diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
index d994da6..cd09de6 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-card.c
@@ -702,3 +702,31 @@ void fw_core_remove_card(struct fw_card *card)
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&card->transaction_list));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_core_remove_card);
+
+/**
+ * fw_card_read_cycle_time: read from Isochronous Cycle Timer Register of 1394 OHCI in MMIO region
+ *			    for controller card.
+ * @card: The instance of card for 1394 OHCI controller.
+ * @cycle_time: The mutual reference to value of cycle time for the read operation.
+ *
+ * Read value from Isochronous Cycle Timer Register of 1394 OHCI in MMIO region for the given
+ * controller card. This function accesses the region without any lock primitives or IRQ mask.
+ * When returning successfully, the content of @value argument has value aligned to host endianness,
+ * formetted by CYCLE_TIME CSR Register of IEEE 1394 std.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return:
+ * * 0 - Read successfully.
+ * * -ENODEV - The controller is unavailable due to being removed or unbound.
+ */
+int fw_card_read_cycle_time(struct fw_card *card, u32 *cycle_time)
+{
+	if (card->driver->read_csr == dummy_read_csr)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	// It's possible to switch to dummy driver between the above and the below. This is the best
+	// effort to return -ENODEV.
+	*cycle_time = card->driver->read_csr(card, CSR_CYCLE_TIME);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fw_card_read_cycle_time);