diff --git a/include/linux/klist.h b/include/linux/klist.h
index a119c0da897..b49385f1341 100644
--- a/include/linux/klist.h
+++ b/include/linux/klist.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct klist_node {
 
 extern void klist_add_tail(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k);
 extern void klist_add_head(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k);
+extern void klist_add_after(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos);
+extern void klist_add_before(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos);
 
 extern void klist_del(struct klist_node * n);
 extern void klist_remove(struct klist_node * n);
diff --git a/lib/klist.c b/lib/klist.c
index 120bd175aa7..ebba9488046 100644
--- a/lib/klist.c
+++ b/lib/klist.c
@@ -120,6 +120,39 @@ void klist_add_tail(struct klist_node * n, struct klist * k)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_tail);
 
 
+/**
+ * klist_add_after - Init a klist_node and add it after an existing node
+ * @n: node we're adding.
+ * @pos: node to put @n after
+ */
+void klist_add_after(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos)
+{
+	struct klist *k = pos->n_klist;
+
+	klist_node_init(k, n);
+	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
+	list_add(&n->n_node, &pos->n_node);
+	spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_after);
+
+/**
+ * klist_add_before - Init a klist_node and add it before an existing node
+ * @n: node we're adding.
+ * @pos: node to put @n after
+ */
+void klist_add_before(struct klist_node *n, struct klist_node *pos)
+{
+	struct klist *k = pos->n_klist;
+
+	klist_node_init(k, n);
+	spin_lock(&k->k_lock);
+	list_add_tail(&n->n_node, &pos->n_node);
+	spin_unlock(&k->k_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klist_add_before);
+
+
 static void klist_release(struct kref * kref)
 {
 	struct klist_node * n = container_of(kref, struct klist_node, n_ref);