diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 89ae2061a..196ac954a 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ enum spdk_nvme_transport_type {
 	SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_FC = SPDK_NVMF_TRTYPE_FC,
 };
 
+/* typedef added for coding style reasons */
+typedef enum spdk_nvme_transport_type spdk_nvme_transport_type_t;
+
 /**
  * NVMe transport identifier.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvmf.h b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
index 17fa347aa..eda95f8a4 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvmf.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvmf.h
@@ -747,6 +747,43 @@ int spdk_nvmf_transport_destroy(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport);
 struct spdk_nvmf_transport *spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
 		enum spdk_nvme_transport_type type);
 
+/**
+ * Get the first transport registered with the given target
+ *
+ * \param tgt The NVMe-oF target
+ *
+ * \return The first transport registered on the target
+ */
+struct spdk_nvmf_transport *spdk_nvmf_transport_get_first(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt);
+
+/**
+ * Get the next transport in a target's list.
+ *
+ * \param transport A handle to a transport object
+ *
+ * \return The next transport associated with the NVMe-oF target
+ */
+struct spdk_nvmf_transport *spdk_nvmf_transport_get_next(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport);
+
+/**
+ * Get the opts for a given transport.
+ *
+ * \param transport The transport to query
+ *
+ * \return The opts associated with the given transport
+ */
+const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *spdk_nvmf_get_transport_opts(struct spdk_nvmf_transport
+		*transport);
+
+/**
+ * Get the transport type for a given transport.
+ *
+ * \param transport The transport to query
+ *
+ * \return the transport type for the given transport
+ */
+spdk_nvme_transport_type_t spdk_nvmf_get_transport_type(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport);
+
 /**
  * Function to be called once transport add is complete
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/transport.c b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
index af4660c96..f01d67ac5 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/transport.c
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ spdk_nvmf_get_transport_ops(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type type)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *
+spdk_nvmf_get_transport_opts(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
+{
+	return &transport->opts;
+}
+
+spdk_nvme_transport_type_t
+spdk_nvmf_get_transport_type(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
+{
+	return transport->ops->type;
+}
+
 struct spdk_nvmf_transport *
 spdk_nvmf_transport_create(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type type,
 			   struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *opts)
@@ -100,6 +112,18 @@ spdk_nvmf_transport_create(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type type,
 	return transport;
 }
 
+struct spdk_nvmf_transport *
+spdk_nvmf_transport_get_first(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt)
+{
+	return TAILQ_FIRST(&tgt->transports);
+}
+
+struct spdk_nvmf_transport *
+spdk_nvmf_transport_get_next(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
+{
+	return TAILQ_NEXT(transport, link);
+}
+
 int
 spdk_nvmf_transport_destroy(struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport)
 {