diff --git a/src/libvirt_remote.syms b/src/libvirt_remote.syms
index ea92043e80..963683d5c7 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_remote.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_remote.syms
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ virNetServerClientGetIdentity;
 virNetServerClientGetPrivateData;
 virNetServerClientGetReadonly;
 virNetServerClientGetSELinuxContext;
+virNetServerClientGetTransport;
 virNetServerClientGetUNIXIdentity;
 virNetServerClientImmediateClose;
 virNetServerClientInit;
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
index a1543b9df4..a9d70e1738 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.c
@@ -1568,3 +1568,25 @@ virNetServerClientStartKeepAlive(virNetServerClientPtr client)
     virObjectUnlock(client);
     return ret;
 }
+
+int
+virNetServerClientGetTransport(virNetServerClientPtr client)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    virObjectLock(client);
+
+    if (client->sock && virNetSocketIsLocal(client->sock))
+        ret = VIR_CLIENT_TRANS_UNIX;
+    else
+        ret = VIR_CLIENT_TRANS_TCP;
+
+#ifdef WITH_GNUTLS
+    if (client->tls)
+        ret = VIR_CLIENT_TRANS_TLS;
+#endif
+
+    virObjectUnlock(client);
+
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
index e68ef76f04..1318fa2410 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserverclient.h
@@ -145,5 +145,6 @@ int virNetServerClientSendMessage(virNetServerClientPtr client,
 
 bool virNetServerClientNeedAuth(virNetServerClientPtr client);
 
+int virNetServerClientGetTransport(virNetServerClientPtr client);
 
 #endif /* __VIR_NET_SERVER_CLIENT_H__ */