diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
index 05efa222b2..0ca8d48ddd 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@ gdk_events_get_distance
 gdk_event_triggers_context_menu
 gdk_event_get_seat
 gdk_event_get_scancode
+gdk_event_get_pointer_emulated
 
 <SUBSECTION>
 gdk_event_handler_set
diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.c b/gdk/gdkevents.c
index 94c18421cc..177ff27c0f 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.c
@@ -609,6 +609,17 @@ gdk_event_set_pointer_emulated (GdkEvent *event,
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * gdk_event_get_pointer_emulated:
+ * #event: a #GdkEvent
+ *
+ * Returns whether this event is an 'emulated' pointer event (typically
+ * from a touch event), as opposed to a real one.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if this event is emulated
+ *
+ * Since: 3.22
+ */
 gboolean
 gdk_event_get_pointer_emulated (GdkEvent *event)
 {