diff --git a/include/sound/hdaudio.h b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
index 23a44c39c51c..49bc836fcd84 100644
--- a/include/sound/hdaudio.h
+++ b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ void snd_hdac_stream_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, struct hdac_stream *azx_dev,
 struct hdac_stream *snd_hdac_stream_assign(struct hdac_bus *bus,
 					   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 void snd_hdac_stream_release(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
+struct hdac_stream *snd_hdac_get_stream(struct hdac_bus *bus,
+					int dir, int stream_tag);
 
 int snd_hdac_stream_setup(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
 void snd_hdac_stream_cleanup(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev);
diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c b/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
index 4c15d0accc9e..8981159813ef 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_stream.c
@@ -286,6 +286,28 @@ void snd_hdac_stream_release(struct hdac_stream *azx_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_stream_release);
 
+/**
+ * snd_hdac_get_stream - return hdac_stream based on stream_tag and
+ * direction
+ *
+ * @bus: HD-audio core bus
+ * @dir: direction for the stream to be found
+ * @stream_tag: stream tag for stream to be found
+ */
+struct hdac_stream *snd_hdac_get_stream(struct hdac_bus *bus,
+					int dir, int stream_tag)
+{
+	struct hdac_stream *s;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &bus->stream_list, list) {
+		if (s->direction == dir && s->stream_tag == stream_tag)
+			return s;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_get_stream);
+
 /*
  * set up a BDL entry
  */