diff --git a/src/liblzma/common/Makefile.inc b/src/liblzma/common/Makefile.inc
index 81d751ee..f154f82f 100644
--- a/src/liblzma/common/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/liblzma/common/Makefile.inc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ liblzma_la_SOURCES += \
 	common/index_encoder.h \
 	common/stream_buffer_encoder.c \
 	common/stream_encoder.c \
+	common/stream_encoder.h \
 	common/stream_flags_encoder.c \
 	common/vli_encoder.c
 endif
diff --git a/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.c b/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.c
index b7d5cbf3..97a7a23a 100644
--- a/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.c
+++ b/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include "stream_encoder.h"
 #include "block_encoder.h"
 #include "index_encoder.h"
 
@@ -261,11 +262,11 @@ stream_encoder_update(lzma_coder *coder, lzma_allocator *allocator,
 }
 
 
-static lzma_ret
-stream_encoder_init(lzma_next_coder *next, lzma_allocator *allocator,
+extern lzma_ret
+lzma_stream_encoder_init(lzma_next_coder *next, lzma_allocator *allocator,
 		const lzma_filter *filters, lzma_check check)
 {
-	lzma_next_coder_init(&stream_encoder_init, next, allocator);
+	lzma_next_coder_init(&lzma_stream_encoder_init, next, allocator);
 
 	if (filters == NULL)
 		return LZMA_PROG_ERROR;
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ extern LZMA_API(lzma_ret)
 lzma_stream_encoder(lzma_stream *strm,
 		const lzma_filter *filters, lzma_check check)
 {
-	lzma_next_strm_init(stream_encoder_init, strm, filters, check);
+	lzma_next_strm_init(lzma_stream_encoder_init, strm, filters, check);
 
 	strm->internal->supported_actions[LZMA_RUN] = true;
 	strm->internal->supported_actions[LZMA_SYNC_FLUSH] = true;
diff --git a/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.h b/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46a7aed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/liblzma/common/stream_encoder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+/// \file       stream_encoder.h
+/// \brief      Encodes .xz Streams
+//
+//  Author:     Lasse Collin
+//
+//  This file has been put into the public domain.
+//  You can do whatever you want with this file.
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef LZMA_STREAM_ENCODER_H
+#define LZMA_STREAM_ENCODER_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+
+extern lzma_ret lzma_stream_encoder_init(
+		lzma_next_coder *next, lzma_allocator *allocator,
+		const lzma_filter *filters, lzma_check check);
+
+#endif