diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index af73eba745..36aed293d1 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "spdk/json.h"
 #include "spdk/queue.h"
 #include "spdk/histogram_data.h"
+#include "spdk/dif.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -425,6 +426,25 @@ uint32_t spdk_bdev_get_md_size(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
  */
 bool spdk_bdev_is_md_interleaved(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
 
+/**
+ * Get DIF type of the block device.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device to query.
+ * \return DIF type of the block device.
+ */
+enum spdk_dif_type spdk_bdev_get_dif_type(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
+
+/**
+ * Check whether DIF is set in the first 8 bytes or the last 8 bytes of metadata.
+ *
+ * \param bdev Block device to query.
+ * \return true if DIF is set in the first 8 bytes of metadata, or false
+ * if DIF is set in the last 8 bytes of metadata.
+ *
+ * Note that this function is valid only if DIF type is not SPDK_DIF_DISABLE.
+ */
+bool spdk_bdev_is_dif_head_of_md(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
+
 /**
  * Get the most recently measured queue depth from a bdev.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
index b68c89b177..3ca567b2cb 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
@@ -303,6 +303,23 @@ struct spdk_bdev {
 	 */
 	bool md_interleave;
 
+	/**
+	 * DIF type for this bdev.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this field is valid only if there is metadata.
+	 */
+	enum spdk_dif_type dif_type;
+
+	/*
+	 * DIF location.
+	 *
+	 * Set to true if DIF is set in the first 8 bytes of metadata or false
+	 * if DIF is set in the last 8 bytes of metadata.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this field is valid only if DIF is enabled.
+	 */
+	bool dif_is_head_of_md;
+
 	/**
 	 * Pointer to the bdev module that registered this bdev.
 	 */
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index fa92bf1020..bf38f6272d 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -2331,6 +2331,25 @@ spdk_bdev_is_md_interleaved(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 	return (bdev->md_len != 0) && bdev->md_interleave;
 }
 
+enum spdk_dif_type spdk_bdev_get_dif_type(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	if (bdev->md_len != 0) {
+		return bdev->dif_type;
+	} else {
+		return SPDK_DIF_DISABLE;
+	}
+}
+
+bool
+spdk_bdev_is_dif_head_of_md(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
+{
+	if (spdk_bdev_get_dif_type(bdev) != SPDK_DIF_DISABLE) {
+		return bdev->dif_is_head_of_md;
+	} else {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 uint64_t
 spdk_bdev_get_qd(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c b/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c
index 6f88c551af..6cbf5cfeb7 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ spdk_rpc_dump_bdev_info(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w,
 	if (spdk_bdev_get_md_size(bdev) != 0) {
 		spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "md_size", spdk_bdev_get_md_size(bdev));
 		spdk_json_write_named_bool(w, "md_interleave", spdk_bdev_is_md_interleaved(bdev));
+		spdk_json_write_named_uint32(w, "dif_type", spdk_bdev_get_dif_type(bdev));
+		if (spdk_bdev_get_dif_type(bdev) != SPDK_DIF_DISABLE) {
+			spdk_json_write_named_bool(w, "dif_is_head_of_md", spdk_bdev_is_dif_head_of_md(bdev));
+		}
 	}
 
 	spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "assigned_rate_limits");