diff --git a/include/sound/control.h b/include/sound/control.h
index eae443ba79ba..cc3dcc6cfb0f 100644
--- a/include/sound/control.h
+++ b/include/sound/control.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ int snd_ctl_remove(struct snd_card * card, struct snd_kcontrol * kcontrol);
 int snd_ctl_replace(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, bool add_on_replace);
 int snd_ctl_remove_id(struct snd_card * card, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *id);
 int snd_ctl_rename_id(struct snd_card * card, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *src_id, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *dst_id);
+void snd_ctl_rename(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl, const char *name);
 int snd_ctl_activate_id(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *id, int active);
 struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_find_numid(struct snd_card * card, unsigned int numid);
 struct snd_kcontrol *snd_ctl_find_id(struct snd_card * card, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *id);
diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index a7271927d875..50e7ba66f187 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -753,6 +753,29 @@ int snd_ctl_rename_id(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_ctl_elem_id *src_id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ctl_rename_id);
 
+/**
+ * snd_ctl_rename - rename the control on the card
+ * @card: the card instance
+ * @kctl: the control to rename
+ * @name: the new name
+ *
+ * Renames the specified control on the card to the new name.
+ *
+ * Make sure to take the control write lock - down_write(&card->controls_rwsem).
+ */
+void snd_ctl_rename(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
+		    const char *name)
+{
+	remove_hash_entries(card, kctl);
+
+	if (strscpy(kctl->id.name, name, sizeof(kctl->id.name)) < 0)
+		pr_warn("ALSA: Renamed control new name '%s' truncated to '%s'\n",
+			name, kctl->id.name);
+
+	add_hash_entries(card, kctl);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_ctl_rename);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SND_CTL_FAST_LOOKUP
 static struct snd_kcontrol *
 snd_ctl_find_numid_slow(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int numid)