diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
index a0ffd5e1b..b1031f455 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c
@@ -2422,6 +2422,56 @@ bdev_nvme_get_memory_domains(void *ctx, struct spdk_memory_domain **domains, int
 	return spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_memory_domains(nvme_ns->ctrlr->ctrlr, domains, array_size);
 }
 
+static const char *
+nvme_ctrlr_get_state_str(struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr)
+{
+	if (nvme_ctrlr->destruct) {
+		return "deleting";
+	} else if (spdk_nvme_ctrlr_is_failed(nvme_ctrlr->ctrlr)) {
+		return "failed";
+	} else if (nvme_ctrlr->resetting) {
+		return "resetting";
+	} else if (nvme_ctrlr->reconnect_is_delayed > 0) {
+		return "reconnect_is_delayed";
+	} else {
+		return "enabled";
+	}
+}
+
+void
+nvme_ctrlr_info_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid;
+	const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts;
+
+	spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
+
+	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "state", nvme_ctrlr_get_state_str(nvme_ctrlr));
+
+#ifdef SPDK_CONFIG_NVME_CUSE
+	size_t cuse_name_size = 128;
+	char cuse_name[cuse_name_size];
+
+	int rc = spdk_nvme_cuse_get_ctrlr_name(nvme_ctrlr->ctrlr, cuse_name, &cuse_name_size);
+	if (rc == 0) {
+		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "cuse_device", cuse_name);
+	}
+#endif
+	trid = &nvme_ctrlr->active_path_id->trid;
+	spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "trid");
+	nvme_bdev_dump_trid_json(trid, w);
+	spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
+
+	opts = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_opts(nvme_ctrlr->ctrlr);
+	spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "host");
+	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "nqn", opts->hostnqn);
+	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "addr", opts->src_addr);
+	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "svcid", opts->src_svcid);
+	spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
+
+	spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
+}
+
 static void
 nvme_namespace_info_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w,
 			 struct nvme_ns *nvme_ns)
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.h b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.h
index 5ee33f56f..9036245a2 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.h
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ void nvme_bdev_ctrlr_for_each(nvme_bdev_ctrlr_for_each_fn fn, void *ctx);
 void nvme_bdev_dump_trid_json(const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
 			      struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
 
+void nvme_ctrlr_info_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr);
+
 struct nvme_ns *nvme_ctrlr_get_ns(struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr, uint32_t nsid);
 struct nvme_ns *nvme_ctrlr_get_first_active_ns(struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr);
 struct nvme_ns *nvme_ctrlr_get_next_active_ns(struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr, struct nvme_ns *ns);
diff --git a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_rpc.c b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_rpc.c
index 73a4dc30c..896cc2ed3 100644
--- a/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_rpc.c
+++ b/module/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme_rpc.c
@@ -537,60 +537,18 @@ SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("bdev_nvme_attach_controller", rpc_bdev_nvme_attach_controller
 		  SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
 SPDK_RPC_REGISTER_ALIAS_DEPRECATED(bdev_nvme_attach_controller, construct_nvme_bdev)
 
-static const char *
-nvme_ctrlr_get_state_str(struct nvme_ctrlr *nvme_ctrlr)
-{
-	if (nvme_ctrlr->destruct) {
-		return "deleting";
-	} else if (spdk_nvme_ctrlr_is_failed(nvme_ctrlr->ctrlr)) {
-		return "failed";
-	} else if (nvme_ctrlr->resetting) {
-		return "resetting";
-	} else if (nvme_ctrlr->reconnect_is_delayed > 0) {
-		return "reconnect_is_delayed";
-	} else {
-		return "enabled";
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 rpc_dump_nvme_bdev_controller_info(struct nvme_bdev_ctrlr *nbdev_ctrlr, void *ctx)
 {
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx	*w = ctx;
-	struct spdk_nvme_transport_id   *trid;
 	struct nvme_ctrlr		*nvme_ctrlr;
-	const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts;
 
 	spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
 	spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "name", nbdev_ctrlr->name);
 
 	spdk_json_write_named_array_begin(w, "ctrlrs");
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(nvme_ctrlr, &nbdev_ctrlr->ctrlrs, tailq) {
-		spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
-
-		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "state", nvme_ctrlr_get_state_str(nvme_ctrlr));
-
-#ifdef SPDK_CONFIG_NVME_CUSE
-		size_t cuse_name_size = 128;
-		char cuse_name[cuse_name_size];
-
-		int rc = spdk_nvme_cuse_get_ctrlr_name(nvme_ctrlr->ctrlr, cuse_name, &cuse_name_size);
-		if (rc == 0) {
-			spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "cuse_device", cuse_name);
-		}
-#endif
-		trid = &nvme_ctrlr->active_path_id->trid;
-		spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "trid");
-		nvme_bdev_dump_trid_json(trid, w);
-		spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
-
-		opts = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_opts(nvme_ctrlr->ctrlr);
-		spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "host");
-		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "nqn", opts->hostnqn);
-		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "addr", opts->src_addr);
-		spdk_json_write_named_string(w, "svcid", opts->src_svcid);
-		spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
-		spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
+		nvme_ctrlr_info_json(w, nvme_ctrlr);
 	}
 	spdk_json_write_array_end(w);
 	spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
index 883ea2956..54c21f351 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/nvme/bdev_nvme.c/bdev_nvme_ut.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_io_qpair_opts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 	memset(opts, 0, opts_size);
 }
 
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_opts, const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *,
+	    (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr), NULL);
+
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_max_xfer_size, uint32_t,
 	    (const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr), 0);
 
@@ -122,6 +125,9 @@ DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_ctrlr_cmd_io_raw_with_md, int, (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ct
 		struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct spdk_nvme_cmd *cmd, void *buf,
 		uint32_t len, void *md_buf, spdk_nvme_cmd_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg), 0);
 
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_cuse_get_ctrlr_name, int, (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, char *name,
+		size_t *size), 0);
+
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_ns_get_max_io_xfer_size, uint32_t, (struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns), 0);
 
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_ns_get_extended_sector_size, uint32_t, (struct spdk_nvme_ns *ns), 0);