diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.c
index c5204fd58ac4b3e1eb6d918fedbbab5c4267c823..0fbc8b1bdf416ed099be64ab90fdd102cb27312b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.c
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ void ipa_clock_put(struct ipa *ipa)
 	mutex_unlock(&clock->mutex);
 }
 
+/* Return the current IPA core clock rate */
+u32 ipa_clock_rate(struct ipa *ipa)
+{
+	return ipa->clock ? (u32)clk_get_rate(ipa->clock->core) : 0;
+}
+
 /* Initialize IPA clocking */
 struct ipa_clock *ipa_clock_init(struct device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.h b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.h
index bc52b35e6bb23519bf81509979cd660e0a849c4e..0f4e2877a6df2df1d51b20ce3966fe3f98be4bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_clock.h
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ struct device;
 
 struct ipa;
 
+/**
+ * ipa_clock_rate() - Return the current IPA core clock rate
+ * @ipa:	IPA structure
+ *
+ * Return: The current clock rate (in Hz), or 0.
+ */
+u32 ipa_clock_rate(struct ipa *ipa);
+
 /**
  * ipa_clock_init() - Initialize IPA clocking
  * @dev:	IPA device