diff --git a/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c b/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c
index 2700c5f4cd..bac8c55bb0 100644
--- a/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c
+++ b/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.c
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps aspeed_i3c_ops = {
     }
 };
 
+I3CBus *aspeed_i3c_get_bus(AspeedI3CState *s, uint8_t bus_num)
+{
+    if (bus_num < ARRAY_SIZE(s->devices)) {
+        return s->devices[bus_num].bus;
+    }
+    /* Developer error, fail fast. */
+    g_assert_not_reached();
+}
+
 static void aspeed_i3c_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     AspeedI3CState *s = ASPEED_I3C(dev);
diff --git a/include/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h b/include/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h
index b8827d31d7..42c9eedd85 100644
--- a/include/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h
+++ b/include/hw/i3c/aspeed_i3c.h
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ struct AspeedI3CState {
     DWI3C devices[ASPEED_I3C_NR_DEVICES];
     uint8_t id;
 };
+
+I3CBus *aspeed_i3c_get_bus(AspeedI3CState *s, uint8_t bus_num);
+
 #endif /* ASPEED_I3C_H */