diff --git a/controller/ovn-controller.c b/controller/ovn-controller.c
index 8268726e6..6850bc7fb 100644
--- a/controller/ovn-controller.c
+++ b/controller/ovn-controller.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "lib/chassis-index.h"
 #include "lib/extend-table.h"
 #include "lib/ip-mcast-index.h"
+#include "lib/mac-binding-index.h"
 #include "lib/mcast-group-index.h"
 #include "lib/ovn-sb-idl.h"
 #include "lib/ovn-util.h"
@@ -3496,9 +3497,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         = ovsdb_idl_index_create1(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl,
                                   &sbrec_datapath_binding_col_tunnel_key);
     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_lport_ip
-        = ovsdb_idl_index_create2(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl,
-                                  &sbrec_mac_binding_col_logical_port,
-                                  &sbrec_mac_binding_col_ip);
+        = mac_binding_by_lport_ip_index_create(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_ip_multicast
         = ip_mcast_index_create(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_igmp_group
@@ -3511,8 +3510,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                   &sbrec_fdb_col_mac,
                                   &sbrec_fdb_col_dp_key);
     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_mac_binding_by_datapath
-        = ovsdb_idl_index_create1(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl,
-                                  &sbrec_mac_binding_col_datapath);
+        = mac_binding_by_datapath_index_create(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl);
     struct ovsdb_idl_index *sbrec_static_mac_binding_by_datapath
         = ovsdb_idl_index_create1(ovnsb_idl_loop.idl,
                                   &sbrec_static_mac_binding_col_datapath);
diff --git a/lib/automake.mk b/lib/automake.mk
index 3a2da1fe4..60bead6a6 100644
--- a/lib/automake.mk
+++ b/lib/automake.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ lib_libovn_la_SOURCES = \
 	lib/ovn-parallel-hmap.c \
 	lib/ip-mcast-index.c \
 	lib/ip-mcast-index.h \
+	lib/mac-binding-index.c \
+	lib/mac-binding-index.h \
 	lib/mcast-group-index.c \
 	lib/mcast-group-index.h \
 	lib/lex.c \
diff --git a/lib/mac-binding-index.c b/lib/mac-binding-index.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d774f12d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mac-binding-index.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2022, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "lib/mac-binding-index.h"
+#include "lib/ovn-sb-idl.h"
+
+struct ovsdb_idl_index *
+mac_binding_by_datapath_index_create(struct ovsdb_idl *idl)
+{
+    return ovsdb_idl_index_create1(idl, &sbrec_mac_binding_col_datapath);
+}
+
+struct ovsdb_idl_index *
+mac_binding_by_lport_ip_index_create(struct ovsdb_idl *idl)
+{
+    return ovsdb_idl_index_create2(idl,
+                                   &sbrec_mac_binding_col_logical_port,
+                                   &sbrec_mac_binding_col_ip);
+}
diff --git a/lib/mac-binding-index.h b/lib/mac-binding-index.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e977ecea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mac-binding-index.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2022, Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef OVN_MAC_BINDING_INDEX_H
+#define OVN_MAC_BINDING_INDEX_H 1
+
+#include "lib/ovn-sb-idl.h"
+
+struct ovsdb_idl_index *mac_binding_by_datapath_index_create(
+    struct ovsdb_idl *idl);
+struct ovsdb_idl_index *mac_binding_by_lport_ip_index_create(
+    struct ovsdb_idl *idl);
+
+#endif /* lib/mac-binding-index.h */
