diff --git a/clixon/clixon.py b/clixon/clixon.py
index 0caea05..14696d7 100644
--- a/clixon/clixon.py
+++ b/clixon/clixon.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ def show_compare(self, set_root: Optional[bool] = False) -> str:
 
         return data
 
-    def show_devices_diff(self, dict_format: Optional[bool] = False) -> str:
+    def show_devices_diff(self, device: Optional[str] = "*", dict_format: Optional[bool] = False) -> str:
         """
         Show the devices diff.
 
@@ -566,9 +566,9 @@ def show_devices_diff(self, dict_format: Optional[bool] = False) -> str:
 
         """
 
-        self.pull(transient=True)
+        self.pull(device=device, transient=True)
 
-        rpc_show_devices_diff = rpc_datastore_diff(transient=True, user=self.__user)
+        rpc_show_devices_diff = rpc_datastore_diff(device=device, transient=True, user=self.__user)
 
         send(self.__socket, rpc_show_devices_diff, pp)
         data = read(self.__socket, pp, standalone=self.__standalone)
diff --git a/clixon/netconf.py b/clixon/netconf.py
index 9fc1737..37ea643 100644
--- a/clixon/netconf.py
+++ b/clixon/netconf.py
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ def rpc_apply_service(
 
 
 def rpc_datastore_diff(
+    device: Optional[str] = "*",
     compare: Optional[bool] = False,
     transient: Optional[bool] = False,
     user: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ def rpc_datastore_diff(
             config_type1 = "RUNNING"
             config_type2 = "ACTIONS"
 
-        root.rpc.datastore_diff.create("device", data="*")
+        root.rpc.datastore_diff.create("device", data=device)
         root.rpc.datastore_diff.create("config-type1", data=config_type1)
         root.rpc.datastore_diff.create("config-type2", data=config_type2)