diff --git a/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.h b/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.h
index 269a398..2d9bd8e 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/PatchPanel.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
         // Must be called under AudioFlinger::mLock
         status_t getLatencyMs_l(double *latencyMs) const;
+        audio_patch_handle_t getPatchHandle() const { return mPatchHandle; };
         audio_io_handle_t getPlaybackThreadHandle() const { return mPlaybackThreadHandle; };
         audio_io_handle_t getRecordThreadHandle() const { return mRecordThreadHandle; };
       private: