diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index f4963b7d4e17..5272ad71929f 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -1651,6 +1651,36 @@ void __clk_reparent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *new_parent)
 	__clk_recalc_rates(clk, POST_RATE_CHANGE);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clk_has_parent - check if a clock is a possible parent for another
+ * @clk: clock source
+ * @parent: parent clock source
+ *
+ * This function can be used in drivers that need to check that a clock can be
+ * the parent of another without actually changing the parent.
+ *
+ * Returns true if @parent is a possible parent for @clk, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool clk_has_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	/* NULL clocks should be nops, so return success if either is NULL. */
+	if (!clk || !parent)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Optimize for the case where the parent is already the parent. */
+	if (clk->parent == parent)
+		return true;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < clk->num_parents; i++)
+		if (strcmp(clk->parent_names[i], parent->name) == 0)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_has_parent);
+
 /**
  * clk_set_parent - switch the parent of a mux clk
  * @clk: the mux clk whose input we are switching
diff --git a/include/linux/clk.h b/include/linux/clk.h
index c7f258a81761..ba7e9eda4347 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk.h
@@ -301,6 +301,18 @@ long clk_round_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate);
  */
 int clk_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate);
 
+/**
+ * clk_has_parent - check if a clock is a possible parent for another
+ * @clk: clock source
+ * @parent: parent clock source
+ *
+ * This function can be used in drivers that need to check that a clock can be
+ * the parent of another without actually changing the parent.
+ *
+ * Returns true if @parent is a possible parent for @clk, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool clk_has_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent);
+
 /**
  * clk_set_parent - set the parent clock source for this clock
  * @clk: clock source
@@ -374,6 +386,11 @@ static inline long clk_round_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool clk_has_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline int clk_set_parent(struct clk *clk, struct clk *parent)
 {
 	return 0;