diff --git a/gsk/gskpathpoint.c b/gsk/gskpathpoint.c
index 345feeca6e..07e3bf77ce 100644
--- a/gsk/gskpathpoint.c
+++ b/gsk/gskpathpoint.c
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE (GskPathPoint, gsk_path_point,
                      gsk_path_point_free)
 
 
+const char *
+gsk_path_point_to_string (GskPathPoint *point)
+{
+  GskRealPathPoint *p = (GskRealPathPoint *) point;
+  static char buf[128];
+  g_snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf),
+              "{ .contour = %lu, .idx = %lu, .t = %.9f }",
+              p->contour, p->idx, p->t);
+  return buf;
+}
+
 GskPathPoint *
 gsk_path_point_copy (GskPathPoint *point)
 {
diff --git a/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h b/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h
index 3fba916cd7..f065f043e0 100644
--- a/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskpathpointprivate.h
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ struct _GskRealPathPoint
 
 G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (GskRealPathPoint) <= sizeof (GskPathPoint));
 
+const char * gsk_path_point_to_string (GskPathPoint *point);
+
 G_END_DECLS