diff --git a/common/efi-devicepath.c b/common/efi-devicepath.c
index 2b1d916..a53c6d2 100644
--- a/common/efi-devicepath.c
+++ b/common/efi-devicepath.c
@@ -1368,3 +1368,18 @@
 
 	return str.str;
 }
+
+u8 device_path_to_type(struct efi_device_path *dev_path)
+{
+	struct efi_device_path *dev_path_next;
+
+	dev_path = unpack_device_path(dev_path);
+	dev_path_next = next_device_path_node(dev_path);
+
+	while (!is_device_path_end(dev_path_next)) {
+		dev_path = dev_path_next;
+		dev_path_next = next_device_path_node(dev_path);
+	}
+
+	return device_path_type(dev_path);
+}
diff --git a/include/efi.h b/include/efi.h
index 4ad9f69..de51e1a 100644
--- a/include/efi.h
+++ b/include/efi.h
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@
 }
 
 char *device_path_to_str(struct efi_device_path *dev_path);
+u8 device_path_to_type(struct efi_device_path *dev_path);
 
 const char *efi_guid_string(efi_guid_t *g);