diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 00a4a9883..0bb39c410 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -1648,6 +1648,14 @@ void spdk_bdev_io_get_iovec(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io, struct iovec **iovp, i
  */
 void *spdk_bdev_io_get_md_buf(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
 
+/**
+ * Get the callback argument of bdev_io to abort it by spdk_bdev_abort.
+ *
+ * \param bdev_io I/O to get the callback argument from.
+ * \return Callback argument of bdev_io.
+ */
+void *spdk_bdev_io_get_cb_arg(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
+
 typedef void (*spdk_bdev_histogram_status_cb)(void *cb_arg, int status);
 typedef void (*spdk_bdev_histogram_data_cb)(void *cb_arg, int status,
 		struct spdk_histogram_data *histogram);
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 95f197606..fd20c2cf5 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -5793,6 +5793,17 @@ spdk_bdev_io_get_md_buf(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void *
+spdk_bdev_io_get_cb_arg(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
+{
+	if (bdev_io == NULL) {
+		assert(false);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return bdev_io->internal.caller_ctx;
+}
+
 void
 spdk_bdev_module_list_add(struct spdk_bdev_module *bdev_module)
 {
diff --git a/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map b/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map
index 17231be62..9f9c3c7e5 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map
+++ b/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 	spdk_bdev_io_get_scsi_status;
 	spdk_bdev_io_get_iovec;
 	spdk_bdev_io_get_md_buf;
+	spdk_bdev_io_get_cb_arg;
 	spdk_bdev_histogram_enable;
 	spdk_bdev_histogram_get;
 	spdk_bdev_get_media_events;