diff --git a/gtk/gtk.symbols b/gtk/gtk.symbols
index bc30e915f5..d3cb97d131 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.symbols
+++ b/gtk/gtk.symbols
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ gtk_container_foreach_full
 gtk_container_get_border_width
 gtk_container_get_children
 gtk_container_get_focus_chain
+gtk_container_get_focus_child
 gtk_container_get_focus_hadjustment
 gtk_container_get_focus_vadjustment
 gtk_container_get_resize_mode
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
index ea2cb6f9e4..7dd34aef35 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
@@ -1559,6 +1559,14 @@ gtk_container_set_focus_child (GtkContainer *container,
   g_signal_emit (container, container_signals[SET_FOCUS_CHILD], 0, widget);
 }
 
+GtkWidget *
+gtk_container_get_focus_child (GtkContainer *container)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_CONTAINER (container), NULL);
+
+  return container->focus_child;
+}
+
 /**
  * gtk_container_get_children:
  * @container: a #GtkContainer