diff --git a/libminijail.h b/libminijail.h
index aaba43f..e3828af 100644
--- a/libminijail.h
+++ b/libminijail.h
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@
 int minijail_run(struct minijail *j, const char *filename,
 		 char *const argv[]);
 
+/* Run the specified command in the given minijail, execve(3)-style.
+ * Update |*pchild_pid| with the pid of the child.
+ */
+int minijail_run_pid(struct minijail *j, const char *filename,
+		     char *const argv[], pid_t *pchild_pid);
+
 /* Kill the specified minijail. The minijail must have been created with pid
  * namespacing; if it was, all processes inside it are atomically killed.
  */