diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 4bf4810b4..59e4e4d00 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -495,6 +495,14 @@ bool spdk_bdev_is_md_interleaved(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
  */
 bool spdk_bdev_is_md_separate(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
 
+/**
+ * Checks if bdev supports zoned namespace semantics.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device to query.
+ * \return true if device supports zoned namespace sementics.
+ */
+bool spdk_bdev_is_zoned(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
+
 /**
  * Get block device data block size.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
index 97f279cbf..a8bf5693d 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
@@ -334,6 +334,11 @@ struct spdk_bdev {
 	 */
 	uint32_t dif_check_flags;
 
+	/**
+	 * Specify whether bdev is zoned device.
+	 */
+	bool zoned;
+
 	/**
 	 * Pointer to the bdev module that registered this bdev.
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 0740d2574..a76c94cf2 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -2520,6 +2520,12 @@ spdk_bdev_is_md_separate(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 	return (bdev->md_len != 0) && !bdev->md_interleave;
 }
 
+bool
+spdk_bdev_is_zoned(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	return bdev->zoned;
+}
+
 uint32_t
 spdk_bdev_get_data_block_size(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 {