diff --git a/include/transport/storagebackend.h b/include/transport/storagebackend.h
index d3736e52faa3f985f60c5f9225e0d40bda423a47..1b4051a6efac1c9f51ae9a0ea0af99e5789d1da4 100644
--- a/include/transport/storagebackend.h
+++ b/include/transport/storagebackend.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ class StorageBackend
 		virtual void updateBuddy(long userId, const BuddyInfo &buddyInfo) = 0;
 		virtual void removeBuddy(long id) = 0;
 
+		virtual void getUserSetting(long userId, const std::string &variable, int &type, std::string &value) = 0;
+
 		virtual void beginTransaction() = 0;
 		virtual void commitTransaction() = 0;