diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt b/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt
index a2ed652..af2b643 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 amdgpu_cs_wait_fences
 amdgpu_cs_wait_semaphore
 amdgpu_device_deinitialize
+amdgpu_device_get_fd
 amdgpu_device_initialize
 amdgpu_find_bo_by_cpu_mapping
 amdgpu_get_marketing_name
diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index b118dd4..cde8585 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -546,6 +546,19 @@
 */
 int amdgpu_device_deinitialize(amdgpu_device_handle device_handle);
 
+/**
+ *
+ * /param device_handle - \c [in] Device handle.
+ *                           See #amdgpu_device_initialize()
+ *
+ * \return Returns the drm fd used for operations on this
+ *         device. This is still owned by the library and hence
+ *         should not be closed. Guaranteed to be valid until
+ *         #amdgpu_device_deinitialize gets called.
+ *
+*/
+int amdgpu_device_get_fd(amdgpu_device_handle device_handle);
+
 /*
  * Memory Management
  *
diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index 76b4e5e..73fd27f 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+drm_public int amdgpu_device_get_fd(amdgpu_device_handle device_handle)
+{
+	return device_handle->fd;
+}
+
 drm_public const char *amdgpu_get_marketing_name(amdgpu_device_handle dev)
 {
 	return dev->marketing_name;