diff --git a/drivers/block/blk-uclass.c b/drivers/block/blk-uclass.c
index a3737ba..3adb92b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/blk-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/block/blk-uclass.c
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ static enum uclass_id if_type_to_uclass_id(enum if_type if_type)
 	return if_type_uclass_id[if_type];
 }
 
+const char *blk_get_if_type_name(enum if_type if_type)
+{
+	return if_typename_str[if_type];
+}
+
 struct blk_desc *blk_get_devnum_by_type(enum if_type if_type, int devnum)
 {
 	struct blk_desc *desc;
diff --git a/drivers/block/blk_legacy.c b/drivers/block/blk_legacy.c
index 7b90a8a..981872e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/blk_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/blk_legacy.c
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ static struct blk_driver *blk_driver_lookup_typename(const char *if_typename)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const char *blk_get_if_type_name(enum if_type if_type)
+{
+	struct blk_driver *drv = blk_driver_lookup_type(if_type);
+
+	return drv ? drv->if_typename : NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * get_desc() - Get the block device descriptor for the given device number
  *
diff --git a/include/blk.h b/include/blk.h
index 61b5628..8672e32 100644
--- a/include/blk.h
+++ b/include/blk.h
@@ -624,4 +624,12 @@ ulong blk_write_devnum(enum if_type if_type, int devnum, lbaint_t start,
  */
 int blk_select_hwpart_devnum(enum if_type if_type, int devnum, int hwpart);
 
+/**
+ * blk_get_if_type_name() - Get the name of an interface type
+ *
+ * @if_type: Interface type to check
+ * @return name of interface, or NULL if none
+ */
+const char *blk_get_if_type_name(enum if_type if_type);
+
 #endif