diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
index 836f5d0013b0..6d2be7734a00 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/nhi.c
@@ -454,6 +454,25 @@ struct ring_frame *tb_ring_poll(struct tb_ring *ring)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tb_ring_poll);
 
+/**
+ * tb_ring_poll_pending() - Does the ring have completed frame
+ * @ring: Ring to check
+ *
+ * Can be used to check whether there is a completed frame in the ring
+ * that next call to tb_ring_poll() returns.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if a completed frame is waiting, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool tb_ring_poll_pending(struct tb_ring *ring)
+{
+	guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&ring->lock);
+
+	if (!ring->running || ring_empty(ring))
+		return false;
+	return !!(ring->descriptors[ring->tail].flags & RING_DESC_COMPLETED);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tb_ring_poll_pending);
+
 static void __ring_interrupt_mask(struct tb_ring *ring, bool mask)
 {
 	int interrupt_index = ring_interrupt_index(ring);
diff --git a/include/linux/thunderbolt.h b/include/linux/thunderbolt.h
index 335fa31ab1df..577bcf6e3810 100644
--- a/include/linux/thunderbolt.h
+++ b/include/linux/thunderbolt.h
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ static inline int tb_ring_tx_more(struct tb_ring *ring, struct ring_frame *frame
 
 /* Used only when the ring is in polling mode */
 struct ring_frame *tb_ring_poll(struct tb_ring *ring);
+bool tb_ring_poll_pending(struct tb_ring *ring);
 void tb_ring_poll_complete(struct tb_ring *ring);
 
 int tb_ring_throttling(struct tb_ring *ring, unsigned int interval_nsec);