diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 336714cf370af239a7ec0a847c1e8026643e0431..ef8ee34670c322ba3a76c2375687fb6a5016eab8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ const char *tty_name(const struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_name);
 
+const char *tty_driver_name(const struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	if (!tty || !tty->driver)
+		return "";
+	return tty->driver->name;
+}
+
 static int tty_paranoia_check(struct tty_struct *tty, struct inode *inode,
 			      const char *routine)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 0532465ea14203c95d629ae42e79de3000291213..a9c1af990da96b98c27a2d424e44832554349568 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static inline struct tty_struct *tty_kref_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 }
 
 extern const char *tty_name(const struct tty_struct *tty);
+extern const char *tty_driver_name(const struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void tty_wait_until_sent(struct tty_struct *tty, long timeout);
 extern int __tty_check_change(struct tty_struct *tty, int sig);
 extern int tty_check_change(struct tty_struct *tty);