diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 57b2fb0ad..3f0574061 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
  */
 const struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_data *spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_data(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Get the NVMe controller CAP (Capabilities) register.
+ */
+union spdk_nvme_cap_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cap(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Get the NVMe controller VS (Version) register.
+ */
+union spdk_nvme_vs_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_vs(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
 /**
  * \brief Get the number of namespaces for the given NVMe controller.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 381c46597..7b458fcf0 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,22 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_data(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	return &ctrlr->cdata;
 }
 
+union spdk_nvme_cap_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_cap(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	union spdk_nvme_cap_register cap;
+
+	cap.raw = nvme_mmio_read_8(ctrlr, cap.raw);
+	return cap;
+}
+
+union spdk_nvme_vs_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_vs(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	union spdk_nvme_vs_register vs;
+
+	vs.raw = nvme_mmio_read_4(ctrlr, vs.raw);
+	return vs;
+}
+
 uint32_t
 spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_num_ns(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {