diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 3ae2b733c..2edbb6531 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -1140,6 +1140,15 @@ const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_data *spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_data(struct spdk_nvme_ctr
  */
 union spdk_nvme_csts_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_csts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 
+/**
+ * Get the NVMe controller CC (Configuration) register.
+ *
+ * \param ctrlr Opaque handle to NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * \return the NVMe controller CC (Configuration) register.
+ */
+union spdk_nvme_cc_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cc(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
 /**
  * Get the NVMe controller CAP (Capabilities) register.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 7e06eba96..9e55b30ff 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -3908,6 +3908,16 @@ union spdk_nvme_csts_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_csts(struct spdk_nvme_ctr
 	return csts;
 }
 
+union spdk_nvme_cc_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cc(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	union spdk_nvme_cc_register cc;
+
+	if (nvme_ctrlr_get_cc(ctrlr, &cc)) {
+		cc.raw = SPDK_NVME_INVALID_REGISTER_VALUE;
+	}
+	return cc;
+}
+
 union spdk_nvme_cap_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cap(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
 	return ctrlr->cap;
diff --git a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
index cfe2dae41..b5e7b1836 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
+++ b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_is_failed;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_data;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_csts;
+	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cc;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cap;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_vs;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cmbsz;