diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev_zone.h b/include/spdk/bdev_zone.h
index d80639530..dde3daaf2 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev_zone.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev_zone.h
@@ -142,4 +142,11 @@ int spdk_bdev_zone_management(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channe
 			      uint64_t zone_id, enum spdk_bdev_zone_action action,
 			      spdk_bdev_io_completion_cb cb, void *cb_arg);
 
+/**
+ * Get append location (offset in blocks of the bdev) for this I/O.
+ *
+ * \param bdev_io I/O to get append location from.
+ */
+uint64_t spdk_bdev_io_get_append_location(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io);
+
 #endif /* SPDK_BDEV_ZONE_H */
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev_zone.c b/lib/bdev/bdev_zone.c
index 932bd18e7..0505c33af 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev_zone.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev_zone.c
@@ -107,3 +107,9 @@ spdk_bdev_zone_management(struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc, struct spdk_io_channel *c
 	spdk_bdev_io_submit(bdev_io);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+uint64_t
+spdk_bdev_io_get_append_location(struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io)
+{
+	return bdev_io->u.bdev.offset_blocks;
+}