diff --git a/include/net/l3mdev.h b/include/net/l3mdev.h
index 3832099289c5..78fa0ac4613c 100644
--- a/include/net/l3mdev.h
+++ b/include/net/l3mdev.h
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ struct net_device *l3mdev_master_dev_rcu(const struct net_device *_dev)
 	return master;
 }
 
+int l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index_rcu(struct net *net, int ifindex);
+static inline
+int l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex)
+{
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ifindex = l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index_rcu(net, ifindex);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return ifindex;
+}
+
 u32 l3mdev_fib_table_rcu(const struct net_device *dev);
 u32 l3mdev_fib_table_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex);
 static inline u32 l3mdev_fib_table(const struct net_device *dev)
@@ -207,6 +218,17 @@ static inline int l3mdev_master_ifindex_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline
+int l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index_rcu(struct net *net, int ifindex)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline
+int l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index(struct net *net, int ifindex)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline
 struct net_device *l3mdev_master_dev_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c b/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
index 8da86ceca33d..309dee76724e 100644
--- a/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
+++ b/net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c
@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ int l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu);
 
+/**
+ *	l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index - get index of upper l3 master
+ *					       device
+ *	@net: network namespace for device index lookup
+ *	@ifindex: targeted interface
+ */
+int l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index_rcu(struct net *net, int ifindex)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev;
+
+	dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, ifindex);
+	while (dev && !netif_is_l3_master(dev))
+		dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get(dev);
+
+	return dev ? dev->ifindex : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(l3mdev_master_upper_ifindex_by_index_rcu);
+
 /**
  *	l3mdev_fib_table - get FIB table id associated with an L3
  *                             master interface