diff --git a/include/nuttx/list.h b/include/nuttx/list.h
index 8081da31db..61b6ad77d8 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/list.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/list.h
@@ -40,6 +40,37 @@
 #define list_add_after(entry, new_entry) list_add_head(entry, new_entry)
 #define list_add_before(entry, new_entry) list_add_tail(entry, new_entry)
 
+/**
+ * list_entry - get the struct for this entry
+ * @ptr: the &struct list_head pointer.
+ * @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member: the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+           container_of(ptr, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * list_first_entry - get the first element from a list
+ * @ptr: the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member: the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+             list_entry((ptr)->next, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * list_last_entry - get the last element from a list
+ * @ptr: the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type: the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member: the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+           list_entry((ptr)->prev, type, member)
+
 #define list_remove_head_type(list, type, element) (\
 {\
   FAR struct list_node *__nod = list_remove_head(list);\