diff --git a/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c b/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c
index 09ddcd06c715..1b4b4a1ba91d 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/tee_shm.c
@@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ struct tee_shm *tee_shm_priv_alloc(struct tee_device *teedev, size_t size)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tee_shm_priv_alloc);
 
+/**
+ * tee_shm_alloc_kernel_buf() - Allocate shared memory for kernel buffer
+ * @ctx:	Context that allocates the shared memory
+ * @size:	Requested size of shared memory
+ *
+ * The returned memory registered in secure world and is suitable to be
+ * passed as a memory buffer in parameter argument to
+ * tee_client_invoke_func(). The memory allocated is later freed with a
+ * call to tee_shm_free().
+ *
+ * @returns a pointer to 'struct tee_shm'
+ */
+struct tee_shm *tee_shm_alloc_kernel_buf(struct tee_context *ctx, size_t size)
+{
+	return tee_shm_alloc(ctx, size, TEE_SHM_MAPPED | TEE_SHM_DMA_BUF);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tee_shm_alloc_kernel_buf);
+
 struct tee_shm *tee_shm_register(struct tee_context *ctx, unsigned long addr,
 				 size_t length, u32 flags)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/tee_drv.h b/include/linux/tee_drv.h
index 7a03f68fb982..91677f2fa2e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/tee_drv.h
+++ b/include/linux/tee_drv.h
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ void *tee_get_drvdata(struct tee_device *teedev);
  * @returns a pointer to 'struct tee_shm'
  */
 struct tee_shm *tee_shm_alloc(struct tee_context *ctx, size_t size, u32 flags);
+struct tee_shm *tee_shm_alloc_kernel_buf(struct tee_context *ctx, size_t size);
 
 /**
  * tee_shm_priv_alloc() - Allocate shared memory privately