diff --git a/0007-nvme-Add-bd_nvme_is_tech_avail-to-the-API-file.patch b/0007-nvme-Add-bd_nvme_is_tech_avail-to-the-API-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..949cf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0007-nvme-Add-bd_nvme_is_tech_avail-to-the-API-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From 11c7d2542addb74b62849caa3c8c7057c41fd45f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Vojtech Trefny <vtrefny@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:53:04 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] nvme: Add bd_nvme_is_tech_avail to the API file
+
+---
+ src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api | 11 +++++++++++
+ tests/nvme_test.py           |  8 ++++++++
+ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api b/src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api
+index 44f8bf73..2f17e0c9 100644
+--- a/src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api
++++ b/src/lib/plugin_apis/nvme.api
+@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ typedef enum {
+     BD_NVME_TECH_MODE_INITIATOR    = 1 << 2,
+ } BDNVMETechMode;
+ 
++/**
++ * bd_nvme_is_tech_avail:
++ * @tech: the queried tech
++ * @mode: a bit mask of queried modes of operation (#BDNVMETechMode) for @tech
++ * @error: (out) (nullable): place to store error (details about why the @tech-@mode combination is not available)
++ *
++ * Returns: whether the @tech-@mode combination is available -- supported by the
++ *          plugin implementation and having all the runtime dependencies available
++ */
++gboolean bd_nvme_is_tech_avail (BDNVMETech tech, G_GNUC_UNUSED guint64 mode, GError **error);
++
+ 
+ /* BpG-skip */
+ /**
+diff --git a/tests/nvme_test.py b/tests/nvme_test.py
+index f31de546..df31f112 100644
+--- a/tests/nvme_test.py
++++ b/tests/nvme_test.py
+@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ class NVMePluginVersionTestCase(NVMeTest):
+     def test_plugin_version(self):
+        self.assertEqual(BlockDev.get_plugin_soname(BlockDev.Plugin.NVME), "libbd_nvme.so.3")
+ 
++    @tag_test(TestTags.NOSTORAGE)
++    def test_availability(self):
++        avail = BlockDev.nvme_is_tech_avail(BlockDev.NVMETech.NVME, 0)
++        self.assertTrue(avail)
++
++        avail = BlockDev.nvme_is_tech_avail(BlockDev.NVMETech.FABRICS, 0)
++        self.assertTrue(avail)
++
+ 
+ class NVMeTestCase(NVMeTest):
+     def setUp(self):
+-- 
+2.46.2
+
diff --git a/libblockdev.spec b/libblockdev.spec
index 3da502f..68264e7 100644
--- a/libblockdev.spec
+++ b/libblockdev.spec
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 Name:        libblockdev
 Version:     3.1.0
-Release:     7%{?dist}
+Release:     8%{?dist}
 Summary:     A library for low-level manipulation with block devices
 License:     LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL:         https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Patch2:      0003-Fix-passing-size-for-pvresize-over-DBus.patch
 Patch3:      0004-Upstream-kernel-VDO-support.patch
 Patch4:      0005-libext2fs-unused-parameters-fix.patch
 Patch5:      0006-smart-plugin.patch
+Patch6:      0007-nvme-Add-bd_nvme_is_tech_avail-to-the-API-file.patch
 
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
@@ -955,6 +956,10 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" | xargs %{__rm}
 %files plugins-all
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 25 2024 Vojtech Trefny <vtrefny@redhat.com> - 3.1.0-8
+- nvme: Add bd_nvme_is_tech_avail to the API file
+  Resolves: RHEL-60061
+
 * Wed Jul 24 2024 Vojtech Trefny <vtrefny@redhat.com> - 3.1.0-7
 - Backport libblockdev-smart plugin
   Resolves: RHEL-49675