diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 61a4390..010287c 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -990,6 +990,24 @@
 	return copy_to_user(udata->outbuf, src, len) ? -EFAULT : 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ib_modify_qp_is_ok - Check that the supplied attribute mask
+ * contains all required attributes and no attributes not allowed for
+ * the given QP state transition.
+ * @cur_state: Current QP state
+ * @next_state: Next QP state
+ * @type: QP type
+ * @mask: Mask of supplied QP attributes
+ *
+ * This function is a helper function that a low-level driver's
+ * modify_qp method can use to validate the consumer's input.  It
+ * checks that cur_state and next_state are valid QP states, that a
+ * transition from cur_state to next_state is allowed by the IB spec,
+ * and that the attribute mask supplied is allowed for the transition.
+ */
+int ib_modify_qp_is_ok(enum ib_qp_state cur_state, enum ib_qp_state next_state,
+		       enum ib_qp_type type, enum ib_qp_attr_mask mask);
+
 int ib_register_event_handler  (struct ib_event_handler *event_handler);
 int ib_unregister_event_handler(struct ib_event_handler *event_handler);
 void ib_dispatch_event(struct ib_event *event);