diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index e872c8be080e..59e08633372a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,28 @@ int regulator_is_enabled(struct regulator *regulator)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_is_enabled);
 
+/**
+ * regulator_can_change_voltage - check if regulator can change voltage
+ * @regulator: regulator source
+ *
+ * Returns positive if the regulator driver backing the source/client
+ * can change its voltage, false otherwise. Usefull for detecting fixed
+ * or dummy regulators and disabling voltage change logic in the client
+ * driver.
+ */
+int regulator_can_change_voltage(struct regulator *regulator)
+{
+	struct regulator_dev	*rdev = regulator->rdev;
+
+	if (rdev->constraints &&
+	    rdev->constraints->valid_ops_mask & REGULATOR_CHANGE_VOLTAGE &&
+	    rdev->desc->n_voltages > 1)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_can_change_voltage);
+
 /**
  * regulator_count_voltages - count regulator_list_voltage() selectors
  * @regulator: regulator source
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
index c43cd3556b1f..5d0f7c10bef1 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ int regulator_bulk_force_disable(int num_consumers,
 void regulator_bulk_free(int num_consumers,
 			 struct regulator_bulk_data *consumers);
 
+int regulator_can_change_voltage(struct regulator *regulator);
 int regulator_count_voltages(struct regulator *regulator);
 int regulator_list_voltage(struct regulator *regulator, unsigned selector);
 int regulator_is_supported_voltage(struct regulator *regulator,