diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 6909ee81113a1..3c35eb401931f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__add(struct ring_buffer *rb, int map_fd,
 				ring_buffer_sample_fn sample_cb, void *ctx);
 LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__poll(struct ring_buffer *rb, int timeout_ms);
 LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__consume(struct ring_buffer *rb);
+LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__epoll_fd(const struct ring_buffer *rb);
 
 /* Perf buffer APIs */
 struct perf_buffer;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index 7c4126542e2b8..1c0fd2dd233a6 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.3.0 {
 		btf__parse_split;
 		btf__new_empty_split;
 		btf__new_split;
+		ring_buffer__epoll_fd;
 		xsk_setup_xdp_prog;
 		xsk_socket__update_xskmap;
 } LIBBPF_0.2.0;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c
index 5c6522c89af16..a8f997d47adf7 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c
@@ -282,3 +282,9 @@ int ring_buffer__poll(struct ring_buffer *rb, int timeout_ms)
 	}
 	return cnt < 0 ? -errno : res;
 }
+
+/* Get an fd that can be used to sleep until data is available in the ring(s) */
+int ring_buffer__epoll_fd(const struct ring_buffer *rb)
+{
+	return rb->epoll_fd;
+}