diff --git a/console-server.h b/console-server.h
index 5343af8..47302dc 100644
--- a/console-server.h
+++ b/console-server.h
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@
 void dbus_init(struct console *console,
 	       struct config *config __attribute__((unused)));
 
+/* socket-handler API */
+int dbus_create_socket_consumer(struct console *console);
+
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof((a)[0]))
 
 #ifndef offsetof