diff --git a/include/flash_map.h b/include/flash_map.h
index 752a43b5f86..170d3041769 100644
--- a/include/flash_map.h
+++ b/include/flash_map.h
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ u8_t flash_area_align(const struct flash_area *fa);
 int flash_area_get_sectors(int fa_id, u32_t *count,
 			   struct flash_sector *sectors);
 
+/**
+ * Check whether given flash area has supporting flash driver
+ * in the system.
+ *
+ * @param fa Flash area.
+ *
+ * @return 1 On success. -ENODEV if no driver match.
+ */
+int flash_area_has_driver(const struct flash_area *fa);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c
index 03d00eea751..0c87c43f352 100644
--- a/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c
+++ b/subsys/storage/flash_map/flash_map.c
@@ -264,6 +264,15 @@ u8_t flash_area_align(const struct flash_area *fa)
 	return flash_get_write_block_size(dev);
 }
 
+int flash_area_has_driver(const struct flash_area *fa)
+{
+	if (get_flash_dev_from_id(fa->fa_device_id) == NULL) {
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int flash_map_init(struct device *dev)
 {
 	unsigned int i;