diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index 6ac1a4f93..30098b789 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -237,13 +237,16 @@ struct nvme_namespace *nvme_ctrlr_get_ns(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr, uint32_t
  * \param payload_size - the size of payload buffer.
  * \param cb_fn - call back funciton pointer which will be called after get log page.
  * \param cb_arg - input parameter for the cb_fn.
+ *
+ * \return 0 if successfully submitted, ENOMEM if resources could not be allocated for this request
+ *
  * Call \ref nvme_ctrlr_process_admin_completions() to poll for completion
  * of commands submitted through this function.
  */
-void nvme_ctrlr_cmd_get_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr,
-				 uint8_t log_page, uint32_t nsid,
-				 void *payload, uint32_t payload_size,
-				 nvme_cb_fn_t cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
+int nvme_ctrlr_cmd_get_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr,
+				uint8_t log_page, uint32_t nsid,
+				void *payload, uint32_t payload_size,
+				nvme_cb_fn_t cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
 /**
  * \brief Get the identify namespace data as defined by the NVMe specification.
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c
index b28f5c31b..e0fc4d0b8 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_cmd_set_async_event_config(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr,
 				   cb_arg);
 }
 
-void
+int
 nvme_ctrlr_cmd_get_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr, uint8_t log_page,
 			    uint32_t nsid, void *payload, uint32_t payload_size, nvme_cb_fn_t cb_fn,
 			    void *cb_arg)
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ nvme_ctrlr_cmd_get_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr, uint8_t log_page,
 
 	nvme_mutex_lock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
 	req = nvme_allocate_request(payload, payload_size, cb_fn, cb_arg);
+	if (req == NULL) {
+		nvme_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
+		return ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	cmd = &req->cmd;
 	cmd->opc = NVME_OPC_GET_LOG_PAGE;
@@ -252,6 +256,8 @@ nvme_ctrlr_cmd_get_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr, uint8_t log_page,
 
 	nvme_ctrlr_submit_admin_request(ctrlr, req);
 	nvme_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c b/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
index 2675e0457..87cb2f709 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/unit/nvme_ctrlr_c/nvme_ctrlr_ut.c
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ int nvme_qpair_construct(struct nvme_qpair *qpair, uint16_t id,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-void
+
+int
 nvme_ctrlr_cmd_get_log_page(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr, uint8_t log_page,
 			    uint32_t nsid, void *payload, uint32_t payload_size, nvme_cb_fn_t cb_fn,
 			    void *cb_arg)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
 void