diff --git a/compiler/rustc_public/src/compiler_interface.rs b/compiler/rustc_public/src/compiler_interface.rs
index d15438c2b800e..66667d8d3d885 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_public/src/compiler_interface.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_public/src/compiler_interface.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ pub(crate) trait SmirInterface {
     /// Returns the name of given `DefId`
     fn def_name(&self, def_id: DefId, trimmed: bool) -> Symbol;
 
+    /// Returns the parent of the given `DefId`.
+    fn def_parent(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<DefId>;
+
     /// Return registered tool attributes with the given attribute name.
     ///
     /// FIXME(jdonszelmann): may panic on non-tool attributes. After more attribute work, non-tool
@@ -488,6 +491,14 @@ impl<'tcx> SmirInterface for SmirContainer<'tcx, BridgeTys> {
         cx.def_name(did, trimmed)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the parent of the given `DefId`.
+    fn def_parent(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<DefId> {
+        let mut tables = self.tables.borrow_mut();
+        let cx = &*self.cx.borrow();
+        let did = tables[def_id];
+        cx.def_parent(did).map(|did| tables.create_def_id(did))
+    }
+
     /// Return registered tool attributes with the given attribute name.
     ///
     /// FIXME(jdonszelmann): may panic on non-tool attributes. After more attribute work, non-tool
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_public/src/crate_def.rs b/compiler/rustc_public/src/crate_def.rs
index 75228135e4cb3..7ab123544e3b6 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_public/src/crate_def.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_public/src/crate_def.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ impl DefId {
     pub fn trimmed_name(&self) -> Symbol {
         with(|cx| cx.def_name(*self, true))
     }
+
+    /// Return the parent of this definition, or `None` if this is the root of a
+    /// crate.
+    pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<DefId> {
+        with(|cx| cx.def_parent(*self))
+    }
 }
 
 /// A trait for retrieving information about a particular definition.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_public_bridge/src/context/impls.rs b/compiler/rustc_public_bridge/src/context/impls.rs
index fdefad2821bb2..2fd977ab41d12 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_public_bridge/src/context/impls.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_public_bridge/src/context/impls.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ impl<'tcx, B: Bridge> SmirCtxt<'tcx, B> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the parent of the given `DefId`.
+    pub fn def_parent(&self, def_id: DefId) -> Option<DefId> {
+        self.tcx.opt_parent(def_id)
+    }
+
     /// Return registered tool attributes with the given attribute name.
     ///
     /// FIXME(jdonszelmann): may panic on non-tool attributes. After more attribute work, non-tool