diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 4fc65f7621..00f94241fc 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name)
     return bdrv_do_find_format(format_name);
 }
 
-static int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only)
+int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only)
 {
     static const char *whitelist_rw[] = {
         CONFIG_BDRV_RW_WHITELIST
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 7805187b30..cdec3639a3 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ char *bdrv_perm_names(uint64_t perm);
 void bdrv_init(void);
 void bdrv_init_with_whitelist(void);
 bool bdrv_uses_whitelist(void);
+int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only);
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
                                 bool allow_protocol_prefix,
                                 Error **errp);