diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
index b1a9ce1188fb86ce6ad14e39b2f0ba9795286a57..8c308317a19f6292a9064dada45ea7c645c1dd2c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ enum omapdss_version omapdss_get_version(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_get_version);
 
+struct platform_device *dss_get_core_pdev(void)
+{
+	return core.pdev;
+}
+
 /* REGULATORS */
 
 struct regulator *dss_get_vdds_dsi(void)
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index 6c3cfb3352df1218dcf209bea2a210665daa1ee4..9ee3c881d1c0e51edf4669df5e6ce9e09effb498 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct seq_file;
 struct platform_device;
 
 /* core */
+struct platform_device *dss_get_core_pdev(void);
 struct bus_type *dss_get_bus(void);
 struct regulator *dss_get_vdds_dsi(void);
 struct regulator *dss_get_vdds_sdi(void);