diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
index bce74a7234..3c5cb88db5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
@@ -714,5 +714,26 @@ gtk_render_expander (GtkStyleContext *context,
   engine_class->render_expander (priv->theming_engine, cr, x, y, width, height);
 }
 
+void
+gtk_render_focus (GtkStyleContext *context,
+                  cairo_t         *cr,
+                  gdouble          x,
+                  gdouble          y,
+                  gdouble          width,
+                  gdouble          height)
+{
+  GtkStyleContextPrivate *priv;
+  GtkThemingEngineClass *engine_class;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_STYLE_CONTEXT (context));
+  g_return_if_fail (cr != NULL);
+
+  priv = GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_GET_PRIVATE (context);
+  engine_class = GTK_THEMING_ENGINE_GET_CLASS (priv->theming_engine);
+
+  _gtk_theming_engine_set_context (priv->theming_engine, context);
+  engine_class->render_focus (priv->theming_engine, cr, x, y, width, height);
+}
+
 #define __GTK_STYLE_CONTEXT_C__
 #include "gtkaliasdef.c"
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
index a54a431a01..416a0e7f9d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.h
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ void gtk_render_expander (GtkStyleContext *context,
                           gdouble          y,
                           gdouble          width,
                           gdouble          height);
+void gtk_render_focus    (GtkStyleContext *context,
+                          cairo_t         *cr,
+                          gdouble          x,
+                          gdouble          y,
+                          gdouble          width,
+                          gdouble          height);
 
 G_END_DECLS