diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
index 517f10d4e20..61e757023ad 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ nir_builder MUST_CHECK PRINTFLIKE(3, 4)
 typedef bool (*nir_instr_pass_cb)(struct nir_builder *, nir_instr *, void *);
 typedef bool (*nir_intrinsic_pass_cb)(struct nir_builder *,
                                       nir_intrinsic_instr *, void *);
+typedef bool (*nir_alu_pass_cb)(struct nir_builder *,
+                                nir_alu_instr *, void *);
 
 /**
  * Iterates over all the instructions in a NIR function and calls the given pass
@@ -184,6 +186,39 @@ nir_shader_intrinsics_pass(nir_shader *shader,
    return progress;
 }
 
+/* As above, but for ALU */
+static inline bool
+nir_shader_alu_pass(nir_shader *shader,
+                    nir_alu_pass_cb pass,
+                    nir_metadata preserved,
+                    void *cb_data)
+{
+   bool progress = false;
+
+   nir_foreach_function_impl(impl, shader) {
+      bool func_progress = false;
+      nir_builder b = nir_builder_create(impl);
+
+      nir_foreach_block_safe(block, impl) {
+         nir_foreach_instr_safe(instr, block) {
+            if (instr->type == nir_instr_type_alu) {
+               nir_alu_instr *intr = nir_instr_as_alu(instr);
+               func_progress |= pass(&b, intr, cb_data);
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      if (func_progress) {
+         nir_metadata_preserve(impl, preserved);
+         progress = true;
+      } else {
+         nir_metadata_preserve(impl, nir_metadata_all);
+      }
+   }
+
+   return progress;
+}
+
 void nir_builder_instr_insert(nir_builder *build, nir_instr *instr);
 void nir_builder_instr_insert_at_top(nir_builder *build, nir_instr *instr);