diff --git a/src/shell-screenshot.c b/src/shell-screenshot.c
index 792e73749..6295427eb 100644
--- a/src/shell-screenshot.c
+++ b/src/shell-screenshot.c
@@ -399,3 +399,9 @@ shell_screenshot_screenshot_window (ShellScreenshot *screenshot,
   g_simple_async_result_run_in_thread (result, write_screenshot_thread, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, NULL);
   g_object_unref (result);
 }
+
+ShellScreenshot *
+shell_screenshot_new (void)
+{
+  return g_object_new (SHELL_TYPE_SCREENSHOT, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/src/shell-screenshot.h b/src/shell-screenshot.h
index 9be1574bd..26b3667ee 100644
--- a/src/shell-screenshot.h
+++ b/src/shell-screenshot.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef struct _ShellScreenshotClass ShellScreenshotClass;
 
 GType shell_screenshot_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
-ShellScreenGrabber *shell_screenshot_new (void);
+ShellScreenshot *shell_screenshot_new (void);
 
 typedef void (*ShellScreenshotCallback)  (ShellScreenshot *screenshot,
                                            gboolean success,