2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.c b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.c
index 9c6b61d27..082f33c92 100644
--- a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.c
+++ b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.c
@@ -1281,6 +1281,12 @@ empathy_chat_init (EmpathyChat *chat)
 				    NULL);
 }
 
+EmpathyChat *
+empathy_chat_new (EmpathyTpChat *tp_chat)
+{
+	return g_object_new (EMPATHY_TYPE_CHAT, "tp-chat", tp_chat, NULL);
+}
+
 gboolean
 empathy_chat_get_is_command (const gchar *str)
 {
diff --git a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.h b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.h
index 113c285e0..e0b16ff3b 100644
--- a/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.h
+++ b/libempathy-gtk/empathy-chat.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct _EmpathyChatClass {
 };
 
 GType              empathy_chat_get_type              (void);
-
+EmpathyChat *      empathy_chat_new                   (EmpathyTpChat     *tp_chat);
 EmpathyChatView *  empathy_chat_get_view              (EmpathyChat       *chat);
 void               empathy_chat_clear                 (EmpathyChat       *chat);
 void               empathy_chat_scroll_down           (EmpathyChat       *chat);