diff --git a/bfd/cofflink.c b/bfd/cofflink.c
index e52f543ee6..845d1e5846 100644
--- a/bfd/cofflink.c
+++ b/bfd/cofflink.c
@@ -3157,3 +3157,12 @@ _bfd_coff_generic_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
     }
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+
+struct internal_extra_pe_aouthdr *
+bfd_coff_get_internal_extra_pe_aouthdr (bfd* abfd)
+{
+  if (abfd == NULL || bfd_get_flavour (abfd) != bfd_target_coff_flavour)
+    return NULL;
+  return & pe_data (abfd)->pe_opthdr;
+}
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 5d24efbeb2..2f1f88644e 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -854,6 +854,11 @@ extern bfd_vma _bfd_get_gp_value
 extern void _bfd_set_gp_value
   (bfd *, bfd_vma) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 
+/* Provide access to the internal_extra_pe_aouthdr structure which
+   contains interesting information for PE format binaries.  */
+extern struct internal_extra_pe_aouthdr *
+  bfd_coff_get_internal_extra_pe_aouthdr (bfd *);
+
 /* Function shared by the COFF and ELF SH backends, which have no
    other common header files.  */
 
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 348ccfd4b5..fc8b81c45f 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -859,6 +859,11 @@ extern bfd_vma _bfd_get_gp_value
 extern void _bfd_set_gp_value
   (bfd *, bfd_vma) ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN;
 
+/* Provide access to the internal_extra_pe_aouthdr structure which
+   contains interesting information for PE format binaries.  */
+extern struct internal_extra_pe_aouthdr *
+  bfd_coff_get_internal_extra_pe_aouthdr (bfd *);
+
 /* Function shared by the COFF and ELF SH backends, which have no
    other common header files.  */