diff --git a/src/nm-auth-utils.c b/src/nm-auth-utils.c
index 099fcfbfc3..ca2870db72 100644
--- a/src/nm-auth-utils.c
+++ b/src/nm-auth-utils.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-struct NMAuthChain {
+struct _NMAuthChain {
 
 	CList parent_lst;
 
@@ -266,6 +266,14 @@ nm_auth_chain_get_subject (NMAuthChain *self)
 	return self->subject;
 }
 
+GDBusMethodInvocation *
+nm_auth_chain_get_context (NMAuthChain *self)
+{
+	g_return_val_if_fail (self, NULL);
+
+	return self->context;
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/nm-auth-utils.h b/src/nm-auth-utils.h
index 808d20fdb6..978d607aed 100644
--- a/src/nm-auth-utils.h
+++ b/src/nm-auth-utils.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-typedef struct NMAuthChain NMAuthChain;
+typedef struct _NMAuthChain NMAuthChain;
 
 typedef void (*NMAuthChainResultFunc) (NMAuthChain *chain,
                                        GDBusMethodInvocation *context,
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ void nm_auth_chain_destroy (NMAuthChain *chain);
 
 NMAuthSubject *nm_auth_chain_get_subject (NMAuthChain *self);
 
+GDBusMethodInvocation *nm_auth_chain_get_context (NMAuthChain *self);
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 struct CList;