diff --git a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
index c22f932c7..6d5a4bfc6 100644
--- a/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mci/mci-core.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 		__res & __mask;						\
 	})
 
+LIST_HEAD(mci_list);
+
 /**
  * @file
  * @brief Memory Card framework
@@ -1787,6 +1789,8 @@ int mci_register(struct mci_host *host)
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MCI_STARTUP))
 		mci_card_probe(mci);
 
+	list_add_tail(&mci->list, &mci_list);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_unregister:
@@ -1844,3 +1848,17 @@ void mci_of_parse(struct mci_host *host)
 
 	host->non_removable = of_property_read_bool(np, "non-removable");
 }
+
+struct mci *mci_get_device_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+	struct mci *mci;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mci, &mci_list, list) {
+		if (!mci->cdevname)
+			continue;
+		if (!strcmp(mci->cdevname, name))
+			return mci;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/include/mci.h b/include/mci.h
index 9e4d18b06..41a757e6d 100644
--- a/include/mci.h
+++ b/include/mci.h
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ struct mci {
 
 	struct mci_part *part_curr;
 	u8 ext_csd_part_config;
+
+	struct list_head list;     /* The list of all mci devices */
 };
 
 int mci_register(struct mci_host*);
@@ -483,4 +485,6 @@ static inline int mmc_host_is_spi(struct mci_host *host)
 		return 0;
 }
 
+struct mci *mci_get_device_by_name(const char *name);
+
 #endif /* _MCI_H_ */