     | 2,10 | GND       |
+ *      | VCC     | 4    | VCC(TRGT) |
+ *      | MISO    | 7    | DATAOUT   |
+ *      | /CS     | 8    | nCS       |
+ *      | MOSI    | 9    | ASDI      |
+ *      +---------+------+-----------+
+ *
+ * See also the USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide: http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/ug_usb_blstr.pdf
+ */
+
+#if CONFIG_USBBLASTER_SPI == 1
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <ftdi.h>
+#include "flash.h"
+#include "programmer.h"
+#include "spi.h"
+
+/* Please keep sorted by vendor ID, then device ID. */
+#define ALTERA_VID		0x09fb
+#define ALTERA_USBBLASTER_PID	0x6001
+
+const struct dev_entry devs_usbblasterspi[] = {
+	{ALTERA_VID, ALTERA_USBBLASTER_PID, OK, "Altera", "USB-Blaster"},
+
+	{}
+};
+
+static const struct spi_programmer spi_programmer_usbblaster;
+
+static struct ftdi_context ftdic;
+
+// command bytes
+#define BIT_BYTE	(1<<7)	// byte mode (rather than bitbang)
+#define BIT_READ	(1<<6)	// read request
+#define BIT_LED		(1<<5)
+#define BIT_CS		(1<<3)
+#define BIT_TMS		(1<<1)
+#define BIT_CLK		(1<<0)
+
+#define BUF_SIZE	64
+
+/* The programmer shifts bits in the wrong order for SPI, so we use this method to reverse the bits when needed.
+ * http://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html#ReverseByteWith32Bits */
+uint8_t reverse(uint8_t b)
+{
+	return ((b * 0x0802LU & 0x22110LU) | (b * 0x8020LU & 0x88440LU)) * 0x10101LU >> 16;
+}
+
+
+/* Returns 0 upon success, a negative number upon errors. */
+int usbblaster_spi_init(void)
+{
+	uint8_t buf[BUF_SIZE + 1];
+
+	if (ftdi_init(&ftdic) < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (ftdi_usb_open(&ftdic, ALTERA_VID, ALTERA_USBBLASTER_PID) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("Failed to open USB-Blaster: %s\n", ftdic.error_str);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (ftdi_usb_reset(&ftdic) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster reset failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (ftdi_set_latency_timer(&ftdic, 2) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster set latency timer failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (ftdi_write_data_set_chunksize(&ftdic, 4096) < 0 ||
+	    ftdi_read_data_set_chunksize(&ftdic, BUF_SIZE) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster set chunk size failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf[sizeof(buf)-1] = BIT_LED | BIT_CS;
+	if (ftdi_write_data(&ftdic, buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster reset write failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (ftdi_read_data(&ftdic, buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster reset read failed\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	register_spi_programmer(&spi_programmer_usbblaster);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int send_write(unsigned int writecnt, const unsigned char *writearr)
+{
+	int i;
+	uint8_t buf[BUF_SIZE];
+
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	while (writecnt) {
+		unsigned int n_write = min(writecnt, BUF_SIZE - 1);
+		msg_pspew("writing %d-byte packet\n", n_write);
+
+		buf[0] = BIT_BYTE | (uint8_t)n_write;
+		for (i = 0; i < n_write; i++) {
+			buf[i+1] = reverse(writearr[i]);
+		}
+		if (ftdi_write_data(&ftdic, buf, n_write + 1) < 0) {
+			msg_perr("USB-Blaster write failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		writearr += n_write;
+		writecnt -= n_write;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int send_read(unsigned int readcnt, unsigned char *readarr)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned int n_read;
+	uint8_t buf[BUF_SIZE];
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+	n_read = readcnt;
+	while (n_read) {
+		unsigned int payload_size = min(n_read, BUF_SIZE - 1);
+		msg_pspew("reading %d-byte packet\n", payload_size);
+
+		buf[0] = BIT_BYTE | BIT_READ | (uint8_t)payload_size;
+		if (ftdi_write_data(&ftdic, buf, payload_size + 1) < 0) {
+			msg_perr("USB-Blaster write failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		n_read -= payload_size;
+	};
+
+	n_read = readcnt;
+	while (n_read) {
+		int ret = ftdi_read_data(&ftdic, readarr, n_read);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			msg_perr("USB-Blaster read failed\n");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
+			readarr[i] = reverse(readarr[i]);
+		}
+		n_read -= ret;
+		readarr += ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Returns 0 upon success, a negative number upon errors. */
+static int usbblaster_spi_send_command(struct flashctx *flash, unsigned int writecnt, unsigned int readcnt,
+				       const unsigned char *writearr, unsigned char *readarr)
+{
+	uint8_t cmd;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	cmd = BIT_LED; // asserts /CS
+	if (ftdi_write_data(&ftdic, &cmd, 1) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster enable chip select failed\n");
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!ret && writecnt)
+		ret = send_write(writecnt, writearr);
+
+	if (!ret && readcnt)
+		ret = send_read(readcnt, readarr);
+
+	cmd = BIT_CS;
+	if (ftdi_write_data(&ftdic, &cmd, 1) < 0) {
+		msg_perr("USB-Blaster disable chip select failed\n");
+		ret = -1;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+static const struct spi_programmer spi_programmer_usbblaster = {
+	.type		= SPI_CONTROLLER_USBBLASTER,
+	.max_data_read	= 256,
+	.max_data_write	= 256,
+	.command	= usbblaster_spi_send_command,
+	.multicommand	= default_spi_send_multicommand,
+	.read		= default_spi_read,
+	.write_256	= default_spi_write_256,
+	.write_aai	= default_spi_write_aai,
+};
+
+#endif