diff --git a/src/lib/spinel/spinel_driver.hpp b/src/lib/spinel/spinel_driver.hpp
index 1f45bc719..5a3090c83 100644
--- a/src/lib/spinel/spinel_driver.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/spinel/spinel_driver.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
 #include "lib/spinel/spinel.h"
 #include "lib/spinel/spinel_interface.hpp"
 
+/**
+ * Represents an opaque (and empty) type corresponding to a SpinelDriver object.
+ *
+ */
+struct otSpinelDriver
+{
+};
+
 namespace ot {
 namespace Spinel {
 
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ static constexpr uint8_t kSpinelHeaderMaxNumIid = 4;
 static constexpr uint8_t kSpinelHeaderMaxNumIid = 1;
 #endif
 
-class SpinelDriver : public Logger
+class SpinelDriver : public otSpinelDriver, public Logger
 {
 public:
     typedef void (
diff --git a/src/posix/platform/include/openthread/openthread-system.h b/src/posix/platform/include/openthread/openthread-system.h
index 460016e45..3c72ad0b5 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/include/openthread/openthread-system.h
+++ b/src/posix/platform/include/openthread/openthread-system.h
@@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ typedef struct otPlatformConfig
                                                       ///< the type to the app layer.
 } otPlatformConfig;
 
+/**
+ * Represents the platform spinel driver structure.
+ *
+ */
+typedef struct otSpinelDriver otSpinelDriver;
+
+/**
+ * Gets the instance of the spinel driver;
+ *
+ * @note This API is used for external projects to get the instance of `SpinelDriver` to customize
+ *       different spinel handlings.
+ *
+ * @returns A pointer to the spinel driver instance.
+ *
+ */
+otSpinelDriver *otSysGetSpinelDriver(void);
+
 /**
  * Initializes the co-processor and the spinel driver.
  *
diff --git a/src/posix/platform/system.cpp b/src/posix/platform/system.cpp
index 8de729c4a..89da6af13 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/system.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/system.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "posix/platform/mainloop.hpp"
 #include "posix/platform/mdns_socket.hpp"
 #include "posix/platform/radio_url.hpp"
+#include "posix/platform/spinel_driver_getter.hpp"
 #include "posix/platform/udp.hpp"
 
 otInstance *gInstance = nullptr;
@@ -258,6 +259,8 @@ CoprocessorType otSysInitCoprocessor(otPlatformCoprocessorUrls *aUrls)
     return sCoprocessorType;
 }
 
+otSpinelDriver *otSysGetSpinelDriver(void) { return &ot::Posix::GetSpinelDriver(); }
+
 otInstance *otSysInit(otPlatformConfig *aPlatformConfig)
 {
     OT_ASSERT(gInstance == nullptr);