diff --git a/src/dsp/base.h b/src/dsp/base.h
index 0e2c1a0..1124b00 100644
--- a/src/dsp/base.h
+++ b/src/dsp/base.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 /* Internal functions */
 
+#include "compiler.h"
 #include <libpldm/base.h>
 
 int pack_pldm_header_errno(const struct pldm_header_info *hdr,
@@ -12,4 +13,11 @@
 int unpack_pldm_header_errno(const struct pldm_msg_hdr *msg,
 			     struct pldm_header_info *hdr);
 
+LIBPLDM_CC_ALWAYS_INLINE
+int pldm_msg_has_error(const struct pldm_msg *msg, size_t payload_length)
+{
+	static_assert(PLDM_SUCCESS == 0, "Rework required");
+	return payload_length < 1 ? 0 : msg->payload[0];
+}
+
 #endif