diff --git a/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.c b/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.c
index fe8173d49333..c7c883fbaee1 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.c
@@ -530,6 +530,9 @@ long nfc_dev_ioctl(struct file *pfile, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case NFCC_GET_INFO:
 		ret = nfc_ioctl_nfcc_info(pfile, arg);
 		break;
+	case NFC_GET_PLATFORM_TYPE:
+		ret = nfc_dev->interface;
+		break;
 	default:
 		pr_err("%s bad cmd %lu\n", __func__, arg);
 		ret = -ENOIOCTLCMD;
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.h b/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.h
index 762c4193b14e..000069fb6cd0 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.h
+++ b/drivers/nfc/qti/nfc_common.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #define NFC_SET_PWR		_IOW(NFC_MAGIC, 0x01, unsigned int)
 #define ESE_SET_PWR		_IOW(NFC_MAGIC, 0x02, unsigned int)
 #define ESE_GET_PWR		_IOR(NFC_MAGIC, 0x03, unsigned int)
+#define NFC_GET_PLATFORM_TYPE	_IO(NFC_MAGIC, 0x04)
 
 #define DTS_IRQ_GPIO_STR	"qcom,sn-irq"
 #define DTS_VEN_GPIO_STR	"qcom,sn-ven"