diff --git a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c
index ac64f9939..a8d68e5e6 100644
--- a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c
+++ b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.c
@@ -1576,3 +1576,21 @@ u8 country_to_global_op_class(const char *country, u8 op_class)
 	 */
 	return g_op_class ? g_op_class : op_class;
 }
+
+
+const struct oper_class_map * get_oper_class(const char *country, u8 op_class)
+{
+	const struct oper_class_map *op;
+
+	if (country)
+		op_class = country_to_global_op_class(country, op_class);
+
+	op = &global_op_class[0];
+	while (op->op_class && op->op_class != op_class)
+		op++;
+
+	if (!op->op_class)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return op;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h
index bfe6bd4f1..966eeac84 100644
--- a/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h
+++ b/src/common/ieee802_11_common.h
@@ -184,4 +184,6 @@ struct country_op_class {
 
 u8 country_to_global_op_class(const char *country, u8 op_class);
 
+const struct oper_class_map * get_oper_class(const char *country, u8 op_class);
+
 #endif /* IEEE802_11_COMMON_H */