diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c
index 942fca8f1eb91..de1aefaa23352 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.c
@@ -1121,3 +1121,8 @@ const char *xe_hw_engine_class_to_str(enum xe_engine_class class)
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+u64 xe_hw_engine_read_timestamp(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
+{
+	return xe_mmio_read64_2x32(hwe->gt, RING_TIMESTAMP(hwe->mmio_base));
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.h
index 843de159e47c3..7f2d27c0ba1a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_hw_engine.h
@@ -68,5 +68,6 @@ static inline bool xe_hw_engine_is_valid(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe)
 }
 
 const char *xe_hw_engine_class_to_str(enum xe_engine_class class);
+u64 xe_hw_engine_read_timestamp(struct xe_hw_engine *hwe);
 
 #endif