diff --git a/cpu-target.c b/cpu-target.c
index 430dc53566..6f4afc1dbc 100644
--- a/cpu-target.c
+++ b/cpu-target.c
@@ -241,6 +241,21 @@ void cpu_exec_initfn(CPUState *cpu)
 #endif
 }
 
+char *cpu_model_from_type(const char *typename)
+{
+    const char *suffix = "-" CPU_RESOLVING_TYPE;
+
+    if (!object_class_by_name(typename)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (g_str_has_suffix(typename, suffix)) {
+        return g_strndup(typename, strlen(typename) - strlen(suffix));
+    }
+
+    return g_strdup(typename);
+}
+
 const char *parse_cpu_option(const char *cpu_option)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc;
diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index c0c8320413..76ef59de0a 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -779,6 +779,19 @@ void cpu_reset(CPUState *cpu);
  */
 ObjectClass *cpu_class_by_name(const char *typename, const char *cpu_model);
 
+/**
+ * cpu_model_from_type:
+ * @typename: The CPU type name
+ *
+ * Extract the CPU model name from the CPU type name. The
+ * CPU type name is either the combination of the CPU model
+ * name and suffix, or same to the CPU model name.
+ *
+ * Returns: CPU model name or NULL if the CPU class doesn't exist
+ *          The user should g_free() the string once no longer needed.
+ */
+char *cpu_model_from_type(const char *typename);
+
 /**
  * cpu_create:
  * @typename: The CPU type.