diff --git a/gtk/gtk.symbols b/gtk/gtk.symbols
index 7a450f0dcf..30241ff46c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.symbols
+++ b/gtk/gtk.symbols
@@ -1749,6 +1749,7 @@ gtk_font_button_set_use_size
 #if IN_FILE(__GTK_FONTSEL_C__)
 gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_cancel_button
 gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_font_name
+gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_font_selection
 gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_ok_button
 gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_preview_text
 gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_type G_GNUC_CONST
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfontsel.c b/gtk/gtkfontsel.c
index 3eb3d45c33..eeeb4ac50c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfontsel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfontsel.c
@@ -1674,6 +1674,24 @@ gtk_font_selection_dialog_new (const gchar *title)
   return GTK_WIDGET (fontseldiag);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_font_selection:
+ * @colorsel: a #GtkFontSelectionDialog
+ *
+ * Retrieves the #GtkFontSelection widget embedded in the dialog.
+ *
+ * Returns: the embedded #GtkFontSelection
+ *
+ * Since: 2.22
+ **/
+GtkWidget*
+gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_font_selection (GtkFontSelectionDialog *fsd)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_FONT_SELECTION_DIALOG (fsd), NULL);
+
+  return fsd->fontsel;
+}
+
 /**
  * gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_ok_button:
  * @fsd: a #GtkFontSelectionDialog
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfontsel.h b/gtk/gtkfontsel.h
index 6cf97359d1..18453b9872 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfontsel.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkfontsel.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ GtkWidget *gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_ok_button     (GtkFontSelectionDialog *
 GtkWidget *gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_apply_button  (GtkFontSelectionDialog *fsd);
 #endif
 GtkWidget *gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_cancel_button (GtkFontSelectionDialog *fsd);
+GtkWidget *gtk_font_selection_dialog_get_font_selection (GtkFontSelectionDialog *fsd);
 
 /* This returns the X Logical Font Description fontname, or NULL if no font
    is selected. Note that there is a slight possibility that the font might not