diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 5abba037d2456fc2616ae5df1270fd928299c1de..7855cfe46b69a044040f9ac5be92591e33af1799 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_dai_get_connected_widgets(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream,
 struct snd_soc_dapm_context *snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_dapm(
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol);
 
+struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_widget(
+		struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol);
+
 int snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index a28d6a10bad0a139e63a4660ccdeefa97c609208..38281c2325ffef3f8581cc2bae80a338aa227942 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -508,6 +508,18 @@ static bool dapm_kcontrol_set_value(const struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_widget() - Returns the widget associated to a
+ *   kcontrol
+ * @kcontrol: The kcontrol
+ */
+struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_widget(
+				struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
+{
+	return dapm_kcontrol_get_wlist(kcontrol)->widgets[0];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_widget);
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_dapm() - Returns the dapm context associated to a
  *  kcontrol