diff --git a/src/libeis.h b/src/libeis.h
index 1e2b4c4..d34575b 100644
--- a/src/libeis.h
+++ b/src/libeis.h
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ eis_portal_init(struct eis *ctx);
 int
 eis_dbus_init(struct eis *ctx);
 
+struct eis *
+eis_socket_new_context(void *userdata);
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the context with a UNIX socket name.
+ * If the path does not start with / it is relative to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
+ */
+int
+eis_socket_init(struct eis *ctx, const char *path);
+
 int
 eis_get_fd(struct eis *eis);