diff --git a/smartmontools/CHANGELOG b/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
index c424a629501b92f33dd106a8f0ae0dd1454e1a00..53fa8b14369222b6fdf716c2abd80782f7f2fa07 100644
--- a/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
+++ b/smartmontools/CHANGELOG
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ NOTES FOR FUTURE RELEASES: see TODO file.
 
 <DEVELOPERS: ADDITIONS TO THE CHANGE LOG GO JUST BELOW HERE, PLEASE>
 
+  [DL] drivedb.h updates:
+       - WDC My Passport Essential/USB (capacity 250GB, 400GB & 500GB)
+
   [DL] -r ataioctl,2: print text representation of data also (ticket #32)
 
   [DL] FreeBSD: freebsd_ata_device::ata_pass_through implemented (part of ticket #18)
diff --git a/smartmontools/drivedb.h b/smartmontools/drivedb.h
index 9ce93be5ff4ccb7e9efd05d8b6c3ecc25f5849e3..3b76a72176d4362f6671ae297a89f74cd3ca76d9 100644
--- a/smartmontools/drivedb.h
+++ b/smartmontools/drivedb.h
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ const drive_settings builtin_knowndrives[] = {
     "", "", ""
   },
   { "Western Digital My Passport Essential hard drive (USB interface)",
-    "WDC WD3200BMVU-.*",
+    "WDC WD(25|32|40|50)00BMVU-.*",
     "", "", ""
   },
   { "Western Digital My Passport hard drive (USB interface)",