diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 887116d..0e0aebd 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -823,6 +823,33 @@
 	return (status < 0) ? status : result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * spi_w8r16be - SPI synchronous 8 bit write followed by 16 bit big-endian read
+ * @spi: device with which data will be exchanged
+ * @cmd: command to be written before data is read back
+ * Context: can sleep
+ *
+ * This returns the (unsigned) sixteen bit number returned by the device in cpu
+ * endianness, or else a negative error code. Callable only from contexts that
+ * can sleep.
+ *
+ * This function is similar to spi_w8r16, with the exception that it will
+ * convert the read 16 bit data word from big-endian to native endianness.
+ *
+ */
+static inline ssize_t spi_w8r16be(struct spi_device *spi, u8 cmd)
+
+{
+	ssize_t status;
+	__be16 result;
+
+	status = spi_write_then_read(spi, &cmd, 1, &result, 2);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
+
+	return be16_to_cpu(result);
+}
+
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*