diff --git a/gstreamer-video/src/lib.rs b/gstreamer-video/src/lib.rs
index 535d33e8c..03c5d93a2 100644
--- a/gstreamer-video/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-video/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub use video_info::*;
 pub mod video_frame;
 pub use video_frame::{VideoFrame, VideoFrameRef};
 mod video_overlay;
-pub use video_overlay::VideoOverlayExtManual;
+pub use video_overlay::*;
 mod video_event;
 pub use video_event::*;
 mod functions;
diff --git a/gstreamer-video/src/video_overlay.rs b/gstreamer-video/src/video_overlay.rs
index fd2cda941..d73915909 100644
--- a/gstreamer-video/src/video_overlay.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-video/src/video_overlay.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 use ffi;
+use glib::translate::*;
+use gst;
+use gst::prelude::*;
 use libc::uintptr_t;
 use VideoOverlay;
 
@@ -26,3 +29,11 @@ impl<O: IsA<VideoOverlay>> VideoOverlayExtManual for O {
         ffi::gst_video_overlay_got_window_handle(self.to_glib_none().0, handle)
     }
 }
+
+pub fn is_video_overlay_prepare_window_handle_message(msg: &gst::MessageRef) -> bool {
+    unsafe {
+        from_glib(ffi::gst_is_video_overlay_prepare_window_handle_message(
+            msg.as_mut_ptr(),
+        ))
+    }
+}