diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h
index 461a45519..c89e80e21 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-private.h
@@ -317,12 +317,6 @@ _cogl_pipeline_layer_get_filters (CoglPipelineLayer *layer,
 const CoglSamplerCacheEntry *
 _cogl_pipeline_layer_get_sampler_state (CoglPipelineLayer *layer);
 
-void
-_cogl_pipeline_get_layer_filters (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
-                                  int layer_index,
-                                  CoglPipelineFilter *min_filter,
-                                  CoglPipelineFilter *mag_filter);
-
 typedef enum
 {
   COGL_PIPELINE_LAYER_TYPE_TEXTURE
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c
index a56b89c19..66d64196a 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.c
@@ -1247,10 +1247,10 @@ _cogl_pipeline_layer_get_filters (CoglPipelineLayer *layer,
 }
 
 void
-_cogl_pipeline_get_layer_filters (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
-                                  int layer_index,
-                                  CoglPipelineFilter *min_filter,
-                                  CoglPipelineFilter *mag_filter)
+cogl_pipeline_get_layer_filters (CoglPipeline       *pipeline,
+                                 int                 layer_index,
+                                 CoglPipelineFilter *min_filter,
+                                 CoglPipelineFilter *mag_filter)
 {
   CoglPipelineLayer *layer;
   CoglPipelineLayer *authority;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.h
index a8ce9b858..c7b068464 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-pipeline-layer-state.h
@@ -327,6 +327,22 @@ cogl_pipeline_set_layer_matrix (CoglPipeline     *pipeline,
 COGL_EXPORT int
 cogl_pipeline_get_n_layers (CoglPipeline *pipeline);
 
+/**
+ * cogl_pipeline_get_layer_filters:
+ * @pipeline: A #CoglPipeline object
+ * @layer_index: the layer number to change.
+ * @min_filter: Return location for the filter used when scaling a texture down.
+ * @mag_filter: Return location for the filter used when magnifying a texture.
+ *
+ * Returns the decimation and interpolation filters used when a texture is
+ * drawn at other scales than 100%.
+ */
+COGL_EXPORT void
+cogl_pipeline_get_layer_filters (CoglPipeline       *pipeline,
+                                 int                 layer_index,
+                                 CoglPipelineFilter *min_filter,
+                                 CoglPipelineFilter *mag_filter);
+
 /**
  * cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters:
  * @pipeline: A #CoglPipeline object