diff --git a/include/linux/bitfield.h b/include/linux/bitfield.h
index 4c0224f..4e035ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitfield.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitfield.h
@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@
 	})
 
 /**
+ * FIELD_MAX() - produce the maximum value representable by a field
+ * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position
+ *
+ * FIELD_MAX() returns the maximum value that can be held in the field
+ * specified by @_mask.
+ */
+#define FIELD_MAX(_mask)						\
+	({								\
+		__BF_FIELD_CHECK(_mask, 0ULL, 0ULL, "FIELD_MAX: ");	\
+		(typeof(_mask))((_mask) >> __bf_shf(_mask));		\
+	})
+
+/**
  * FIELD_FIT() - check if value fits in the field
  * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position
  * @_val:  value to test against the field
@@ -110,6 +123,7 @@
 {
 	return field / field_multiplier(field);
 }
+#define field_max(field)	((typeof(field))field_mask(field))
 #define ____MAKE_OP(type,base,to,from)					\
 static __always_inline __##type type##_encode_bits(base v, base field)	\
 {									\