diff --git a/include/netlink/route/sch/htb.h b/include/netlink/route/sch/htb.h
index c15923e..9061b9b 100644
--- a/include/netlink/route/sch/htb.h
+++ b/include/netlink/route/sch/htb.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern void rtnl_htb_set_defcls(struct rtnl_qdisc *, uint32_t);
 
 extern void rtnl_htb_set_prio(struct rtnl_class *, uint32_t);
 extern void rtnl_htb_set_rate(struct rtnl_class *, uint32_t);
+extern uint32_t rtnl_htb_get_rate(struct rtnl_class *);
 extern void rtnl_htb_set_ceil(struct rtnl_class *, uint32_t);
 extern void rtnl_htb_set_rbuffer(struct rtnl_class *, uint32_t);
 extern void rtnl_htb_set_cbuffer(struct rtnl_class *, uint32_t);
diff --git a/lib/route/sch/htb.c b/lib/route/sch/htb.c
index 4af8a04..79a58be 100644
--- a/lib/route/sch/htb.c
+++ b/lib/route/sch/htb.c
@@ -361,6 +361,15 @@ void rtnl_htb_set_rate(struct rtnl_class *class, uint32_t rate)
 	d->ch_mask |= SCH_HTB_HAS_RATE;
 }
 
+uint32_t rtnl_htb_get_rate(struct rtnl_class *class)
+{
+	struct rtnl_htb_class *d = htb_class(class);
+	if (d == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	return d->ch_rate.rs_rate;
+}
+
 /**
  * Set ceil of HTB class.
  * @arg class		HTB class to be modified.