diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index 924c02bcb8..7e9cd532d1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void sdhci_attach_drive(SDHCIState *sdhci, DriveInfo *dinfo, bool emmc,
                                &error_fatal);
 }
 
-static void connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(AspeedMachineState *bmc)
+void aspeed_connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(AspeedMachineState *bmc)
 {
     AspeedMachineClass *amc = ASPEED_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(bmc);
     AspeedSoCState *s = bmc->soc;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void aspeed_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(bmc->soc), "hw-prot-key",
                                 ASPEED_SCU_PROT_KEY, &error_abort);
     }
-    connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(bmc);
+    aspeed_connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(bmc);
     qdev_realize(DEVICE(bmc->soc), NULL, &error_abort);
 
     if (defaults_enabled()) {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static void aspeed_minibmc_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(bmc->soc), "memory",
                              OBJECT(get_system_memory()), &error_abort);
-    connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(bmc);
+    aspeed_connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(bmc);
     qdev_realize(DEVICE(bmc->soc), NULL, &error_abort);
 
     if (defaults_enabled()) {
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/aspeed.h b/include/hw/arm/aspeed.h
index 87dcadab26..714bbd326c 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/aspeed.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/aspeed.h
@@ -111,4 +111,18 @@ I2CSlave *aspeed_create_pca9554(AspeedSoCState *soc, int bus_id, int addr);
  */
 void aspeed_machine_ast2600_class_emmc_init(ObjectClass *oc);
 
+/*
+ * aspeed_connect_serial_hds_to_uarts:
+ * @bmc: pointer to the #AspeedMachineState.
+ *
+ * Connect host serial backends (character devices) to the UART interfaces
+ * of the Aspeed SoC used by the given BMC machine.
+ *
+ * The function assigns `serial_hd(0)` to the primary UART channel
+ * (either chosen via `bmc->uart_chosen` or the machine class default),
+ * and iteratively connects remaining serial ports to other available UARTs
+ * on the SoC based on their index.
+ */
+void aspeed_connect_serial_hds_to_uarts(AspeedMachineState *bmc);
+
 #endif