diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask.go
index c68a9ecb984..a95b3199383 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask.go
@@ -171,3 +171,17 @@ func (s *socketMask) GetSockets() []int {
 	}
 	return sockets
 }
+
+//And is a package level implementation of 'and' between first and masks
+func And(first SocketMask, masks ...SocketMask) SocketMask {
+	s := *first.(*socketMask)
+	s.And(masks...)
+	return &s
+}
+
+//Or is a package level implementation of 'or' between first and masks
+func Or(first SocketMask, masks ...SocketMask) SocketMask {
+	s := *first.(*socketMask)
+	s.Or(masks...)
+	return &s
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask_test.go
index 31c2680617d..eaad0a819e0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/socketmask/socketmask_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ func TestAnd(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tcases {
 		firstMask, _ := NewSocketMask(tc.firstMaskBit)
 		secondMask, _ := NewSocketMask(tc.secondMaskBit)
+
+		result := And(firstMask, secondMask)
+		if result.String() != string(tc.andMask) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected mask to be %v, got %v", tc.andMask, result)
+		}
+
 		firstMask.And(secondMask)
 		if firstMask.String() != string(tc.andMask) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected mask to be %v, got %v", tc.andMask, firstMask)
@@ -130,6 +136,12 @@ func TestOr(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tcases {
 		firstMask, _ := NewSocketMask(tc.firstMaskBit)
 		secondMask, _ := NewSocketMask(tc.secondMaskBit)
+
+		result := Or(firstMask, secondMask)
+		if result.String() != string(tc.orMask) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected mask to be %v, got %v", tc.orMask, result)
+		}
+
 		firstMask.Or(secondMask)
 		if firstMask.String() != string(tc.orMask) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected mask to be %v, got %v", tc.orMask, firstMask)