diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 5c835a292783..a262e12c6dc2 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ static void vhost_vring_call_reset(struct vhost_vring_call *call_ctx)
 	memset(&call_ctx->producer, 0x0, sizeof(struct irq_bypass_producer));
 }
 
+bool vhost_vq_is_setup(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	return vq->avail && vq->desc && vq->used && vhost_vq_access_ok(vq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vhost_vq_is_setup);
+
 static void vhost_vq_reset(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 			   struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index e016cd3fa02f..b063324c7669 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ int vhost_get_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *,
 		      struct vhost_log *log, unsigned int *log_num);
 void vhost_discard_vq_desc(struct vhost_virtqueue *, int n);
 
+bool vhost_vq_is_setup(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq);
 int vhost_vq_init_access(struct vhost_virtqueue *);
 int vhost_add_used(struct vhost_virtqueue *, unsigned int head, int len);
 int vhost_add_used_n(struct vhost_virtqueue *, struct vring_used_elem *heads,