diff --git a/drivers/vfio/group.c b/drivers/vfio/group.c
index 27d5ba7cf9dc..d0c95d033605 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/group.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/group.c
@@ -745,6 +745,15 @@ bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device)
 	return device->group->container;
 }
 
+struct vfio_group *vfio_group_from_file(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
+
+	if (file->f_op != &vfio_group_fops)
+		return NULL;
+	return group;
+}
+
 /**
  * vfio_file_iommu_group - Return the struct iommu_group for the vfio group file
  * @file: VFIO group file
@@ -755,13 +764,13 @@ bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device)
  */
 struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
+	struct vfio_group *group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
 	struct iommu_group *iommu_group = NULL;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPAPR_TCE_IOMMU))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!vfio_file_is_group(file))
+	if (!group)
 		return NULL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&group->group_lock);
@@ -775,12 +784,12 @@ struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_iommu_group);
 
 /**
- * vfio_file_is_group - True if the file is usable with VFIO aPIS
+ * vfio_file_is_group - True if the file is a vfio group file
  * @file: VFIO group file
  */
 bool vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file)
 {
-	return file->f_op == &vfio_group_fops;
+	return vfio_group_from_file(file);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_is_group);
 
@@ -842,23 +851,10 @@ void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_set_kvm);
 
-/**
- * vfio_file_has_dev - True if the VFIO file is a handle for device
- * @file: VFIO file to check
- * @device: Device that must be part of the file
- *
- * Returns true if given file has permission to manipulate the given device.
- */
-bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *device)
+bool vfio_group_has_dev(struct vfio_group *group, struct vfio_device *device)
 {
-	struct vfio_group *group = file->private_data;
-
-	if (!vfio_file_is_group(file))
-		return false;
-
 	return group == device->group;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_has_dev);
 
 static char *vfio_devnode(const struct device *dev, umode_t *mode)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index b68fcba67a4b..2a510b71edcb 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1308,8 +1308,8 @@ vfio_pci_ioctl_pci_hot_reset_groups(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* Ensure the FD is a vfio group FD.*/
-		if (!vfio_file_is_group(file)) {
+		/* Ensure the FD is a vfio FD. vfio group or vfio device */
+		if (!vfio_file_is_valid(file)) {
 			fput(file);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
index 7b19c621e0e6..c0aeea24fbd6 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void vfio_device_group_unregister(struct vfio_device *device);
 int vfio_device_group_use_iommu(struct vfio_device *device);
 void vfio_device_group_unuse_iommu(struct vfio_device *device);
 void vfio_device_group_close(struct vfio_device *device);
+struct vfio_group *vfio_group_from_file(struct file *file);
+bool vfio_group_has_dev(struct vfio_group *group, struct vfio_device *device);
 bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device);
 int __init vfio_group_init(void);
 void vfio_group_cleanup(void);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
index 89497c933490..fe7446805afd 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
@@ -1154,6 +1154,35 @@ const struct file_operations vfio_device_fops = {
 	.mmap		= vfio_device_fops_mmap,
 };
 
+/**
+ * vfio_file_is_valid - True if the file is valid vfio file
+ * @file: VFIO group file or VFIO device file
+ */
+bool vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file)
+{
+	return vfio_group_from_file(file);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_is_valid);
+
+/**
+ * vfio_file_has_dev - True if the VFIO file is a handle for device
+ * @file: VFIO file to check
+ * @device: Device that must be part of the file
+ *
+ * Returns true if given file has permission to manipulate the given device.
+ */
+bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *device)
+{
+	struct vfio_group *group;
+
+	group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
+	if (!group)
+		return false;
+
+	return vfio_group_has_dev(group, device);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_has_dev);
+
 /*
  * Sub-module support
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 97a1174b922f..f8fb9ab25188 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ int vfio_mig_get_next_state(struct vfio_device *device,
  */
 struct iommu_group *vfio_file_iommu_group(struct file *file);
 bool vfio_file_is_group(struct file *file);
+bool vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file);
 bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file);
 void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm);
 bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *device);
