diff --git a/src/event-loop.c b/src/event-loop.c
index df4b8b82..93392268 100644
--- a/src/event-loop.c
+++ b/src/event-loop.c
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ post_dispatch_check(struct wl_event_loop *loop)
 	return n;
 }
 
-static void
-dispatch_idle_sources(struct wl_event_loop *loop)
+WL_EXPORT void
+wl_event_loop_dispatch_idle(struct wl_event_loop *loop)
 {
 	struct wl_event_source_idle *source;
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ wl_event_loop_dispatch(struct wl_event_loop *loop, int timeout)
 	struct wl_event_source *source;
 	int i, count, n;
 
-	dispatch_idle_sources(loop);
+	wl_event_loop_dispatch_idle(loop);
 
 	count = epoll_wait(loop->epoll_fd, ep, ARRAY_LENGTH(ep), timeout);
 	if (count < 0)
diff --git a/src/wayland-server.h b/src/wayland-server.h
index 3c567291..45cc61cb 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server.h
+++ b/src/wayland-server.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void wl_event_source_check(struct wl_event_source *source);
 
 
 int wl_event_loop_dispatch(struct wl_event_loop *loop, int timeout);
+void wl_event_loop_dispatch_idle(struct wl_event_loop *loop);
 struct wl_event_source *wl_event_loop_add_idle(struct wl_event_loop *loop,
 					       wl_event_loop_idle_func_t func,
 					       void *data);