diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
index 690dc1dd9391..cba4a435043a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/qp.c
@@ -670,3 +670,19 @@ int mlx5_core_query_q_counter(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 counter_id,
 	return mlx5_cmd_exec(dev, in, sizeof(in), out, out_size);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_core_query_q_counter);
+
+struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *mlx5_core_res_hold(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+						int res_num,
+						enum mlx5_res_type res_type)
+{
+	u32 rsn = res_num | (res_type << MLX5_USER_INDEX_LEN);
+
+	return mlx5_get_rsc(dev, rsn);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_core_res_hold);
+
+void mlx5_core_res_put(struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *res)
+{
+	mlx5_core_put_rsc(res);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mlx5_core_res_put);
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx5/qp.h b/include/linux/mlx5/qp.h
index fbe322c966bc..b26ea9077384 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx5/qp.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx5/qp.h
@@ -596,6 +596,11 @@ int mlx5_core_dealloc_q_counter(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 counter_id);
 int mlx5_core_query_q_counter(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, u16 counter_id,
 			      int reset, void *out, int out_size);
 
+struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *mlx5_core_res_hold(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
+						int res_num,
+						enum mlx5_res_type res_type);
+void mlx5_core_res_put(struct mlx5_core_rsc_common *res);
+
 static inline const char *mlx5_qp_type_str(int type)
 {
 	switch (type) {