diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 5d5f9a9ee768a..107aa6d7bc6b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -968,6 +968,20 @@ void phy_device_remove(struct phy_device *phydev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_device_remove);
 
+/**
+ * phy_get_c45_ids - Read 802.3-c45 IDs for phy device.
+ * @phydev: phy_device structure to read 802.3-c45 IDs
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success, %-EIO on bus access error, or %-ENODEV if
+ * the "devices in package" is invalid.
+ */
+int phy_get_c45_ids(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+	return get_phy_c45_ids(phydev->mdio.bus, phydev->mdio.addr,
+			       &phydev->c45_ids);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_get_c45_ids);
+
 /**
  * phy_find_first - finds the first PHY device on the bus
  * @bus: the target MII bus
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 3b80dc3ed68b6..736e1d1a47c40 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1431,6 +1431,7 @@ static inline int phy_device_register(struct phy_device *phy)
 static inline void phy_device_free(struct phy_device *phydev) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PHYLIB */
 void phy_device_remove(struct phy_device *phydev);
+int phy_get_c45_ids(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_init_hw(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_suspend(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int phy_resume(struct phy_device *phydev);