diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
index 1159248bff..b72906d7ab 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ gtk_accel_map_get_type
 GtkAccelLabel
 gtk_accel_label_new
 gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure
+gtk_accel_label_get_accel_closure
 gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget
 gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget
 gtk_accel_label_get_accel_width
diff --git a/gtk/gtkaccellabel.c b/gtk/gtkaccellabel.c
index 938602c840..0906d7e76f 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaccellabel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkaccellabel.c
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ gtk_accel_label_finalize (GObject *object)
  * Fetches the widget monitored by this accelerator label. See
  * gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget().
  *
- * Returns: (nullable) (transfer none): the object monitored by the accelerator label, or %NULL.
+ * Returns: (nullable) (transfer none): the widget monitored by @accel_label,
+ * or %NULL if it is not monitoring a widget.
  **/
 GtkWidget *
 gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label)
@@ -561,6 +562,26 @@ gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label,
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_accel_label_get_accel_closure:
+ * @accel_label: a #GtkAccelLabel
+ *
+ * Fetches the closure monitored by this accelerator label. See
+ * gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure().
+ *
+ * Returns: (nullable) (transfer none): the closure monitored by @accel_label,
+ *   or %NULL if it is not monitoring a closure.
+ */
+GClosure *
+gtk_accel_label_get_accel_closure (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label)
+{
+  GtkAccelLabelPrivate *priv = gtk_accel_label_get_instance_private (accel_label);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_ACCEL_LABEL (accel_label), NULL);
+
+  return priv->accel_closure;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 find_accel (GtkAccelKey *key,
 	    GClosure    *closure,
diff --git a/gtk/gtkaccellabel.h b/gtk/gtkaccellabel.h
index 3c5c67e90f..a5e63559f1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaccellabel.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkaccellabel.h
@@ -44,17 +44,19 @@ typedef struct _GtkAccelLabel	     GtkAccelLabel;
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GType	   gtk_accel_label_get_type	     (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-GtkWidget* gtk_accel_label_new		     (const gchar   *string);
+GtkWidget *gtk_accel_label_new		     (const gchar   *string);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-GtkWidget* gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget  (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);
+GtkWidget *gtk_accel_label_get_accel_widget  (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 guint	   gtk_accel_label_get_accel_width   (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void	   gtk_accel_label_set_accel_widget  (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label,
 					      GtkWidget	    *accel_widget);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void	   gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label,
-					      GClosure	    *accel_closure);
+void       gtk_accel_label_set_accel_closure (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label,
+                                              GClosure      *accel_closure);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GClosure * gtk_accel_label_get_accel_closure (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean   gtk_accel_label_refetch           (GtkAccelLabel *accel_label);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL