diff --git a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c
index 663eebdb2..031bb8277 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.c
@@ -485,4 +485,18 @@ spdk_vbdev_split_destruct(const char *base_bdev_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct spdk_bdev_part_base *
+spdk_vbdev_split_get_part_base(struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	struct spdk_vbdev_split_config *cfg;
+
+	cfg = vbdev_split_config_find_by_base_name(spdk_bdev_get_name(bdev));
+
+	if (cfg == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return cfg->split_base;
+}
+
 SPDK_LOG_REGISTER_COMPONENT("vbdev_split", SPDK_LOG_VBDEV_SPLIT)
diff --git a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.h b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.h
index 74ea062cf..d10b5856b 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split.h
@@ -56,4 +56,13 @@ int create_vbdev_split(const char *base_bdev_name, unsigned split_count, uint64_
  */
 int spdk_vbdev_split_destruct(const char *base_bdev_name);
 
+/**
+ * Get the spdk_bdev_part_base associated with the given split base_bdev.
+ *
+ * \param base_bdev Bdev to get the part_base from
+ * \return pointer to the associated spdk_bdev_part_base
+ * \return NULL if the base_bdev is not being split by the split module
+ */
+struct spdk_bdev_part_base *spdk_vbdev_split_get_part_base(struct spdk_bdev *base_bdev);
+
 #endif // SPDK_VBDEV_SPLIT_H
diff --git a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split_rpc.c b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split_rpc.c
index 452e58f22..fe70346f8 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/split/vbdev_split_rpc.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ spdk_rpc_construct_split_vbdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 	struct rpc_construct_split req = {};
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 	struct spdk_bdev *base_bdev;
-	size_t i;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_construct_split_decoders,
@@ -85,8 +84,19 @@ spdk_rpc_construct_split_vbdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 
 	base_bdev = spdk_bdev_get_by_name(req.base_bdev);
 	if (base_bdev != NULL) {
-		for (i = 0; i < base_bdev->vbdevs_cnt; i++) {
-			spdk_json_write_string(w, spdk_bdev_get_name(base_bdev->vbdevs[i]));
+		struct spdk_bdev_part_base *split_base;
+		struct bdev_part_tailq *split_base_tailq;
+		struct spdk_bdev_part *split_part;
+		struct spdk_bdev *split_bdev;
+
+		split_base = spdk_vbdev_split_get_part_base(base_bdev);
+
+		assert(split_base != NULL);
+
+		split_base_tailq = spdk_bdev_part_base_get_tailq(split_base);
+		TAILQ_FOREACH(split_part, split_base_tailq, tailq) {
+			split_bdev = spdk_bdev_part_get_bdev(split_part);
+			spdk_json_write_string(w, spdk_bdev_get_name(split_bdev));
 		}
 	}