diff --git a/common/firmware.c b/common/firmware.c
index 9d55d73..609cf11 100644
--- a/common/firmware.c
+++ b/common/firmware.c
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * firmwaremgr_find_by_node - find a firmware device handler
+ *
+ * Find a firmware device handler using the device node of the firmware
+ * handler. This allows to retrieve the firmware handler with a phandle from
+ * the device tree.
+ */
+struct firmware_mgr *firmwaremgr_find_by_node(const struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct firmware_mgr *mgr;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(mgr, &firmwaremgr_list, list)
+		if (mgr->handler->dev->parent->device_node == np)
+			return mgr;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
  * firmwaremgr_list_handlers - list registered firmware device handlers
  *                             in pretty format
  */
diff --git a/include/firmware.h b/include/firmware.h
index 284e0f9..7c01a77 100644
--- a/include/firmware.h
+++ b/include/firmware.h
@@ -34,10 +34,25 @@
 int firmwaremgr_register(struct firmware_handler *);
 
 struct firmware_mgr *firmwaremgr_find(const char *);
+#ifdef CONFIG_FIRMWARE
+struct firmware_mgr *firmwaremgr_find_by_node(const struct device_node *np);
+#else
+static inline struct firmware_mgr *firmwaremgr_find_by_node(const struct device_node *np)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif
 
 void firmwaremgr_list_handlers(void);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FIRMWARE
 int firmwaremgr_load_file(struct firmware_mgr *, const char *path);
+#else
+static inline int firmwaremgr_load_file(struct firmware_mgr *mgr, const char *path)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+#endif
 
 #define get_builtin_firmware(name, start, size) \
 	{							\