diff --git a/store/tikv/lock_resolver.go b/store/tikv/lock_resolver.go
index b72859dbf3..f43199626b 100644
--- a/store/tikv/lock_resolver.go
+++ b/store/tikv/lock_resolver.go
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ package tikv
 
 import (
 	"container/list"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/ngaut/log"
 	"github.com/pingcap/kvproto/pkg/kvrpcpb"
+	"github.com/pingcap/pd/pd-client"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/store/tikv/tikvrpc"
 	goctx "golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
@@ -46,6 +48,22 @@ func newLockResolver(store *tikvStore) *LockResolver {
 	return r
 }
 
+// NewLockResolver creates a LockResolver.
+// It is exported for other services to use. For instance, binlog service needs
+// to determine a transaction's commit state.
+func NewLockResolver(etcdAddrs []string) (*LockResolver, error) {
+	pdCli, err := pd.NewClient(etcdAddrs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	uuid := fmt.Sprintf("tikv-%v", pdCli.GetClusterID(goctx.TODO()))
+	s, err := newTikvStore(uuid, &codecPDClient{pdCli}, newRPCClient(), false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	return s.lockResolver, nil
+}
+
 // TxnStatus represents a txn's final status. It should be Commit or Rollback.
 type TxnStatus uint64