diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h
index 410f692db..5e3c52a79 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture-private.h
@@ -328,9 +328,6 @@ void
 _cogl_texture_copy_internal_format (CoglTexture *src,
                                     CoglTexture *dest);
 
-CoglContext *
-cogl_texture_get_context (CoglTexture *texture);
-
 CoglTextureLoader *
 cogl_texture_get_loader (CoglTexture *texture);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.h
index 5e3f00ef5..b042edf52 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-texture.h
@@ -474,4 +474,12 @@ cogl_texture_set_auto_mipmap (CoglTexture *texture,
 COGL_EXPORT CoglPixelFormat
 cogl_texture_get_format (CoglTexture *texture);
 
+/**
+ * cogl_texture_get_context:
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none): The associated %CoglContext
+ */
+COGL_EXPORT CoglContext *
+cogl_texture_get_context (CoglTexture *texture);
+
 G_END_DECLS