diff --git a/gstreamer-gl/Gir.toml b/gstreamer-gl/Gir.toml
index f3c184a62..95fab72e3 100644
--- a/gstreamer-gl/Gir.toml
+++ b/gstreamer-gl/Gir.toml
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ status = "generate"
     [[object.function]]
     name = "get_handle"
     # return handle
-    ignore = true
+    manual = true
 
     [[object.function]]
     name = "get_gl_context_for_thread"
diff --git a/gstreamer-gl/src/gl_display.rs b/gstreamer-gl/src/gl_display.rs
index edcb8ff35..714be5f47 100644
--- a/gstreamer-gl/src/gl_display.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-gl/src/gl_display.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ mod sealed {
 }
 
 pub trait GLDisplayExtManual: sealed::Sealed + IsA<GLDisplay> + 'static {
+    #[doc(alias = "gst_gl_display_get_handle")]
+    #[doc(alias = "get_handle")]
+    fn handle(&self) -> usize {
+        unsafe { ffi::gst_gl_display_get_handle(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0) }
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "v1_24")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "v1_24")))]
     #[doc(alias = "gst_gl_display_ensure_context")]