diff --git a/src/backends/meta-eis.c b/src/backends/meta-eis.c
index 15c91a1f5..95eae5e2a 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-eis.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-eis.c
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ eis_logger (struct eis             *eis,
     }
 }
 
+int
+meta_eis_add_client_get_fd (MetaEis *meta_eis)
+{
+  return eis_backend_fd_add_client (meta_eis->eis);
+}
+
 static int
 try_and_find_free_eis_socket (MetaEis *meta_eis)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-eis.h b/src/backends/meta-eis.h
index 19c498e3b..16c2f8be4 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-eis.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-eis.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaEis, meta_eis,
 
 MetaEis * meta_eis_new (MetaBackend *backend);
 MetaBackend * meta_eis_get_backend (MetaEis *meta_eis);
+int meta_eis_add_client_get_fd (MetaEis *meta_eis);
 void meta_eis_remove_all_clients (MetaEis *meta_eis);
 
 #endif /* META_EIS_H */