diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/control_cmd.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/control_cmd.h
index a3f74b4..f478569 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/control_cmd.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/control_cmd.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 struct msgb *ctrl_cmd_make(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd);
 struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_cpy(void *ctx, struct ctrl_cmd *cmd);
 struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_create(void *ctx, enum ctrl_type);
+struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_trap(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd);
 
 #define CTRL_CMD_DEFINE_RANGE(cmdname, cmdstr, dtype, element, min, max) \
 static int get_##cmdname(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data) \
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c b/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c
index e871a51..f68cb80 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+struct ctrl_cmd *ctrl_cmd_trap(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd)
+{
+	struct ctrl_cmd *trap;
+
+	trap = ctrl_cmd_cpy(tall_bsc_ctx, cmd);
+	if (!trap)
+		return NULL;
+
+	trap->ccon = cmd->ccon;
+	trap->type = CTRL_TYPE_TRAP;
+	return trap;
+}
+
 int ctrl_cmd_handle(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data)
 {
 	char *token, *request;