diff --git a/sdk/program/src/epoch_stake.rs b/sdk/program/src/epoch_stake.rs
index 868230821c6944..c96cd9eb576235 100644
--- a/sdk/program/src/epoch_stake.rs
+++ b/sdk/program/src/epoch_stake.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
-use crate::pubkey::Pubkey;
+//! API for retrieving epoch stake information.
+//!
+//! On-chain programs can use this API to retrieve the total stake for the
+//! current epoch or the stake for a specific vote account using the
+//! `sol_get_epoch_stake` syscall.
 
-/// Get the current epoch stake for a given vote address.
-///
-/// If the provided vote address corresponds to an account that is not a vote
-/// account or does not exist, returns `0` for active stake.
-pub fn get_epoch_stake(vote_address: &Pubkey) -> u64 {
-    let vote_address = vote_address as *const _ as *const u8;
+use crate::pubkey::Pubkey;
 
+fn get_epoch_stake(var_addr: *const u8) -> u64 {
     #[cfg(target_os = "solana")]
-    let result = unsafe { crate::syscalls::sol_syscall_get_epoch_stake(vote_address) };
+    let result = unsafe { crate::syscalls::sol_syscall_get_epoch_stake(var_addr) };
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "solana"))]
-    let result = crate::program_stubs::sol_syscall_get_epoch_stake(vote_address);
+    let result = crate::program_stubs::sol_syscall_get_epoch_stake(var_addr);
 
     result
 }
+
+/// Get the current epoch's total stake.
+pub fn get_epoch_total_stake() -> u64 {
+    get_epoch_stake(std::ptr::null::<Pubkey>() as *const u8)
+}
+
+/// Get the current epoch stake for a given vote address.
+///
+/// If the provided vote address corresponds to an account that is not a vote
+/// account or does not exist, returns `0` for active stake.
+pub fn get_epoch_stake_for_vote_account(vote_address: &Pubkey) -> u64 {
+    get_epoch_stake(vote_address as *const _ as *const u8)
+}