diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 97e6cb6f13c14d119785c409ca1a7874e176ae7b..b65a472067d20672cf1ff2edd9f3e6155786b420 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -2384,3 +2384,15 @@ u16 mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return mlx5_esw_allowed(esw) ? esw->total_vports : 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports);
+
+/**
+ * mlx5_eswitch_get_core_dev - Get the mdev device
+ * @esw : eswitch device.
+ *
+ * Return the mellanox core device which manages the eswitch.
+ */
+struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_eswitch_get_core_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	return mlx5_esw_allowed(esw) ? esw->dev : NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlx5_eswitch_get_core_dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h b/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
index bc7db2e059eb1a16ec722e671300ca8c833c9449..c2a34ff85188eb2cba8171b4aa6ff17405208d19 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/eswitch.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ u32 mlx5_eswitch_get_vport_metadata_for_set(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 
 u8 mlx5_eswitch_mode(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
 u16 mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev);
+struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_eswitch_get_core_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw);
 
 #else  /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
 
@@ -171,6 +172,11 @@ static inline u16 mlx5_eswitch_get_total_vports(const struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline struct mlx5_core_dev *mlx5_eswitch_get_core_dev(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MLX5_ESWITCH */
 
 static inline bool is_mdev_switchdev_mode(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)