diff --git a/src/pulse/context.c b/src/pulse/context.c
index a63265df3..adbeb1531 100644
--- a/src/pulse/context.c
+++ b/src/pulse/context.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ void pa_context_disconnect(pa_context *c) {
         pa_context_set_state(c, PA_CONTEXT_TERMINATED);
 }
 
-pa_context_state_t pa_context_get_state(pa_context *c) {
+pa_context_state_t pa_context_get_state(const pa_context *c) {
     pa_assert(c);
     pa_assert(PA_REFCNT_VALUE(c) >= 1);
 
diff --git a/src/pulse/context.h b/src/pulse/context.h
index d79661f58..7a38ff238 100644
--- a/src/pulse/context.h
+++ b/src/pulse/context.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int pa_context_errno(pa_context *c);
 int pa_context_is_pending(pa_context *c);
 
 /** Return the current context status */
-pa_context_state_t pa_context_get_state(pa_context *c);
+pa_context_state_t pa_context_get_state(const pa_context *c);
 
 /** Connect the context to the specified server. If server is NULL,
  * connect to the default server. This routine may but will not always