diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index e9eb2d6..23f5525 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@
 }
 void vsock_core_exit(void);
 
+/* The transport may downcast this to access transport-specific functions */
+const struct vsock_transport *vsock_core_get_transport(void);
+
 /**** UTILS ****/
 
 void vsock_release_pending(struct sock *pending);
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index b96ac91..e34d96f 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1995,6 +1995,15 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_core_exit);
 
+const struct vsock_transport *vsock_core_get_transport(void)
+{
+	/* vsock_register_mutex not taken since only the transport uses this
+	 * function and only while registered.
+	 */
+	return transport;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_core_get_transport);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("VMware, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VMware Virtual Socket Family");
 MODULE_VERSION("1.0.1.0-k");