diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index c88b2cb..9e3639e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -821,6 +821,64 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static const char * const hid_report_names[] = {
+	"HID_INPUT_REPORT",
+	"HID_OUTPUT_REPORT",
+	"HID_FEATURE_REPORT",
+};
+/**
+ * hid_validate_values - validate existing device report's value indexes
+ *
+ * @device: hid device
+ * @type: which report type to examine
+ * @id: which report ID to examine (0 for first)
+ * @field_index: which report field to examine
+ * @report_counts: expected number of values
+ *
+ * Validate the number of values in a given field of a given report, after
+ * parsing.
+ */
+struct hid_report *hid_validate_values(struct hid_device *hid,
+				       unsigned int type, unsigned int id,
+				       unsigned int field_index,
+				       unsigned int report_counts)
+{
+	struct hid_report *report;
+
+	if (type > HID_FEATURE_REPORT) {
+		hid_err(hid, "invalid HID report type %u\n", type);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (id >= HID_MAX_IDS) {
+		hid_err(hid, "invalid HID report id %u\n", id);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Explicitly not using hid_get_report() here since it depends on
+	 * ->numbered being checked, which may not always be the case when
+	 * drivers go to access report values.
+	 */
+	report = hid->report_enum[type].report_id_hash[id];
+	if (!report) {
+		hid_err(hid, "missing %s %u\n", hid_report_names[type], id);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (report->maxfield <= field_index) {
+		hid_err(hid, "not enough fields in %s %u\n",
+			hid_report_names[type], id);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (report->field[field_index]->report_count < report_counts) {
+		hid_err(hid, "not enough values in %s %u field %u\n",
+			hid_report_names[type], id, field_index);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return report;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_validate_values);
+
 /**
  * hid_match_report - check if driver's raw_event should be called
  *