diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 1906f4884a83..7859be8f2a92 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -384,6 +384,46 @@ int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rtc_read_next_alarm - read the next expiring alarm
+ * @rtc: RTC device
+ * @alarm: storage for the alarm information
+ *
+ * Read the next expiring alarm from the RTC timerqueue. This returns
+ * the alarm that will actually fire next, which may be different from
+ * rtc_read_alarm() if multiple timers are queued (e.g., alarmtimer
+ * and wakealarm sysfs both active).
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -ENOENT if no alarm is pending, or other error.
+ */
+int rtc_read_next_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
+{
+	struct timerqueue_node *next;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!rtc || !alarm)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rtc->ops_lock);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	next = timerqueue_getnext(&rtc->timerqueue);
+	if (!next) {
+		err = -ENOENT;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	memset(alarm, 0, sizeof(struct rtc_wkalrm));
+	alarm->time = rtc_ktime_to_tm(next->expires);
+	alarm->enabled = 1;
+
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&rtc->ops_lock);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_read_next_alarm);
+
 int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/include/linux/rtc.h b/include/linux/rtc.h
index 95da051fb155..c09fc22819d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtc.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtc.h
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ extern int rtc_set_time(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_time *tm);
 int __rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm);
 extern int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 			struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm);
+extern int rtc_read_next_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc,
+			       struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm);
 extern int rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc,
 				struct rtc_wkalrm *alrm);
 extern int rtc_initialize_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc,