diff --git a/os/hal/src/hal_usb.c b/os/hal/src/hal_usb.c
index 451b19aa4..b32bfc09f 100644
--- a/os/hal/src/hal_usb.c
+++ b/os/hal/src/hal_usb.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static bool default_handler(USBDriver *usbp) {
 #endif
     return true;
   case (uint32_t)USB_RTYPE_RECIPIENT_DEVICE | ((uint32_t)USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR << 8):
+  case (uint32_t)USB_RTYPE_RECIPIENT_INTERFACE | ((uint32_t)USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR << 8):
     /* Handling descriptor requests from the host.*/
     dp = usbp->config->get_descriptor_cb(usbp, usbp->setup[3],
                                          usbp->setup[2],
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index ca20c3aad..8b4754fd3 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
        dependencies and configuration directories. This makes possible
        to have multiple non-conflicting makefiles in the same project.
        Updated the various platform.mk implementing "smart build" mode.
+- HAL: Fixed USB GET_DESCRIPTOR not handled for Interface Recipients (bug #885)
+       (backported to 17.6.1 and 16.1.9).
 - HAL: Fixed error in uartReceiveTimeout() and uartSendTimeout() (bug #883)
        (backported to 17.6.1 and 16.1.9).
 - HAL: Fixed TIMx DBL field macro broken (bug #880)(backported