diff --git a/include/linux/rfkill.h b/include/linux/rfkill.h
index 231e06b74b50..c35f3962dc4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/rfkill.h
+++ b/include/linux/rfkill.h
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ void rfkill_set_states(struct rfkill *rfkill, bool sw, bool hw);
  */
 bool rfkill_blocked(struct rfkill *rfkill);
 
+/**
+ * rfkill_soft_blocked - Query soft rfkill block state
+ *
+ * @rfkill: rfkill struct to query
+ */
+bool rfkill_soft_blocked(struct rfkill *rfkill);
+
 /**
  * rfkill_find_type - Helper for finding rfkill type by name
  * @name: the name of the type
diff --git a/net/rfkill/core.c b/net/rfkill/core.c
index ac15a944573f..5b1927d66f0d 100644
--- a/net/rfkill/core.c
+++ b/net/rfkill/core.c
@@ -946,6 +946,18 @@ bool rfkill_blocked(struct rfkill *rfkill)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfkill_blocked);
 
+bool rfkill_soft_blocked(struct rfkill *rfkill)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u32 state;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&rfkill->lock, flags);
+	state = rfkill->state;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rfkill->lock, flags);
+
+	return !!(state & RFKILL_BLOCK_SW);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfkill_soft_blocked);
 
 struct rfkill * __must_check rfkill_alloc(const char *name,
 					  struct device *parent,