diff --git a/crypto/algapi.c b/crypto/algapi.c
index 429f1a003b06..17a5fff8f777 100644
--- a/crypto/algapi.c
+++ b/crypto/algapi.c
@@ -488,6 +488,23 @@ int crypto_init_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, struct crypto_alg *alg,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_init_spawn);
 
+int crypto_init_spawn2(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, struct crypto_alg *alg,
+		       struct crypto_instance *inst,
+		       const struct crypto_type *frontend)
+{
+	int err = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (frontend && (alg->cra_flags ^ frontend->type) & frontend->maskset)
+		goto out;
+
+	spawn->frontend = frontend;
+	err = crypto_init_spawn(spawn, alg, inst, frontend->maskset);
+
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_init_spawn2);
+
 void crypto_drop_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn)
 {
 	down_write(&crypto_alg_sem);
@@ -496,12 +513,10 @@ void crypto_drop_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_drop_spawn);
 
-struct crypto_tfm *crypto_spawn_tfm(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, u32 type,
-				    u32 mask)
+static struct crypto_alg *crypto_spawn_alg(struct crypto_spawn *spawn)
 {
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 	struct crypto_alg *alg2;
-	struct crypto_tfm *tfm;
 
 	down_read(&crypto_alg_sem);
 	alg = spawn->alg;
@@ -516,6 +531,19 @@ struct crypto_tfm *crypto_spawn_tfm(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, u32 type,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
 	}
 
+	return alg;
+}
+
+struct crypto_tfm *crypto_spawn_tfm(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, u32 type,
+				    u32 mask)
+{
+	struct crypto_alg *alg;
+	struct crypto_tfm *tfm;
+
+	alg = crypto_spawn_alg(spawn);
+	if (IS_ERR(alg))
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
+
 	tfm = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	if (unlikely((alg->cra_flags ^ type) & mask))
 		goto out_put_alg;
@@ -532,6 +560,27 @@ struct crypto_tfm *crypto_spawn_tfm(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, u32 type,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_spawn_tfm);
 
+void *crypto_spawn_tfm2(struct crypto_spawn *spawn)
+{
+	struct crypto_alg *alg;
+	struct crypto_tfm *tfm;
+
+	alg = crypto_spawn_alg(spawn);
+	if (IS_ERR(alg))
+		return ERR_CAST(alg);
+
+	tfm = crypto_create_tfm(alg, spawn->frontend);
+	if (IS_ERR(tfm))
+		goto out_put_alg;
+
+	return tfm;
+
+out_put_alg:
+	crypto_mod_put(alg);
+	return tfm;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_spawn_tfm2);
+
 int crypto_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&crypto_chain, nb);
diff --git a/include/crypto/algapi.h b/include/crypto/algapi.h
index 99bb29723130..c9bff92a9e0e 100644
--- a/include/crypto/algapi.h
+++ b/include/crypto/algapi.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct crypto_spawn {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct crypto_alg *alg;
 	struct crypto_instance *inst;
+	const struct crypto_type *frontend;
 	u32 mask;
 };
 
@@ -117,9 +118,14 @@ struct crypto_template *crypto_lookup_template(const char *name);
 
 int crypto_init_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, struct crypto_alg *alg,
 		      struct crypto_instance *inst, u32 mask);
+int crypto_init_spawn2(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, struct crypto_alg *alg,
+		       struct crypto_instance *inst,
+		       const struct crypto_type *frontend);
+
 void crypto_drop_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn);
 struct crypto_tfm *crypto_spawn_tfm(struct crypto_spawn *spawn, u32 type,
 				    u32 mask);
+void *crypto_spawn_tfm2(struct crypto_spawn *spawn);
 
 static inline void crypto_set_spawn(struct crypto_spawn *spawn,
 				    struct crypto_instance *inst)