diff --git a/include/linux/ptp_classify.h b/include/linux/ptp_classify.h
index 9afd34a2d36c..fefa7790dc46 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptp_classify.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptp_classify.h
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ static inline u8 ptp_get_msgtype(const struct ptp_header *hdr,
 	return msgtype;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ptp_msg_is_sync - Evaluates whether the given skb is a PTP Sync message
+ * @skb: packet buffer
+ * @type: type of the packet (see ptp_classify_raw())
+ *
+ * This function evaluates whether the given skb is a PTP Sync message.
+ *
+ * Return: true if sync message, false otherwise
+ */
+bool ptp_msg_is_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int type);
+
 void __init ptp_classifier_init(void);
 #else
 static inline void ptp_classifier_init(void)
@@ -148,5 +159,9 @@ static inline u8 ptp_get_msgtype(const struct ptp_header *hdr,
 	 */
 	return PTP_MSGTYPE_SYNC;
 }
+static inline bool ptp_msg_is_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int type)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
 #endif /* _PTP_CLASSIFY_H_ */
diff --git a/net/core/ptp_classifier.c b/net/core/ptp_classifier.c
index dd4cf01d1e0a..598041b0499e 100644
--- a/net/core/ptp_classifier.c
+++ b/net/core/ptp_classifier.c
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ struct ptp_header *ptp_parse_header(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int type)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ptp_parse_header);
 
+bool ptp_msg_is_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int type)
+{
+	struct ptp_header *hdr;
+
+	hdr = ptp_parse_header(skb, type);
+	if (!hdr)
+		return false;
+
+	return ptp_get_msgtype(hdr, type) == PTP_MSGTYPE_SYNC;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ptp_msg_is_sync);
+
 void __init ptp_classifier_init(void)
 {
 	static struct sock_filter ptp_filter[] __initdata = {