diff --git a/include/transport/buddy.h b/include/transport/buddy.h
index d2d264b313a3c8ad34a5248a40ce920ce3ccbc1d..5e8f1088dc791487e05931bd943f84c99655877d 100644
--- a/include/transport/buddy.h
+++ b/include/transport/buddy.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class Buddy {
 		/// \param jid Jabber ID.
 		/// \return legacy name of buddy from JID.
 		static std::string JIDToLegacyName(const Swift::JID &jid);
+		static BuddyFlag buddFlagsFromJID(const Swift::JID &jid);
 
 	private:
 		void generateJID();