diff --git a/common/flatpak-transaction-private.h b/common/flatpak-transaction-private.h
index 550b60ad..2ebd5d69 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-transaction-private.h
+++ b/common/flatpak-transaction-private.h
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@
 #define __FLATPAK_TRANSACTION_PRIVATE_H__
 
 #include "flatpak-transaction.h"
+#include "flatpak-ref-utils-private.h"
 
 FlatpakRemoteState *flatpak_transaction_ensure_remote_state (FlatpakTransaction             *self,
                                                              FlatpakTransactionOperationType kind,
                                                              const char                     *remote,
                                                              GError                        **error);
 
+FlatpakDecomposed * flatpak_transaction_operation_get_decomposed (FlatpakTransactionOperation *self);
+
 #include "flatpak-dir-private.h"
 
 #endif /* __FLATPAK_TRANSACTION_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/common/flatpak-transaction.c b/common/flatpak-transaction.c
index 60495fce..a76c3696 100644
--- a/common/flatpak-transaction.c
+++ b/common/flatpak-transaction.c
@@ -692,6 +692,12 @@ flatpak_transaction_operation_get_ref (FlatpakTransactionOperation *self)
   return flatpak_decomposed_get_ref (self->ref);
 }
 
+FlatpakDecomposed *
+flatpak_transaction_operation_get_decomposed (FlatpakTransactionOperation *self)
+{
+  return self->ref;
+}
+
 /**
  * flatpak_transaction_operation_get_related_to_ops:
  * @self: a #FlatpakTransactionOperation