diff --git a/gatchat/gatchat.c b/gatchat/gatchat.c
index f94605fc..3f238a27 100644
--- a/gatchat/gatchat.c
+++ b/gatchat/gatchat.c
@@ -876,6 +876,14 @@ GIOChannel *g_at_chat_get_channel(GAtChat *chat)
 	return g_at_io_get_channel(chat->io);
 }
 
+GAtIO *g_at_chat_get_io(GAtChat *chat)
+{
+	if (chat == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return chat->io;
+}
+
 GAtChat *g_at_chat_ref(GAtChat *chat)
 {
 	if (chat == NULL)
diff --git a/gatchat/gatchat.h b/gatchat/gatchat.h
index ea6626e5..9fd7cede 100644
--- a/gatchat/gatchat.h
+++ b/gatchat/gatchat.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "gatresult.h"
 #include "gatsyntax.h"
 #include "gatutil.h"
+#include "gatio.h"
 
 struct _GAtChat;
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ GAtChat *g_at_chat_new(GIOChannel *channel, GAtSyntax *syntax);
 GAtChat *g_at_chat_new_blocking(GIOChannel *channel, GAtSyntax *syntax);
 
 GIOChannel *g_at_chat_get_channel(GAtChat *chat);
+GAtIO *g_at_chat_get_io(GAtChat *chat);
 
 GAtChat *g_at_chat_ref(GAtChat *chat);
 void g_at_chat_unref(GAtChat *chat);