diff --git a/UI/api-interface.cpp b/UI/api-interface.cpp
index 07a991a0d..c69b3ef29 100644
--- a/UI/api-interface.cpp
+++ b/UI/api-interface.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ struct OBSStudioAPI : obs_frontend_callbacks {
 		QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, func);
 	}
 
+	void *obs_frontend_add_dock(void *dock) override
+	{
+		return (void*)main->AddDockWidget((QDockWidget *)dock);
+	}
+
 	void obs_frontend_add_event_callback(obs_frontend_event_cb callback,
 			void *private_data) override
 	{
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
index 8d9806ba2..3fe84f4c3 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ void obs_frontend_add_tools_menu_item(const char *name,
 				private_data);
 }
 
+void *obs_frontend_add_dock(void *dock)
+{
+	return !!callbacks_valid()
+		? c->obs_frontend_add_dock(dock)
+		: nullptr;
+}
+
 void obs_frontend_add_event_callback(obs_frontend_event_cb callback,
 		void *private_data)
 {
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
index c41111d3e..52f0beed2 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ EXPORT void *obs_frontend_add_tools_menu_qaction(const char *name);
 EXPORT void obs_frontend_add_tools_menu_item(const char *name,
 		obs_frontend_cb callback, void *private_data);
 
+/* takes QDockWidget and returns QAction */
+EXPORT void *obs_frontend_add_dock(void *dock);
+
 typedef void (*obs_frontend_event_cb)(enum obs_frontend_event event,
 		void *private_data);
 
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
index 8eb2f8f6d..3ed9283a8 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct obs_frontend_callbacks {
 	virtual void obs_frontend_add_tools_menu_item(const char *name,
 			obs_frontend_cb callback, void *private_data)=0;
 
+	virtual void *obs_frontend_add_dock(void *dock)=0;
+
 	virtual void obs_frontend_add_event_callback(
 			obs_frontend_event_cb callback, void *private_data)=0;
 	virtual void obs_frontend_remove_event_callback(