diff --git a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
index 1cfe355089..cc396780ce 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
+++ b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
@@ -700,6 +700,11 @@ global:
 
 LIBSYSTEMD_246 {
 global:
+        sd_bus_interface_name_is_valid;
+        sd_bus_service_name_is_valid;
+        sd_bus_member_name_is_valid;
+        sd_bus_object_path_is_valid;
+
         sd_bus_call_methodv;
         sd_bus_call_method_asyncv;
         sd_bus_emit_signalv;
@@ -707,6 +712,7 @@ global:
         sd_bus_reply_method_errorfv;
         sd_bus_reply_method_returnv;
         sd_bus_set_propertyv;
+
         sd_path_lookup;
         sd_path_lookup_strv;
 } LIBSYSTEMD_245;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h
index 352a419e25..7e13f4f73b 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-internal.h
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ bool interface_name_is_valid(const char *p) _pure_;
 bool service_name_is_valid(const char *p) _pure_;
 bool member_name_is_valid(const char *p) _pure_;
 bool object_path_is_valid(const char *p) _pure_;
+
 char *object_path_startswith(const char *a, const char *b) _pure_;
 
 bool namespace_complex_pattern(const char *pattern, const char *value) _pure_;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-type.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-type.c
index 18564a5383..585f8424b3 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-type.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-type.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "sd-bus.h"
 
+#include "bus-internal.h"
 #include "bus-type.h"
 
 bool bus_type_is_valid(char c) {
@@ -135,3 +136,27 @@ int bus_type_get_size(char c) {
 
         return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+_public_ int sd_bus_interface_name_is_valid(const char *p) {
+        assert_return(p, -EINVAL);
+
+        return interface_name_is_valid(p);
+}
+
+_public_ int sd_bus_service_name_is_valid(const char *p) {
+        assert_return(p, -EINVAL);
+
+        return service_name_is_valid(p);
+}
+
+_public_ int sd_bus_member_name_is_valid(const char *p) {
+        assert_return(p, -EINVAL);
+
+        return member_name_is_valid(p);
+}
+
+_public_ int sd_bus_object_path_is_valid(const char *p) {
+        assert_return(p, -EINVAL);
+
+        return object_path_is_valid(p);
+}
diff --git a/src/systemd/sd-bus.h b/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
index 61b5a493c7..d4b6befc8c 100644
--- a/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
+++ b/src/systemd/sd-bus.h
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ typedef _sd_destroy_t sd_bus_destroy_t;
 #include "sd-bus-protocol.h"
 #include "sd-bus-vtable.h"
 
+/* Naming */
+
+int sd_bus_interface_name_is_valid(const char *p);
+int sd_bus_service_name_is_valid(const char *p);
+int sd_bus_member_name_is_valid(const char *p);
+int sd_bus_object_path_is_valid(const char *p);
+
 /* Connections */
 
 int sd_bus_default(sd_bus **ret);