diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.c
index 77d59a2719a..ab26b2b5ddc 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.c
@@ -521,3 +521,16 @@ panfrost_bo_export(struct panfrost_bo *bo)
 
    return ret;
 }
+
+struct panfrost_bo *
+panfrost_bo_from_kmod_bo(struct panfrost_device *dev,
+                         struct pan_kmod_bo *kmod_bo)
+{
+   if (!kmod_bo)
+      return NULL;
+
+   struct panfrost_bo *bo = pan_lookup_bo(dev, pan_kmod_bo_handle(kmod_bo));
+   assert(bo->kmod_bo == kmod_bo);
+
+   return bo;
+}
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.h b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.h
index c9e016eeff7..bc738d55138 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_bo.h
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ panfrost_bo_handle(struct panfrost_bo *bo)
    return bo->kmod_bo->handle;
 }
 
+struct panfrost_bo *panfrost_bo_from_kmod_bo(struct panfrost_device *dev,
+                                             struct pan_kmod_bo *kmod_bo);
+
 bool panfrost_bo_wait(struct panfrost_bo *bo, int64_t timeout_ns,
                       bool wait_readers);
 void panfrost_bo_reference(struct panfrost_bo *bo);