diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
index dea2dcc9310d..db8a965cf712 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
@@ -820,6 +820,15 @@ void fw_send_response(struct fw_card *card,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_send_response);
 
+/**
+ * fw_get_request_speed() - returns speed at which the @request was received
+ */
+int fw_get_request_speed(struct fw_request *request)
+{
+	return request->response.speed;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_get_request_speed);
+
 static void handle_exclusive_region_request(struct fw_card *card,
 					    struct fw_packet *p,
 					    struct fw_request *request,
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire.h b/include/linux/firewire.h
index cdc9b719e9c7..46831303b0b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire.h
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ int fw_core_add_address_handler(struct fw_address_handler *handler,
 void fw_core_remove_address_handler(struct fw_address_handler *handler);
 void fw_send_response(struct fw_card *card,
 		      struct fw_request *request, int rcode);
+int fw_get_request_speed(struct fw_request *request);
 void fw_send_request(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_transaction *t,
 		     int tcode, int destination_id, int generation, int speed,
 		     unsigned long long offset, void *payload, size_t length,