diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index e4f4b0b60..a599c8b69 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -4140,6 +4140,8 @@ struct spdk_nvme_transport_ops {
 					int array_size);
 
 	int (*ctrlr_ready)(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
+	volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *(*ctrlr_get_registers)(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index 160f3aee9..4c9892909 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ nvme_pcie_reg_addr(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint32_t offset)
 	return (volatile void *)((uintptr_t)pctrlr->regs + offset);
 }
 
+static volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *
+nvme_pcie_ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	struct nvme_pcie_ctrlr *pctrlr = nvme_pcie_ctrlr(ctrlr);
+
+	return pctrlr->regs;
+}
+
 static int
 nvme_pcie_ctrlr_set_reg_4(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
 {
@@ -1067,6 +1075,7 @@ const struct spdk_nvme_transport_ops pcie_ops = {
 	.ctrlr_destruct = nvme_pcie_ctrlr_destruct,
 	.ctrlr_enable = nvme_pcie_ctrlr_enable,
 
+	.ctrlr_get_registers = nvme_pcie_ctrlr_get_registers,
 	.ctrlr_set_reg_4 = nvme_pcie_ctrlr_set_reg_4,
 	.ctrlr_set_reg_8 = nvme_pcie_ctrlr_set_reg_8,
 	.ctrlr_get_reg_4 = nvme_pcie_ctrlr_get_reg_4,
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
index 89f3116d0..142e52ee0 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
@@ -853,3 +853,15 @@ spdk_nvme_transport_set_opts(const struct spdk_nvme_transport_opts *opts, size_t
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	const struct spdk_nvme_transport *transport = nvme_get_transport(ctrlr->trid.trstring);
+
+	if (transport->ops.ctrlr_get_registers) {
+		return transport->ops.ctrlr_get_registers(ctrlr);
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_vfio_user.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_vfio_user.c
index 5b3ea971d..a475aafa8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_vfio_user.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_vfio_user.c
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ nvme_vfio_ctrlr(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	return SPDK_CONTAINEROF(pctrlr, struct nvme_vfio_ctrlr, pctrlr);
 }
 
+static volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *
+nvme_vfio_ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	struct nvme_vfio_ctrlr *vctrlr = nvme_vfio_ctrlr(ctrlr);
+
+	return vctrlr->pctrlr.regs;
+}
+
 static int
 nvme_vfio_ctrlr_set_reg_4(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint32_t offset, uint32_t value)
 {
@@ -321,6 +329,7 @@ const struct spdk_nvme_transport_ops vfio_ops = {
 	.ctrlr_destruct = nvme_vfio_ctrlr_destruct,
 	.ctrlr_enable = nvme_vfio_ctrlr_enable,
 
+	.ctrlr_get_registers = nvme_vfio_ctrlr_get_registers,
 	.ctrlr_set_reg_4 = nvme_vfio_ctrlr_set_reg_4,
 	.ctrlr_set_reg_8 = nvme_vfio_ctrlr_set_reg_8,
 	.ctrlr_get_reg_4 = nvme_vfio_ctrlr_get_reg_4,
diff --git a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
index ee230096b..7aaeac7f3 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
+++ b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_set_remove_cb;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_memory_domains;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_discovery_log_page;
+	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_registers;
 
 	spdk_nvme_poll_group_create;
 	spdk_nvme_poll_group_add;