diff --git a/include/zephyr/devicetree.h b/include/zephyr/devicetree.h
index b6a8756c9c..7255d7981f 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/devicetree.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/devicetree.h
@@ -4357,6 +4357,15 @@
 #define DT_INST_NODE_HAS_PROP(inst, prop) \
 	DT_NODE_HAS_PROP(DT_DRV_INST(inst), prop)
 
+/**
+ * @brief Does a DT_DRV_COMPAT instance have the compatible?
+ * @param inst instance number
+ * @param compat lowercase-and-underscores compatible, without quotes
+ * @return 1 if the instance matches the compatible, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+#define DT_INST_NODE_HAS_COMPAT(inst, compat) \
+	DT_NODE_HAS_COMPAT(DT_DRV_INST(inst), compat)
+
 /**
  * @brief Does a phandle array have a named cell specifier at an index
  *        for a `DT_DRV_COMPAT` instance?
diff --git a/tests/lib/devicetree/api/src/main.c b/tests/lib/devicetree/api/src/main.c
index 5c0937dbc2..340ff1edbf 100644
--- a/tests/lib/devicetree/api/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/lib/devicetree/api/src/main.c
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ ZTEST(devicetree_api, test_has_compat)
 		   (TA_HAS_COMPAT(vnd_undefined_compat) << 1) |
 		   (TA_HAS_COMPAT(vnd_not_a_test_array_compat) << 2));
 	zassert_equal(compats, 0x3, "");
+
+#undef DT_DRV_COMPAT
+#define DT_DRV_COMPAT vnd_model1
+	zassert_true(DT_INST_NODE_HAS_COMPAT(0, zephyr_model2));
 }
 
 ZTEST(devicetree_api, test_has_status)