diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index 4caf559b1922..3268b4e789d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ struct led_classdev {
 	 */
 	int			(*hw_control_get)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 						  unsigned long *flags);
+	/*
+	 * Get the device this LED blinks in response to.
+	 * e.g. for a PHY LED, it is the network device. If the LED is
+	 * not yet associated to a device, return NULL.
+	 */
+	struct device		*(*hw_control_get_device)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_BRIGHTNESS_HW_CHANGED