diff --git a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h
index f4d001a90..25dce11ea 100644
--- a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h
+++ b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_device.h
@@ -417,6 +417,17 @@ xrt_device_get_view_pose(struct xrt_device *xdev,
 	xdev->get_view_pose(xdev, eye_relation, view_index, out_pose);
 }
 
+/*!
+ * Helper function for @ref xrt_device::compute_distortion.
+ *
+ * @public @memberof xrt_device
+ */
+static inline void
+xrt_device_compute_distortion(struct xrt_device *xdev, int view, float u, float v, struct xrt_uv_triplet *result)
+{
+	xdev->compute_distortion(xdev, view, u, v, result);
+}
+
 /*!
  * Helper function for @ref xrt_device::destroy.
  *