diff --git a/include/hip/hip_runtime_api.h b/include/hip/hip_runtime_api.h
index 6d936a40cf..2afbf5fecd 100644
--- a/include/hip/hip_runtime_api.h
+++ b/include/hip/hip_runtime_api.h
@@ -5338,6 +5338,16 @@ hipError_t hipFuncGetAttributes(struct hipFuncAttributes* attr, const void* func
  * @returns #hipSuccess, #hipErrorInvalidValue, #hipErrorInvalidDeviceFunction
  */
 hipError_t hipFuncGetAttribute(int* value, hipFunction_attribute attrib, hipFunction_t hfunc);
+/**
+ * @brief Gets pointer to device entry function that matches entry function symbolPtr.
+ *
+ * @param [out] functionPtr  Device entry function
+ * @param [in]  symbolPtr  Pointer to device entry function to search for
+ *
+ * @returns #hipSuccess, #hipErrorInvalidDeviceFunction
+ *
+ */
+hipError_t hipGetFuncBySymbol(hipFunction_t* functionPtr, const void* symbolPtr);
 /**
  * @brief returns the handle of the texture reference with the name from the module.
  *