diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/util/list.h b/headers/private/kernel/util/list.h
index 4a523cd14b..79fce6b3b1 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/util/list.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/util/list.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ extern void list_add_link_to_tail(struct list *list, void *_link);
 extern void list_remove_link(void *_link);
 extern void *list_get_next_item(struct list *list, void *item);
 extern void *list_get_prev_item(struct list *list, void *item);
+extern void *list_get_last_item(struct list *list);
 extern void list_add_item(struct list *list, void *item);
 extern void list_remove_item(struct list *list, void *item);
 extern void list_insert_item_before(struct list *list, void *before, void *item);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/util/list.c b/src/system/kernel/util/list.c
index 36ef598df1..ce7cc1d853 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/util/list.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/util/list.c
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ list_get_prev_item(struct list *list, void *item)
 }
 
 
+void *
+list_get_last_item(struct list *list)
+{
+	return list_is_empty(list) ? NULL : GET_ITEM(list, list->link.prev);
+}
+
+
 /** Adds an item to the end of the list.
  *	Similar to list_add_link_to_tail() but works on the item, not the link.
  */