diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 0eae11fc7a23..1c527abb1ae5 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ extern bool cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct delayed_work *dwork);
 
 extern void workqueue_set_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 				     int max_active);
+extern struct work_struct *current_work(void);
 extern bool current_is_workqueue_rescuer(void);
 extern bool workqueue_congested(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 extern unsigned int work_busy(struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 8365a52a74c5..d0c6b50792c8 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4184,6 +4184,22 @@ void workqueue_set_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int max_active)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(workqueue_set_max_active);
 
+/**
+ * current_work - retrieve %current task's work struct
+ *
+ * Determine if %current task is a workqueue worker and what it's working on.
+ * Useful to find out the context that the %current task is running in.
+ *
+ * Return: work struct if %current task is a workqueue worker, %NULL otherwise.
+ */
+struct work_struct *current_work(void)
+{
+	struct worker *worker = current_wq_worker();
+
+	return worker ? worker->current_work : NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(current_work);
+
 /**
  * current_is_workqueue_rescuer - is %current workqueue rescuer?
  *