diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.cpp b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.cpp
index dcf92b5d9..db694613b 100644
--- a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.cpp
@@ -410,3 +410,17 @@ void SpiComIF::setSpiSpeedAndMode(int spiFd, spi::SpiModes mode, uint32_t speed)
     utility::handleIoctlError("SpiComIF::setSpiSpeedAndMode: Updating SPI default clock failed");
   }
 }
+
+void SpiComIF::getSpiSpeedAndMode(int spiFd, spi::SpiModes &mode, uint32_t &speed) const {
+  uint8_t tmpMode = 0;
+  int retval = ioctl(spiFd, SPI_IOC_RD_MODE, &tmpMode);
+  if (retval != 0) {
+    utility::handleIoctlError("SpiComIF::getSpiSpeedAndMode: Reading SPI mode failed");
+  }
+  mode = static_cast<spi::SpiModes>(tmpMode);
+
+  retval = ioctl(spiFd, SPI_IOC_RD_MAX_SPEED_HZ, &speed);
+  if (retval != 0) {
+    utility::handleIoctlError("SpiComIF::getSpiSpeedAndMode: Getting SPI speed failed");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.h b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.h
index 357afa2f7..ded47e04d 100644
--- a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.h
+++ b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/linux/spi/SpiComIF.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class SpiComIF : public DeviceCommunicationIF, public SystemObject {
 
   GpioIF* getGpioInterface();
   void setSpiSpeedAndMode(int spiFd, spi::SpiModes mode, uint32_t speed);
+  void getSpiSpeedAndMode(int spiFd, spi::SpiModes& mode, uint32_t& speed) const;
   void performSpiWiretapping(SpiCookie* spiCookie);
 
   ReturnValue_t getReadBuffer(address_t spiAddress, uint8_t** buffer);