diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h
index e836e2ef15b8..d05d994f0ccf 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineFunction.h
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ public:
   ///
   void dump() const;
 
+  /// verify - Run the current MachineFunction through the machine code
+  /// verifier, useful for debugger use.
+  void verify() const;
+
   // Provide accessors for the MachineBasicBlock list...
   typedef BasicBlockListType::iterator iterator;
   typedef BasicBlockListType::const_iterator const_iterator;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/MachineVerifier.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/MachineVerifier.cpp
index c056d1c7e5af..be9f68f6a725 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/MachineVerifier.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/MachineVerifier.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ FunctionPass *llvm::createMachineVerifierPass(bool allowPhysDoubleDefs) {
   return new MachineVerifier(allowPhysDoubleDefs);
 }
 
+void MachineFunction::verify() const {
+  MachineVerifier().runOnMachineFunction(const_cast<MachineFunction&>(*this));
+}
+
 bool MachineVerifier::runOnMachineFunction(MachineFunction &MF) {
   raw_ostream *OutFile = 0;
   if (OutFileName) {