diff --git a/include/drm/drm_gem.h b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
index 369505447acd8952dad47643d325ffe52ae0f494..2ebec3984cd44a66488676aaac6646c85b986b0e 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_gem.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_gem.h
@@ -553,6 +553,19 @@ unsigned long drm_gem_lru_scan(struct drm_gem_lru *lru,
 
 int drm_gem_evict(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 
+/**
+ * drm_gem_object_is_shared_for_memory_stats - helper for shared memory stats
+ *
+ * This helper should only be used for fdinfo shared memory stats to determine
+ * if a GEM object is shared.
+ *
+ * @obj: obj in question
+ */
+static inline bool drm_gem_object_is_shared_for_memory_stats(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	return (obj->handle_count > 1) || obj->dma_buf;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 /**
  * drm_gem_gpuva_set_lock() - Set the lock protecting accesses to the gpuva list.