diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
index cb73e179a..481fbe9ff 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int op, rc;
 
-	g_trid.trtype = SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE;
+	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&g_trid, SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE);
 	snprintf(g_trid.subnqn, sizeof(g_trid.subnqn), "%s", SPDK_NVMF_DISCOVERY_NQN);
 
 	while ((op = getopt(argc, argv, "d:i:p:r:xHL:V")) != -1) {
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 0bb0f28c3..deae3eb77 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -544,10 +544,22 @@ const char *spdk_nvme_prchk_flags_str(uint32_t prchk_flags);
  *
  * \param trtype NVMe over Fabrics transport type to check.
  *
- * \return true if trtype is supported or false if it is not supported.
+ * \return true if trtype is supported or false if it is not supported or if
+ * SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_CUSTOM is supplied as trtype since it can represent multiple
+ * transports.
  */
 bool spdk_nvme_transport_available(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type trtype);
 
+/**
+ * Determine whether the NVMe library can handle a specific NVMe over Fabrics
+ * transport type.
+ *
+ * \param transport_name Name of the NVMe over Fabrics transport type to check.
+ *
+ * \return true if transport_name is supported or false if it is not supported.
+ */
+bool spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(const char *transport_name);
+
 /**
  * Callback for spdk_nvme_probe() enumeration.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme.c b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
index 1361866cc..7d7a7abf8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ spdk_nvme_probe_internal(struct spdk_nvme_probe_ctx *probe_ctx,
 	int rc;
 	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, *ctrlr_tmp;
 
-	if (!spdk_nvme_transport_available(probe_ctx->trid.trtype)) {
+	if (!spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(probe_ctx->trid.trstring)) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("NVMe trtype %u not available\n", probe_ctx->trid.trtype);
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c
index d7c103a23..019af4f0c 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_fabric.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ nvme_fabric_discover_probe(struct spdk_nvmf_discovery_log_page_entry *entry,
 
 	trid.trtype = entry->trtype;
 	spdk_nvme_transport_id_populate_trstring(&trid, spdk_nvme_transport_id_trtype_str(entry->trtype));
-	if (!spdk_nvme_transport_available(trid.trtype)) {
+	if (!spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(trid.trstring)) {
 		SPDK_WARNLOG("NVMe transport type %u not available; skipping probe\n",
 			     trid.trtype);
 		return;
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
index f1766736c..18c146c94 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ spdk_nvme_transport_available(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type trtype)
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool
+spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(const char *transport_name)
+{
+	enum spdk_nvme_transport_type trtype;
+
+	spdk_nvme_transport_id_parse_trtype(&trtype, transport_name);
+	return spdk_nvme_transport_available(trtype);
+}
+
 struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *nvme_transport_ctrlr_construct(const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
 		const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts,
 		void *devhandle)
diff --git a/test/nvme/aer/aer.c b/test/nvme/aer/aer.c
index 22171bb70..701109ced 100644
--- a/test/nvme/aer/aer.c
+++ b/test/nvme/aer/aer.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	int op, rc;
 	long int val;
 
-	g_trid.trtype = SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE;
+	spdk_nvme_trid_populate_transport(&g_trid, SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE);
 	snprintf(g_trid.subnqn, sizeof(g_trid.subnqn), "%s", SPDK_NVMF_DISCOVERY_NQN);
 
 	while ((op = getopt(argc, argv, "n:r:t:HL:T")) != -1) {
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme.c/nvme_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme.c/nvme_ut.c
index 17e6f4057..7a337670d 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme.c/nvme_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme.c/nvme_ut.c
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 DEFINE_STUB_V(nvme_ctrlr_proc_get_ref, (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(nvme_ctrlr_proc_put_ref, (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr));
 DEFINE_STUB_V(nvme_ctrlr_fail, (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, bool hotremove));
-DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_transport_available, bool,
-	    (enum spdk_nvme_transport_type trtype), true);
+DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name, bool,
+	    (const char *transport_name), true);
 /* return anything non-NULL, this won't be deferenced anywhere in this test */
 DEFINE_STUB(spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_current_process, struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process *,
 	    (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr), (struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_process *)(uintptr_t)0x1);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ test_spdk_nvme_probe(void)
 	 * called for any controllers already initialized by the primary
 	 * process.
 	 */
-	MOCK_SET(spdk_nvme_transport_available, false);
+	MOCK_SET(spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name, false);
 	MOCK_SET(spdk_process_is_primary, true);
 	dummy.initialized = true;
 	g_spdk_nvme_driver = &dummy;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ test_spdk_nvme_probe(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == -1);
 
 	/* driver init passes, transport available, secondary call attach_cb */
-	MOCK_SET(spdk_nvme_transport_available, true);
+	MOCK_SET(spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name, true);
 	MOCK_SET(spdk_process_is_primary, false);
 	MOCK_SET(spdk_memzone_lookup, g_spdk_nvme_driver);
 	dummy.initialized = true;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ test_spdk_nvme_connect(void)
 	/* driver init passes, transport available, secondary process connects ctrlr */
 	MOCK_SET(spdk_process_is_primary, false);
 	MOCK_SET(spdk_memzone_lookup, g_spdk_nvme_driver);
-	MOCK_SET(spdk_nvme_transport_available, true);
+	MOCK_SET(spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name, true);
 	memset(&trid, 0, sizeof(trid));
 	trid.trtype = SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE;
 	ret_ctrlr = spdk_nvme_connect(&trid, NULL, 0);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c
index d72005143..d6d5c1c64 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_cmd.c/nvme_ns_cmd_ut.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int nvme_request_next_sge(void *cb_arg, void **address, uint32_t *length)
 }
 
 bool
-spdk_nvme_transport_available(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type trtype)
+spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(const char *transport_name)
 {
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd.c/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd.c/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd_ut.c
index f621482ef..9f5457dde 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd.c/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd.c/nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd_ut.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_default_ctrlr_opts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_opts *opts, size_t
 }
 
 bool
-spdk_nvme_transport_available(enum spdk_nvme_transport_type trtype)
+spdk_nvme_transport_available_by_name(const char *transport_name)
 {
 	return true;
 }