diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
index 30d26e345dcc..b17f763a73b2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c
@@ -340,6 +340,22 @@ static int do_sas_phy_delete(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * is_sas_attached - check if device is SAS attached
+ * @sdev: scsi device to check
+ *
+ * returns true if the device is SAS attached
+ */
+int is_sas_attached(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
+
+	return shost->transportt->host_attrs.ac.class ==
+		&sas_host_class.class;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(is_sas_attached);
+
+
 /**
  * sas_remove_children  -  tear down a devices SAS data structures
  * @dev:	device belonging to the sas object
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
index 0bd71e2702e3..a8fdd10fc9c5 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.h
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ struct scsi_transport_template;
 struct sas_rphy;
 struct request;
 
+#if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCSI_SAS_ATTRS)
+static inline int is_sas_attached(struct scsi_device *sdev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+extern int is_sas_attached(struct scsi_device *sdev);
+#endif
+
 static inline int sas_protocol_ata(enum sas_protocol proto)
 {
 	return ((proto & SAS_PROTOCOL_SATA) ||