diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
index f71aa3548..8292dba03 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ print_controller(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, const struct spdk_nvme_transport
 			return;
 		}
 
-		pci_dev = spdk_pci_get_device(&pci_addr);
+		pci_dev = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_pci_device(ctrlr);
 		if (!pci_dev) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c b/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c
index d2c2b59f6..250296aae 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/perf/perf.c
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ attach_cb(void *cb_ctx, const struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid,
 			return;
 		}
 
-		pci_dev = spdk_pci_get_device(&pci_addr);
+		pci_dev = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_pci_device(ctrlr);
 		if (!pci_dev) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index ebc9ae8ad..6b8101b77 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -459,6 +459,15 @@ union spdk_nvme_vs_register spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_regs_vs(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *
  */
 uint32_t spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_num_ns(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Get the PCI device of a given NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * \return PCI device of the NVMe controller, or NULL if not available.
+ *
+ * This only works for local (PCIe-attached) NVMe controllers; other transports will return NULL.
+ */
+struct spdk_pci_device *spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_pci_device(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
 /**
  * \brief Determine if a particular log page is supported by the given NVMe controller.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index c53d6024d..625f69fc8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1796,6 +1796,20 @@ spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_ns(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, uint32_t ns_id)
 	return &ctrlr->ns[ns_id - 1];
 }
 
+struct spdk_pci_device *
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_pci_device(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	if (ctrlr == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (ctrlr->trid.trtype != SPDK_NVME_TRANSPORT_PCIE) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return nvme_ctrlr_proc_get_devhandle(ctrlr);
+}
+
 void
 spdk_nvme_ctrlr_register_aer_callback(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 				      spdk_nvme_aer_cb aer_cb_fn,