diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 6bcc91ab..1ea24180 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ wl_connection_write(struct wl_connection *connection,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 wl_connection_queue(struct wl_connection *connection,
 		    const void *data, size_t count)
 {
diff --git a/src/wayland-private.h b/src/wayland-private.h
index bdeafd4d..b843e891 100644
--- a/src/wayland-private.h
+++ b/src/wayland-private.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ void wl_connection_copy(struct wl_connection *connection, void *data, size_t siz
 void wl_connection_consume(struct wl_connection *connection, size_t size);
 int wl_connection_data(struct wl_connection *connection, uint32_t mask);
 int wl_connection_write(struct wl_connection *connection, const void *data, size_t count);
+int wl_connection_queue(struct wl_connection *connection,
+			const void *data, size_t count);
 
 struct wl_closure *
 wl_connection_vmarshal(struct wl_connection *connection,