diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index ea764217001..90e1ab95ce1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -5559,6 +5559,7 @@ nir_src *nir_get_io_index_src(nir_intrinsic_instr *instr);
 nir_src *nir_get_io_arrayed_index_src(nir_intrinsic_instr *instr);
 nir_src *nir_get_shader_call_payload_src(nir_intrinsic_instr *call);
 
+bool nir_is_shared_access(nir_intrinsic_instr *intr);
 bool nir_is_output_load(nir_intrinsic_instr *intr);
 bool nir_is_input_load(nir_intrinsic_instr *intr);
 bool nir_is_arrayed_io(const nir_variable *var, mesa_shader_stage stage);
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
index 042649ef7b8..2ec77a09722 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_lower_io.c
@@ -1168,6 +1168,22 @@ nir_get_io_arrayed_index_src_number(const nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
    }
 }
 
+bool
+nir_is_shared_access(nir_intrinsic_instr *intr)
+{
+   return intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_load_shared ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_store_shared ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_shared_atomic ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_shared_atomic_swap ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_load_shared_block_intel ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_store_shared_block_intel ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_load_shared_uniform_block_intel ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_load_shared2_amd ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_store_shared2_amd ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_shared_append_amd ||
+          intr->intrinsic == nir_intrinsic_shared_consume_amd;
+}
+
 bool
 nir_is_output_load(nir_intrinsic_instr *intr)
 {