diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/IDEController.h b/Kernel/Storage/IDEController.h
index 757c8c5956..40ab04886a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/IDEController.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/IDEController.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
     static NonnullRefPtr<IDEController> initialize(PCI::Address address, bool force_pio);
     virtual ~IDEController() override;
 
+    virtual Type type() const override { return Type::IDE; }
     virtual RefPtr<StorageDevice> device(u32 index) override;
     virtual bool reset() override;
     virtual bool shutdown() override;
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h b/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h
index 9f01156b26..6dba3f21fe 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/StorageController.h
@@ -46,13 +46,19 @@ class StorageController : public RefCounted<StorageController>
     , public PCI::DeviceController {
     AK_MAKE_ETERNAL
 public:
+    enum class Type : u8 {
+        IDE,
+        NVMe
+    };
+    virtual Type type() const = 0;
+    virtual RefPtr<StorageDevice> device(u32 index) = 0;
+
 protected:
     explicit StorageController(PCI::Address address)
         : PCI::DeviceController(address)
     {
     }
 
-    virtual RefPtr<StorageDevice> device(u32 index) = 0;
     virtual void start_request(const StorageDevice&, AsyncBlockDeviceRequest&) = 0;
 
 protected: