diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index 0470cba2..2473fd59 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ struct handshake_state *netdev_get_handshake(struct netdev *netdev)
 	return netdev->handshake;
 }
 
+struct device *netdev_get_device(struct netdev *netdev)
+{
+	return netdev->device;
+}
+
 static void netdev_set_powered_result(int error, uint16_t type,
 					const void *data,
 					uint32_t len, void *user_data)
diff --git a/src/netdev.h b/src/netdev.h
index a5a39d83..3343da77 100644
--- a/src/netdev.h
+++ b/src/netdev.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 struct netdev;
+struct device;
 struct scan_bss;
 struct handshake_state;
 struct eapol_sm;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ int netdev_set_4addr(struct netdev *netdev, bool use_4addr,
 bool netdev_get_4addr(struct netdev *netdev);
 const char *netdev_get_name(struct netdev *netdev);
 bool netdev_get_is_up(struct netdev *netdev);
+struct device *netdev_get_device(struct netdev *netdev);
 
 struct handshake_state *netdev_handshake_state_new(struct netdev *netdev);
 struct handshake_state *netdev_get_handshake(struct netdev *netdev);