diff --git a/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.cpp b/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.cpp
index 02df57d..677dc8d 100644
--- a/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.cpp
+++ b/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.cpp
@@ -350,3 +350,14 @@ AddressMapEntry* MemCtrlBase::find_rom_region()
 
     return nullptr;
 }
+
+uint8_t *MemCtrlBase::get_region_hostmem_ptr(const uint32_t addr) {
+    AddressMapEntry *reg_desc = this->find_range(addr);
+    if (reg_desc == nullptr || reg_desc->type == RT_MMIO)
+        return nullptr;
+
+    if (reg_desc->type == RT_MIRROR)
+        return (addr - reg_desc->mirror) + reg_desc->mem_ptr;
+    else
+        return (addr - reg_desc->start) + reg_desc->mem_ptr;
+}
diff --git a/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.h b/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.h
index 15fc60e..717aa72 100644
--- a/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.h
+++ b/devices/memctrl/memctrlbase.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public:
 
     AddressMapEntry* find_rom_region();
 
+    uint8_t *get_region_hostmem_ptr(const uint32_t addr);
+
 protected:
     bool add_mem_region(
         uint32_t start_addr, uint32_t size, uint32_t dest_addr, uint32_t type,