diff --git a/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.c b/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.c
index 70285e63173..0b83a13391e 100644
--- a/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.c
+++ b/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.c
@@ -2782,6 +2782,11 @@ void smb2cli_conn_set_max_credits(struct smbXcli_conn *conn,
 	conn->smb2.max_credits = max_credits;
 }
 
+uint16_t smb2cli_conn_get_cur_credits(struct smbXcli_conn *conn)
+{
+	return conn->smb2.cur_credits;
+}
+
 uint8_t smb2cli_conn_get_io_priority(struct smbXcli_conn *conn)
 {
 	if (conn->protocol < PROTOCOL_SMB3_11) {
diff --git a/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.h b/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.h
index 6041ae53d07..12dd7debb5c 100644
--- a/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.h
+++ b/libcli/smb/smbXcli_base.h
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ uint32_t smb2cli_conn_max_read_size(struct smbXcli_conn *conn);
 uint32_t smb2cli_conn_max_write_size(struct smbXcli_conn *conn);
 void smb2cli_conn_set_max_credits(struct smbXcli_conn *conn,
 				  uint16_t max_credits);
+uint16_t smb2cli_conn_get_cur_credits(struct smbXcli_conn *conn);
 uint8_t smb2cli_conn_get_io_priority(struct smbXcli_conn *conn);
 void smb2cli_conn_set_io_priority(struct smbXcli_conn *conn,
 				  uint8_t io_priority);