diff --git a/include/spdk/reduce.h b/include/spdk/reduce.h
index c591f790a..5a1a154a0 100644
--- a/include/spdk/reduce.h
+++ b/include/spdk/reduce.h
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ struct spdk_reduce_backing_dev {
 	uint32_t	blocklen;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the UUID for a libreduce compressed volume.
+ *
+ * \param vol Previously loaded or initialized compressed volume.
+ * \return UUID for the compressed volume.
+ */
+const struct spdk_uuid *spdk_reduce_vol_get_uuid(struct spdk_reduce_vol *vol);
+
 /**
  * Initialize a new libreduce compressed volume.
  *
diff --git a/lib/reduce/reduce.c b/lib/reduce/reduce.c
index 26dce548e..7c9ffbf8b 100644
--- a/lib/reduce/reduce.c
+++ b/lib/reduce/reduce.c
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ spdk_reduce_get_backing_device_size(struct spdk_reduce_vol_params *params)
 	return total_backing_size;
 }
 
+const struct spdk_uuid *
+spdk_reduce_vol_get_uuid(struct spdk_reduce_vol *vol)
+{
+	return &vol->uuid;
+}
+
 struct reduce_init_load_ctx {
 	struct spdk_reduce_vol			*vol;
 	struct spdk_reduce_vol_cb_args		backing_cb_args;