diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.c
index adb8602d6..5539d835c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.c
@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ static int nvgpu_prepare_default_dev_node_class_list(struct gk20a *g,
 	 * V2 device node names hierarchy.
 	 * This hierarchy will replace above hierarchy in second phase.
 	 * Both legacy and V2 device node hierarchies will co-exist until then.
+	 *
+	 * Note: nvgpu_get_v2_user_class() assumes this order in the class list.
 	 */
 	if (g->pci_class != 0U) {
 		if (power_node) {
@@ -546,6 +548,23 @@ static int nvgpu_prepare_default_dev_node_class_list(struct gk20a *g,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct nvgpu_class *nvgpu_get_v2_user_class(struct gk20a *g)
+{
+	struct nvgpu_os_linux *l = nvgpu_os_linux_from_gk20a(g);
+	struct nvgpu_class *class;
+
+	if (nvgpu_grmgr_is_multi_gr_enabled(g)) {
+		/* Ambiguous with multiple fractional GPUs */
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	nvgpu_assert(!nvgpu_list_empty(&l->class_list_head));
+	/* this must match nvgpu_prepare_default_dev_node_class_list() */
+	class = nvgpu_list_last_entry(&l->class_list_head, nvgpu_class, list_entry);
+	nvgpu_assert(!class->power_node);
+	return class;
+}
+
 static int nvgpu_prepare_dev_node_class_list(struct gk20a *g, u32 *num_classes,
 		bool power_node)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.h
index b39d84b50..2e230eea7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl.h
@@ -80,5 +80,6 @@ int nvgpu_create_device(
 	const char *cdev_name,
 	struct cdev *cdev, struct device **out,
 	struct nvgpu_class *class);
+struct nvgpu_class *nvgpu_get_v2_user_class(struct gk20a *g);
 
 #endif