diff --git a/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst b/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst
index b962c5c8e4..287aa3d743 100644
--- a/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst
+++ b/Documentation/reference/os/iob.rst
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Public Function Prototypes
   - :c:func:`iob_peek_queue()`
   - :c:func:`iob_free_queue()`
   - :c:func:`iob_free_queue_qentry()`
+  - :c:func:`iob_get_queue_size()`
   - :c:func:`iob_copyin()`
   - :c:func:`iob_trycopyin()`
   - :c:func:`iob_copyout()`
@@ -242,6 +243,10 @@ Public Function Prototypes
 .. c:function:: void iob_free_queue_qentry(FAR struct iob_s *iob, \
                   FAR struct iob_queue_s *iobq);
 
+  Queue helper for get the iob queue buffer size.
+
+.. c:function:: unsigned int iob_get_queue_size(FAR struct iob_queue_s *queue);
+
   Free an iob entire queue of I/O buffer chains.
 
 .. c:function:: int iob_copyin(FAR struct iob_s *iob, FAR const uint8_t *src, \
diff --git a/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h b/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h
index abdce41431..5aa9980f48 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/mm/iob.h
@@ -439,6 +439,18 @@ void iob_free_queue_qentry(FAR struct iob_s *iob,
                            enum iob_user_e producerid);
 #endif /* CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0 */
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: iob_get_queue_size
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Queue helper for get the iob queue buffer size.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#if CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0
+unsigned int iob_get_queue_size(FAR struct iob_queue_s *queue);
+#endif /* CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0 */
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: iob_copyin
  *
diff --git a/mm/iob/Make.defs b/mm/iob/Make.defs
index 4ae751a2c5..b69a2a0481 100644
--- a/mm/iob/Make.defs
+++ b/mm/iob/Make.defs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CSRCS += iob_free_chain.c iob_free_qentry.c iob_free_queue.c
 CSRCS += iob_initialize.c iob_pack.c iob_peek_queue.c iob_remove_queue.c
 CSRCS += iob_statistics.c iob_trimhead.c iob_trimhead_queue.c iob_trimtail.c
 CSRCS += iob_navail.c iob_free_queue_qentry.c iob_tailroom.c
+CSRCS += iob_get_queue_size.c
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_IOB_NOTIFIER),y)
   CSRCS += iob_notifier.c
diff --git a/mm/iob/iob_get_queue_size.c b/mm/iob/iob_get_queue_size.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26146c2fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mm/iob/iob_get_queue_size.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * mm/iob/iob_get_queue_size.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+#include <nuttx/mm/iob.h>
+#include "iob.h"
+
+#if CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: iob_get_queue_size
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Queue helper for get the iob queue buffer size.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+unsigned int iob_get_queue_size(FAR struct iob_queue_s *queue)
+{
+  FAR struct iob_qentry_s *iobq;
+  unsigned int total = 0;
+  FAR struct iob_s *iob;
+
+  for (iobq = queue->qh_head; iobq != NULL; iobq = iobq->qe_flink)
+    {
+      iob = iobq->qe_head;
+      total += iob->io_pktlen;
+    }
+
+  return total;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS > 0 */