diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
index bc9f6aa2f3fe..7c2ec139c464 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
@@ -544,6 +544,19 @@ unsigned long drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_gem_lru *lru,
 
 int drm_gem_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 
+/**
+ * drm_gem_object_is_shared_for_memory_stats - helper for shared memory stats
+ *
+ * This helper should only be used for fdinfo shared memory stats to determine
+ * if a GEM object is shared.
+ *
+ * @obj: obj in question
+ */
+static inline bool drm_gem_object_is_shared_for_memory_stats(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	return (obj->handle_count > 1) || obj->dma_buf;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 /**
  * drm_gem_gpuva_set_lock() - Set the lock protecting accesses to the gpuva list.