diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 148f60eccfb7..b23717fa8897 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,19 @@ int nvmem_device_write(struct nvmem_device *nvmem,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmem_device_write);
 
+/**
+ * nvmem_dev_name() - Get the name of a given nvmem device.
+ *
+ * @nvmem: nvmem device.
+ *
+ * Return: name of the nvmem device.
+ */
+const char *nvmem_dev_name(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
+{
+	return dev_name(&nvmem->dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmem_dev_name);
+
 static int __init nvmem_init(void)
 {
 	return bus_register(&nvmem_bus_type);
diff --git a/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h b/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h
index 4e85447f7860..0389fe00b177 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvmem-consumer.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ ssize_t nvmem_device_cell_read(struct nvmem_device *nvmem,
 int nvmem_device_cell_write(struct nvmem_device *nvmem,
 			    struct nvmem_cell_info *info, void *buf);
 
+const char *nvmem_dev_name(struct nvmem_device *nvmem);
+
 #else
 
 static inline struct nvmem_cell *nvmem_cell_get(struct device *dev,
@@ -143,6 +145,12 @@ static inline int nvmem_device_write(struct nvmem_device *nvmem,
 {
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
+
+static inline const char *nvmem_dev_name(struct nvmem_device *nvmem)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_NVMEM */
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NVMEM) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF)