diff --git a/packages/workspace/index.ts b/packages/workspace/index.ts
index 23a2fdcba5..820c2c2f7d 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/index.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/index.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ export {
   copyFile,
   createDirectory,
 } from './src/utils/fileutils';
+
+// TODO: vsavkin delete after Nx 12
+export * from './src/devkit-reexport';
+
 export {
   ExistingPrettierConfig,
   resolveUserExistingPrettierConfig,
 } from './src/utils/common';
+
 export { output } from './src/utils/output';
 export { commandsObject } from './src/command-line/nx-commands';
 export { supportedNxCommands } from './src/command-line/supported-nx-commands';
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/devkit-reexport.ts b/packages/workspace/src/devkit-reexport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93930f6387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/devkit-reexport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { names } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+
+export { offsetFromRoot, names } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+
+export function toPropertyName(value: string) {
+  return names(value).propertyName;
+}
+
+export function toClassName(value: string) {
+  return names(value).className;
+}
+
+export function toFileName(value: string) {
+  return names(value).fileName;
+}