diff --git a/include/spdk/blob.h b/include/spdk/blob.h
index 49a150ff6..5b71f0a09 100644
--- a/include/spdk/blob.h
+++ b/include/spdk/blob.h
@@ -701,6 +701,15 @@ bool spdk_blob_is_clone(struct spdk_blob *blob);
  */
 bool spdk_blob_is_thin_provisioned(struct spdk_blob *blob);
 
+/**
+ * Check if blob is a clone of an external bdev.
+ *
+ * \param blob Blob.
+ *
+ * \return true if blob is a clone of an external bdev.
+ */
+bool spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(const struct spdk_blob *blob);
+
 /**
  * Delete an existing blob from the given blobstore.
  *
diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 30f6d6942..e91518839 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -8242,6 +8242,12 @@ spdk_blob_is_thin_provisioned(struct spdk_blob *blob)
 	return !!(blob->invalid_flags & SPDK_BLOB_THIN_PROV);
 }
 
+bool
+spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(const struct spdk_blob *blob)
+{
+	return blob_is_esnap_clone(blob);
+}
+
 static void
 blob_update_clear_method(struct spdk_blob *blob)
 {
diff --git a/lib/blob/spdk_blob.map b/lib/blob/spdk_blob.map
index 3a53ed00c..6a42d955e 100644
--- a/lib/blob/spdk_blob.map
+++ b/lib/blob/spdk_blob.map
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	spdk_blob_is_snapshot;
 	spdk_blob_is_clone;
 	spdk_blob_is_thin_provisioned;
+	spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone;
 	spdk_bs_delete_blob;
 	spdk_bs_inflate_blob;
 	spdk_bs_blob_decouple_parent;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 6f8368c37..9ad145369 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -7431,7 +7431,7 @@ blob_esnap_create(void)
 	/* Create a normal blob and verify it is not an esnap clone. */
 	ut_spdk_blob_opts_init(&opts);
 	blob = ut_blob_create_and_open(bs, &opts);
-	CU_ASSERT(!blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
+	CU_ASSERT(!spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
 	ut_blob_close_and_delete(bs, blob);
 
 	/* Create an esnap clone blob then verify it is an esnap clone and has the right size */
@@ -7441,7 +7441,7 @@ blob_esnap_create(void)
 	opts.esnap_id_len = sizeof(esnap_opts);
 	opts.num_clusters = esnap_num_clusters;
 	blob = ut_blob_create_and_open(bs, &opts);
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
 	sz = spdk_blob_get_num_clusters(blob);
 	CU_ASSERT(sz == esnap_num_clusters);
 	ut_blob_close_and_delete(bs, blob);
@@ -7452,7 +7452,7 @@ blob_esnap_create(void)
 	opts.esnap_id = &esnap_opts;
 	opts.esnap_id_len = sizeof(esnap_opts);
 	blob = ut_blob_create_and_open(bs, &opts);
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
 	sz = spdk_blob_get_num_clusters(blob);
 	CU_ASSERT(sz == 0);
 	spdk_blob_resize(blob, 1, blob_op_complete, NULL);
@@ -7485,7 +7485,7 @@ blob_esnap_create(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(g_bserrno == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT(g_blob != NULL);
 	blob = g_blob;
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
 	sz = spdk_blob_get_num_clusters(blob);
 	CU_ASSERT(sz == esnap_num_clusters + 1);
 
@@ -7516,7 +7516,7 @@ blob_esnap_create(void)
 	/* Opening the blob also triggers the esnap to be loaded */
 	CU_ASSERT(bs_ctx_count == 2);
 	blob = g_blob;
-	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(spdk_blob_is_esnap_clone(blob));
 	sz = spdk_blob_get_num_clusters(blob);
 	CU_ASSERT(sz == esnap_num_clusters + 1);
 	spdk_blob_close(blob, blob_op_complete, NULL);