diff --git a/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt b/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt
index adb4818..f245799 100644
--- a/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/libfprint-2-sections.txt
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ fpi_ssm_mark_completed
 fpi_ssm_mark_failed
 fpi_ssm_set_data
 fpi_ssm_get_data
+fpi_ssm_get_device
 fpi_ssm_get_error
 fpi_ssm_dup_error
 fpi_ssm_get_cur_state
diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-ssm.c b/libfprint/fpi-ssm.c
index 6264d40..71c4e94 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-ssm.c
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-ssm.c
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ fpi_ssm_get_data (FpiSsm *machine)
   return machine->ssm_data;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fpi_ssm_get_device:
+ * @machine: an #FpiSsm state machine
+ *
+ * Retrieve the device that the SSM is for.
+ *
+ * Returns: #FpDevice
+ */
+FpDevice *
+fpi_ssm_get_device (FpiSsm *machine)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (machine, NULL);
+
+  return machine->dev;
+}
+
 static void
 fpi_ssm_clear_delayed_action (FpiSsm *machine)
 {
diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-ssm.h b/libfprint/fpi-ssm.h
index 0e18ab6..2c808ee 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-ssm.h
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-ssm.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ void fpi_ssm_set_data (FpiSsm        *machine,
                        gpointer       ssm_data,
                        GDestroyNotify ssm_data_destroy);
 gpointer fpi_ssm_get_data (FpiSsm *machine);
+FpDevice * fpi_ssm_get_device (FpiSsm *machine);
 GError * fpi_ssm_get_error (FpiSsm *machine);
 GError * fpi_ssm_dup_error (FpiSsm *machine);
 int fpi_ssm_get_cur_state (FpiSsm *machine);