diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.c
index 106c229c9..9632ce529 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.c
@@ -937,6 +937,14 @@ cogl_rotate (float angle, float x, float y, float z)
   _cogl_matrix_stack_rotate (modelview_stack, angle, x, y, z);
 }
 
+void
+cogl_multiply_matrix (const CoglMatrix *matrix)
+{
+  CoglMatrixStack *modelview_stack =
+    _cogl_framebuffer_get_modelview_stack (_cogl_get_framebuffer ());
+  _cogl_matrix_stack_multiply (modelview_stack, matrix);
+}
+
 void
 cogl_perspective (float fov_y,
 		  float aspect,
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
index 53ddec2de..b2e244736 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
@@ -347,6 +347,17 @@ cogl_rotate (float angle,
              float y,
              float z);
 
+/**
+ * cogl_multiply_matrix:
+ * @matrix: the matrix to multiply with the current model-view
+ *
+ * Multiplies the current model-view matrix by the given matrix.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+cogl_multiply_matrix (const CoglMatrix *matrix);
+
 /**
  * cogl_get_modelview_matrix:
  * @matrix: (out): return location for the model-view matrix