diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
index 75987c8ca049773f7b8fabbbd3d4000d2393baa5..268f80fd04394e2e7abca10d065d0be20625d37e 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
@@ -444,6 +444,18 @@ unsigned int twl6040_get_sysclk(struct twl6040 *twl6040)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(twl6040_get_sysclk);
 
+/* Get the combined status of the vibra control register */
+int twl6040_get_vibralr_status(struct twl6040 *twl6040)
+{
+	u8 status;
+
+	status = twl6040->vibra_ctrl_cache[0] | twl6040->vibra_ctrl_cache[1];
+	status &= (TWL6040_VIBENA | TWL6040_VIBSEL);
+
+	return status;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(twl6040_get_vibralr_status);
+
 static struct resource twl6040_vibra_rsrc[] = {
 	{
 		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h b/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h
index 2f8585a4c74b9ed7f67db6e1bbf8da8ac725462a..87a4778ed4b04caef409f83962964f0e1b66c41f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h
@@ -209,10 +209,13 @@ int twl6040_get_pll(struct twl6040 *twl6040);
 unsigned int twl6040_get_sysclk(struct twl6040 *twl6040);
 int twl6040_irq_init(struct twl6040 *twl6040);
 void twl6040_irq_exit(struct twl6040 *twl6040);
+/* Get the combined status of the vibra control register */
+int twl6040_get_vibralr_status(struct twl6040 *twl6040);
 
 static inline int twl6040_get_revid(struct twl6040 *twl6040)
 {
 	return twl6040->rev;
 }
 
+
 #endif  /* End of __TWL6040_CODEC_H__ */