diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.c
index 817207dbf4..919ca2dc53 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.c
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
 
 #include "rtsp-context.h"
 
+G_DEFINE_POINTER_TYPE (GstRTSPContext, gst_rtsp_context);
+
 static GPrivate current_context;
 
 /**
- * gst_rtsp_context_get_current: (skip)
+ * gst_rtsp_context_get_current:
  *
  * Get the current #GstRTSPContext. This object is retrieved from the
  * current thread that is handling the request for a client.
diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.h b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.h
index 60ff030f67..a43563fce0 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.h
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-context.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ struct _GstRTSPContext {
   GstRTSPMessage      *response;
 };
 
+GType gst_rtsp_context_get_type (void);
+
 GstRTSPContext *     gst_rtsp_context_get_current   (void);
 void                 gst_rtsp_context_push_current  (GstRTSPContext * ctx);
 void                 gst_rtsp_context_pop_current   (GstRTSPContext * ctx);