diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
index 483997a..6a87782 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 		 silent_call.h mgcp.h meas_rep.h rest_octets.h \
 		 system_information.h handover.h mgcp_internal.h
 
-openbsc_HEADERS = gsm_04_08.h meas_rep.h
+openbsc_HEADERS = gsm_04_08.h meas_rep.h bsc_api.h
 openbscdir = $(includedir)/openbsc
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_api.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_api.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51e344f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* GSM 08.08 like API for OpenBSC */
+
+#include "gsm_data.h"
+
+
+int gsm0808_submit_dtap(struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn, struct msgb *msg, int link_id);