diff --git a/keyboard/_nixcommon.py b/keyboard/_nixcommon.py
index ba3a1d05..1421f07b 100644
--- a/keyboard/_nixcommon.py
+++ b/keyboard/_nixcommon.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import atexit
 from time import time as now
+from time import sleep
 from threading import Thread
 from glob import glob
 try:
@@ -101,20 +102,46 @@ def __init__(self, devices, output=None):
         self.event_queue = Queue()
         self.devices = devices
         self.output = output or self.devices[0]
-        def start_reading(device):
-            while True:
-                self.event_queue.put(device.read_event())
-        for device in self.devices:
-            thread = Thread(target=start_reading, args=[device])
-            thread.daemon = True
-            thread.start()
 
+        for device in self.devices:
+            self.create_device_thread(device)
+        thread = Thread(target=self.check_for_new_devices)
+        thread.daemon = True
+        thread.start()
+
+    def check_for_new_devices(self):
+        while True:
+            sleep(2)
+            devices_paths = [device.path for device in self.devices]
+            
+            new_devices = [device.path for device in list_devices_from_proc("kbd")]
+
+            for new_device in new_devices:
+                if not(new_device in devices_paths):
+                    
+                    new_device_to_append = EventDevice(new_device)
+                    self.devices.append(new_device_to_append)
+                    self.create_device_thread(new_device_to_append)
     def read_event(self):
         return self.event_queue.get(block=True)
 
     def write_event(self, type, code, value):
         self.output.write_event(type, code, value)
 
+    def start_reading(self,device):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.event_queue.put(device.read_event())
+            except OSError:
+                if device in self.devices:
+                    self.devices.remove(device)
+                    
+                break
+
+    def create_device_thread(self, device):
+            thread = Thread(target=self.start_reading, args=[device])
+            thread.daemon = True
+            thread.start()
 import re
 from collections import namedtuple
 DeviceDescription = namedtuple('DeviceDescription', 'event_file is_mouse is_keyboard')
diff --git a/keyboard/_nixkeyboard.py b/keyboard/_nixkeyboard.py
index 21e18977..78f8ce25 100644
--- a/keyboard/_nixkeyboard.py
+++ b/keyboard/_nixkeyboard.py
@@ -128,11 +128,18 @@ def init():
 pressed_modifiers = set()
 
 def listen(callback):
+    global device
     build_device()
     build_tables()
 
     while True:
-        time, type, code, value, device_id = device.read_event()
+        try:
+            time, type, code, value, device_id = device.read_event()
+        except OSError:
+            
+            device = None
+            init()
+            continue
         if type != EV_KEY:
             continue