diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
index df4c4d3b47..0cdc6c619f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.c
@@ -2394,6 +2394,47 @@ gst_rtsp_connection_set_ip (GstRTSPConnection * conn, const gchar * ip)
   conn->ip = g_strdup (ip);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_rtsp_connection_get_readfd:
+ * @conn: a #GstRTSPConnection
+ *
+ * Get the file descriptor for reading.
+ *
+ * Returns: the file descriptor used for reading or -1 on error. The file
+ * descriptor remains valid until the connection is closed.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.10.23
+ */
+gint
+gst_rtsp_connection_get_readfd (const GstRTSPConnection * conn)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (conn != NULL, -1);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (conn->readfd != NULL, -1);
+
+  return conn->readfd->fd;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_rtsp_connection_get_writefd:
+ * @conn: a #GstRTSPConnection
+ *
+ * Get the file descriptor for writing.
+ *
+ * Returns: the file descriptor used for writing or -1 on error. The file
+ * descriptor remains valid until the connection is closed.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.10.23
+ */
+gint
+gst_rtsp_connection_get_writefd (const GstRTSPConnection * conn)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (conn != NULL, -1);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (conn->writefd != NULL, -1);
+
+  return conn->writefd->fd;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * gst_rtsp_connection_set_tunneled:
  * @conn: a #GstRTSPConnection
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.h b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.h
index cfa6c37e6d..372d4af754 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/gstrtspconnection.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ GstRTSPUrl *       gst_rtsp_connection_get_url       (const GstRTSPConnection *c
 const gchar *      gst_rtsp_connection_get_ip        (const GstRTSPConnection *conn);
 void               gst_rtsp_connection_set_ip        (GstRTSPConnection *conn, const gchar *ip);
 
+gint               gst_rtsp_connection_get_readfd    (const GstRTSPConnection *conn);
+gint               gst_rtsp_connection_get_writefd   (const GstRTSPConnection *conn);
+
 /* tunneling */
 void               gst_rtsp_connection_set_tunneled  (GstRTSPConnection *conn, gboolean tunneled);
 gboolean           gst_rtsp_connection_is_tunneled   (const GstRTSPConnection *conn);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstrtsp.def b/win32/common/libgstrtsp.def
index 9f10b86700..75c5544ef7 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstrtsp.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstrtsp.def
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_rtsp_connection_flush
 	gst_rtsp_connection_free
 	gst_rtsp_connection_get_ip
+	gst_rtsp_connection_get_readfd
 	gst_rtsp_connection_get_tunnelid
 	gst_rtsp_connection_get_url
+	gst_rtsp_connection_get_writefd
 	gst_rtsp_connection_is_tunneled
 	gst_rtsp_connection_next_timeout
 	gst_rtsp_connection_poll