diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 58aa3adf94e6..9e9a6403dbe4 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -270,6 +270,24 @@ static inline void list_rotate_left(struct list_head *head)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * list_rotate_to_front() - Rotate list to specific item.
+ * @list: The desired new front of the list.
+ * @head: The head of the list.
+ *
+ * Rotates list so that @list becomes the new front of the list.
+ */
+static inline void list_rotate_to_front(struct list_head *list,
+					struct list_head *head)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Deletes the list head from the list denoted by @head and
+	 * places it as the tail of @list, this effectively rotates the
+	 * list so that @list is at the front.
+	 */
+	list_move_tail(head, list);
+}
+
 /**
  * list_is_singular - tests whether a list has just one entry.
  * @head: the list to test.