diff --git a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
index d4521ef8ed80..fb3724c09f27 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/drm/device.rs
@@ -462,6 +462,20 @@ fn as_ref(&self) -> &T::ParentDevice<device::Normal> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: drm::Driver> AsRef<T::ParentDevice<device::Bound>> for Device<T, Registered> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &T::ParentDevice<device::Bound> {
+        let dev = (**self).as_ref().as_ref();
+
+        // SAFETY: A `Device<T, Registered>` guarantees that the parent device is bound.
+        let dev = unsafe { dev.as_bound() };
+
+        // SAFETY: The DRM device was constructed in `UnregisteredDevice::new()` with a parent
+        // device of type `T::ParentDevice`, hence `dev` is contained in a `T::ParentDevice`.
+        unsafe { device::AsBusDevice::from_device(dev) }
+    }
+}
+
 // SAFETY: A `drm::Device` can be released from any thread.
 unsafe impl<T: drm::Driver, C: DeviceContext> Send for Device<T, C> {}