diff --git a/qdict.c b/qdict.c
index 71be2ebcd8..c4677636e3 100644
--- a/qdict.c
+++ b/qdict.c
@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@ static QDictEntry *alloc_entry(const char *key, QObject *value)
     return entry;
 }
 
+/**
+ * qdict_entry_value(): Return qdict entry value
+ *
+ * Return weak reference.
+ */
+QObject *qdict_entry_value(const QDictEntry *entry)
+{
+    return entry->value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdict_entry_key(): Return qdict entry key
+ *
+ * Return a *pointer* to the string, it has to be duplicated before being
+ * stored.
+ */
+const char *qdict_entry_key(const QDictEntry *entry)
+{
+    return entry->key;
+}
+
 /**
  * qdict_find(): List lookup function
  */
diff --git a/qdict.h b/qdict.h
index dcd2b29780..0c8de3c9c2 100644
--- a/qdict.h
+++ b/qdict.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ typedef struct QDict {
 
 /* Object API */
 QDict *qdict_new(void);
+const char *qdict_entry_key(const QDictEntry *entry);
+QObject *qdict_entry_value(const QDictEntry *entry);
 size_t qdict_size(const QDict *qdict);
 void qdict_put_obj(QDict *qdict, const char *key, QObject *value);
 void qdict_del(QDict *qdict, const char *key);