diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h b/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
index 33746cdc8c..f3920e6b93 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vfs.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ status_t vfs_get_file_map(struct vnode *vnode, off_t offset, size_t size,
 status_t vfs_get_fs_node_from_path(dev_t mountID, const char *path,
 			bool kernel, void **_node);
 status_t vfs_stat_vnode(struct vnode *vnode, struct stat *stat);
+status_t vfs_stat_entry_ref(dev_t device, ino_t inode, struct stat *stat);
 status_t vfs_get_vnode_name(struct vnode *vnode, char *name, size_t nameSize);
 status_t vfs_entry_ref_to_path(dev_t device, ino_t inode, const char *leaf,
 	char *path, size_t pathLength);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index dd605b1cd9..f02a69b3d8 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -3802,6 +3802,21 @@ vfs_stat_vnode(struct vnode *vnode, struct stat *stat)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+vfs_stat_entry_ref(dev_t device, ino_t inode, struct stat *stat)
+{
+	struct vnode *vnode;
+	status_t status = get_vnode(device, inode, &vnode, true, false);
+	if (status < B_OK)
+		return status;
+
+	status = FS_CALL(vnode, read_stat)(vnode->mount->cookie,
+		vnode->private_node, stat);
+	put_vnode(vnode);
+	return status;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 vfs_get_vnode_name(struct vnode *vnode, char *name, size_t nameSize)
 {