diff --git a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
index 635494f120..724126f7ab 100644
--- a/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
+++ b/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ extern status_t remove_vnode(fs_volume *volume, ino_t vnodeID);
 extern status_t unremove_vnode(fs_volume *volume, ino_t vnodeID);
 extern status_t get_vnode_removed(fs_volume *volume, ino_t vnodeID,
 					bool *removed);
+extern fs_volume* volume_for_vnode(fs_vnode *vnode);
 
 extern status_t read_pages(int fd, off_t pos, const struct iovec *vecs,
 					size_t count, size_t *_numBytes);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index fa8d32483a..d5321fb192 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -3280,6 +3280,17 @@ get_vnode_removed(fs_volume *volume, ino_t vnodeID, bool* removed)
 }
 
 
+extern "C" fs_volume*
+volume_for_vnode(fs_vnode *_vnode)
+{
+	if (_vnode == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	struct vnode* vnode = static_cast<struct vnode*>(_vnode);
+	return vnode->mount->volume;
+}
+
+
 extern "C" status_t
 read_pages(int fd, off_t pos, const iovec *vecs, size_t count,
 	size_t *_numBytes)