diff --git a/lib/genl/genl.c b/lib/genl/genl.c
index efe1996..8f2e496 100644
--- a/lib/genl/genl.c
+++ b/lib/genl/genl.c
@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@ int genlmsg_parse(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, struct nlattr *tb[],
 			 genlmsg_attrlen(ghdr, hdrlen), policy);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return pointer to Generic Netlink header
+ * @arg nlh		Netlink message header
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to Generic Netlink message header
+ */
+struct genlmsghdr *genlmsg_hdr(struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
+{
+	return nlmsg_data(nlh);
+}
+
 /**
  * Return pointer to message payload
  * @arg gnlh		Generic Netlink message header