diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
index d38a66f37..fda468153 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@ void spdk_bdev_io_complete_scsi_status(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, enum spdk_s
  */
 struct spdk_thread *spdk_bdev_io_get_thread(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
 
+/**
+ * Get the bdev module's I/O channel that the given bdev_io was submitted on.
+ *
+ * \param bdev_io I/O
+ * \return the bdev module's I/O channel that the given bdev_io was submitted on.
+ */
+struct spdk_io_channel *spdk_bdev_io_get_io_channel(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
+
 /**
  * Resize for a bdev.
  *
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 0c9aaad64..ddc9e0d6a 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -3459,6 +3459,12 @@ spdk_bdev_io_get_thread(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 	return spdk_io_channel_get_thread(bdev_io->internal.ch->channel);
 }
 
+struct spdk_io_channel *
+spdk_bdev_io_get_io_channel(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
+{
+	return bdev_io->internal.ch->channel;
+}
+
 static void
 _spdk_bdev_qos_config_limit(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, uint64_t *limits)
 {