diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 366b23d3f973..339a2ed02d36 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1618,6 +1618,9 @@ void devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 				   u32 controller, u16 pf, u32 sf,
 				   bool external);
 int devl_rate_leaf_create(struct devlink_port *port, void *priv);
+struct devlink_rate *
+devl_rate_node_create(struct devlink *devlink, void *priv, char *node_name,
+		      struct devlink_rate *parent);
 void devl_rate_leaf_destroy(struct devlink_port *devlink_port);
 void devl_rate_nodes_destroy(struct devlink *devlink);
 void devlink_port_linecard_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 525bdf426163..3dfee7cd9929 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -10384,6 +10384,51 @@ void devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set(struct devlink_port *devlink_port, u32 contro
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_port_attrs_pci_sf_set);
 
+/**
+ * devl_rate_node_create - create devlink rate node
+ * @devlink: devlink instance
+ * @priv: driver private data
+ * @node_name: name of the resulting node
+ * @parent: parent devlink_rate struct
+ *
+ * Create devlink rate object of type node
+ */
+struct devlink_rate *
+devl_rate_node_create(struct devlink *devlink, void *priv, char *node_name,
+		      struct devlink_rate *parent)
+{
+	struct devlink_rate *rate_node;
+
+	rate_node = devlink_rate_node_get_by_name(devlink, node_name);
+	if (!IS_ERR(rate_node))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
+
+	rate_node = kzalloc(sizeof(*rate_node), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rate_node)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	if (parent) {
+		rate_node->parent = parent;
+		refcount_inc(&rate_node->parent->refcnt);
+	}
+
+	rate_node->type = DEVLINK_RATE_TYPE_NODE;
+	rate_node->devlink = devlink;
+	rate_node->priv = priv;
+
+	rate_node->name = kstrdup(node_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rate_node->name) {
+		kfree(rate_node);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
+	refcount_set(&rate_node->refcnt, 1);
+	list_add(&rate_node->list, &devlink->rate_list);
+	devlink_rate_notify(rate_node, DEVLINK_CMD_RATE_NEW);
+	return rate_node;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devl_rate_node_create);
+
 /**
  * devl_rate_leaf_create - create devlink rate leaf
  * @devlink_port: devlink port object to create rate object on