diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c
index 41c31a2..269fa7f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <rdma/uverbs_types.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h>
 #include "uverbs.h"
 #include "core_priv.h"
 #include "rdma_core.h"
@@ -625,3 +626,53 @@ void uverbs_initialize_ucontext(struct ib_ucontext *ucontext)
 	.needs_kfree_rcu = false,
 };
 
+struct ib_uobject *uverbs_get_uobject_from_context(const struct uverbs_obj_type *type_attrs,
+						   struct ib_ucontext *ucontext,
+						   enum uverbs_idr_access access,
+						   int id)
+{
+	switch (access) {
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_READ:
+		return rdma_lookup_get_uobject(type_attrs, ucontext, id, false);
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_DESTROY:
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_WRITE:
+		return rdma_lookup_get_uobject(type_attrs, ucontext, id, true);
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_NEW:
+		return rdma_alloc_begin_uobject(type_attrs, ucontext);
+	default:
+		WARN_ON(true);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}
+}
+
+int uverbs_finalize_object(struct ib_uobject *uobj,
+			   enum uverbs_idr_access access,
+			   bool commit)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	switch (access) {
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_READ:
+		rdma_lookup_put_uobject(uobj, false);
+		break;
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_WRITE:
+		rdma_lookup_put_uobject(uobj, true);
+		break;
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_DESTROY:
+		if (commit)
+			ret = rdma_remove_commit_uobject(uobj);
+		else
+			rdma_lookup_put_uobject(uobj, true);
+		break;
+	case UVERBS_ACCESS_NEW:
+		if (commit)
+			ret = rdma_alloc_commit_uobject(uobj);
+		else
+			rdma_alloc_abort_uobject(uobj);
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON(true);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.h
index 1b82e7f..5a1da24 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/rdma_core.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <rdma/uverbs_types.h>
+#include <rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
@@ -75,4 +76,19 @@
  */
 void uverbs_close_fd(struct file *f);
 
+/*
+ * Get an ib_uobject that corresponds to the given id from ucontext, assuming
+ * the object is from the given type. Lock it to the required access.
+ * This function could create (access == NEW) or destroy (access == DESTROY)
+ * objects if required. The action will be finalized only when
+ * uverbs_finalize_object is called.
+ */
+struct ib_uobject *uverbs_get_uobject_from_context(const struct uverbs_obj_type *type_attrs,
+						   struct ib_ucontext *ucontext,
+						   enum uverbs_idr_access access,
+						   int id);
+int uverbs_finalize_object(struct ib_uobject *uobj,
+			   enum uverbs_idr_access access,
+			   bool commit);
+
 #endif /* RDMA_CORE_H */
diff --git a/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h b/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a18468e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/rdma/uverbs_ioctl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Mellanox Technologies inc.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is available to you under a choice of one of two
+ * licenses.  You may choose to be licensed under the terms of the GNU
+ * General Public License (GPL) Version 2, available from the file
+ * COPYING in the main directory of this source tree, or the
+ * OpenIB.org BSD license below:
+ *
+ *     Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
+ *     without modification, are permitted provided that the following
+ *     conditions are met:
+ *
+ *      - Redistributions of source code must retain the above
+ *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *        disclaimer.
+ *
+ *      - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ *        copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+ *        disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+ *        provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UVERBS_IOCTL_
+#define _UVERBS_IOCTL_
+
+#include <rdma/uverbs_types.h>
+
+/*
+ * =======================================
+ *	Verbs action specifications
+ * =======================================
+ */
+
+enum uverbs_idr_access {
+	UVERBS_ACCESS_READ,
+	UVERBS_ACCESS_WRITE,
+	UVERBS_ACCESS_NEW,
+	UVERBS_ACCESS_DESTROY
+};
+
+#endif
+
