diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
index 242b716aed5e..f551061262c9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c
@@ -80,6 +80,33 @@ void tpm_put_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_put_ops);
 
+/**
+ * tpm_default_chip() - find a TPM chip and get a reference to it
+ */
+struct tpm_chip *tpm_default_chip(void)
+{
+	struct tpm_chip *chip, *res = NULL;
+	int chip_num = 0;
+	int chip_prev;
+
+	mutex_lock(&idr_lock);
+
+	do {
+		chip_prev = chip_num;
+		chip = idr_get_next(&dev_nums_idr, &chip_num);
+		if (chip) {
+			get_device(&chip->dev);
+			res = chip;
+			break;
+		}
+	} while (chip_prev != chip_num);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&idr_lock);
+
+	return res;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_default_chip);
+
 /**
  * tpm_find_get_ops() - find and reserve a TPM chip
  * @chip:	a &struct tpm_chip instance, %NULL for the default chip
diff --git a/include/linux/tpm.h b/include/linux/tpm.h
index 8eb5e5ebe136..4609b94142d4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/tpm.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ extern int tpm_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 extern int tpm_unseal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 			      struct trusted_key_payload *payload,
 			      struct trusted_key_options *options);
+extern struct tpm_chip *tpm_default_chip(void);
 #else
 static inline int tpm_is_tpm2(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
@@ -98,5 +99,9 @@ static inline int tpm_unseal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
+static inline struct tpm_chip *tpm_default_chip(void)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 #endif
 #endif