diff --git a/gtk/gtktextbuffer.c b/gtk/gtktextbuffer.c
index f764c96331..3e50c4fb20 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktextbuffer.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktextbuffer.c
@@ -4078,6 +4078,13 @@ cut_or_copy (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
     }
 }
 
+GdkContentProvider *
+gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_content (GtkTextBuffer *buffer)
+{
+  return gtk_text_buffer_content_new (buffer);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * gtk_text_buffer_cut_clipboard:
  * @buffer: a #GtkTextBuffer
diff --git a/gtk/gtktextbuffer.h b/gtk/gtktextbuffer.h
index 9517077fe6..969db7f3d8 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktextbuffer.h
+++ b/gtk/gtktextbuffer.h
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ gboolean        gtk_text_buffer_delete_selection        (GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
                                                          gboolean       interactive,
                                                          gboolean       default_editable);
 
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GdkContentProvider *
+                gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_content    (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);
+
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean        gtk_text_buffer_get_can_undo              (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL