diff --git a/src/eapol.c b/src/eapol.c
index 0d9072e0..fe68b669 100644
--- a/src/eapol.c
+++ b/src/eapol.c
@@ -1786,6 +1786,12 @@ bool eapol_frame_watch_remove(uint32_t id)
 	return watchlist_remove(&frame_watches, id);
 }
 
+void eapol_tx_frame(uint32_t ifindex, uint16_t proto, const uint8_t *dst,
+			const struct eapol_frame *frame)
+{
+	pae_write(ifindex, dst, NULL, proto, frame);
+}
+
 struct preauth_sm {
 	uint32_t ifindex;
 	uint8_t aa[6];
diff --git a/src/eapol.h b/src/eapol.h
index 57ad9876..d90aede8 100644
--- a/src/eapol.h
+++ b/src/eapol.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ uint32_t eapol_frame_watch_add(uint32_t ifindex,
 				eapol_frame_watch_func_t handler,
 				void *user_data);
 bool eapol_frame_watch_remove(uint32_t id);
+void eapol_tx_frame(uint32_t ifindex, uint16_t proto, const uint8_t *dst,
+			const struct eapol_frame *frame);
 
 struct preauth_sm *eapol_preauth_start(const uint8_t *aa,
 					const struct handshake_state *hs,