diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 9597d4dace34..b38dcbe7460a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -2331,6 +2331,11 @@ unsigned int bpf_object__kversion(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	return obj ? obj->kern_version : 0;
 }
 
+struct btf *bpf_object__btf(struct bpf_object *obj)
+{
+	return obj ? obj->btf : NULL;
+}
+
 int bpf_object__btf_fd(const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
 	return obj->btf ? btf__fd(obj->btf) : -1;
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 987fd92661d6..6c0168f8bba5 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__load(struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__unload(struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API const char *bpf_object__name(struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API unsigned int bpf_object__kversion(struct bpf_object *obj);
+
+struct btf;
+LIBBPF_API struct btf *bpf_object__btf(struct bpf_object *obj);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_object__btf_fd(const struct bpf_object *obj);
 
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_program *
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index 16f342c3d4bc..99dfa710c818 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.0.2 {
 		bpf_probe_prog_type;
 		bpf_map__resize;
 		bpf_map_lookup_elem_flags;
+		bpf_object__btf;
 		bpf_object__find_map_fd_by_name;
 		bpf_get_link_xdp_id;
 		btf__dedup;