diff --git a/cli_classic.c b/cli_classic.c
index d69b7985f..1b9c5ba3a 100644
--- a/cli_classic.c
+++ b/cli_classic.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (set_wp_region && wp_region) {
-		if (get_region_range(layout, wp_region, &wp_start, &wp_len)) {
+		if (flashrom_layout_get_region_range(layout, wp_region, &wp_start, &wp_len)) {
 			ret = 1;
 			goto out_release;
 		}
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 534debaa2..05bee19c5 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -188,18 +188,6 @@ static int find_romentry(struct flashrom_layout *const l, char *name, char *file
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int get_region_range(struct flashrom_layout *const l, const char *name,
-		     unsigned int *start, unsigned int *len)
-{
-	const struct romentry *const entry = _layout_entry_by_name(l, name);
-	if (entry) {
-		*start = entry->start;
-		*len = entry->end - entry->start + 1;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /* process -i arguments
  * returns 0 to indicate success, >0 to indicate failure
  */
@@ -444,6 +432,29 @@ int flashrom_layout_include_region(struct flashrom_layout *const layout, const c
 	return include_region(layout, name, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get given region's offset and length.
+ *
+ * @param layout The layout to alter.
+ * @param name   The name of the region.
+ * @param start  The start address to be written.
+ * @param len    The length of the region to be written.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success,
+ *         1 if the given name can't be found.
+ */
+int flashrom_layout_get_region_range(struct flashrom_layout *const l, const char *name,
+			      unsigned int *start, unsigned int *len)
+{
+	const struct romentry *const entry = _layout_entry_by_name(l, name);
+	if (entry) {
+		*start = entry->start;
+		*len = entry->end - entry->start + 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Free a layout.
  *
diff --git a/layout.h b/layout.h
index 713241f61..abbdc22c1 100644
--- a/layout.h
+++ b/layout.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ int register_include_arg(struct layout_include_args **, const char *arg);
 int process_include_args(struct flashrom_layout *, const struct layout_include_args *);
 void cleanup_include_args(struct layout_include_args **);
 
-int get_region_range(struct flashrom_layout *, const char *name,
-		     unsigned int *start, unsigned int *len);
 const struct romentry *layout_next_included_region(const struct flashrom_layout *, chipoff_t);
 const struct romentry *layout_next_included(const struct flashrom_layout *, const struct romentry *);
 const struct romentry *layout_next(const struct flashrom_layout *, const struct romentry *);
diff --git a/libflashrom.h b/libflashrom.h
index 3bd6855d7..557978d4d 100644
--- a/libflashrom.h
+++ b/libflashrom.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ int flashrom_layout_read_fmap_from_buffer(struct flashrom_layout **layout,
 		struct flashrom_flashctx *, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len);
 int flashrom_layout_add_region(struct flashrom_layout *, size_t start, size_t end, const char *name);
 int flashrom_layout_include_region(struct flashrom_layout *, const char *name);
+int flashrom_layout_get_region_range(struct flashrom_layout *, const char *name,
+		     unsigned int *start, unsigned int *len);
 void flashrom_layout_release(struct flashrom_layout *);
 void flashrom_layout_set(struct flashrom_flashctx *, const struct flashrom_layout *);
 
diff --git a/libflashrom.map b/libflashrom.map
index feb20f83e..2249d3549 100644
--- a/libflashrom.map
+++ b/libflashrom.map
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LIBFLASHROM_1.0 {
     flashrom_image_verify;
     flashrom_image_write;
     flashrom_init;
+    flashrom_layout_get_region_range;
     flashrom_layout_include_region;
     flashrom_layout_read_fmap_from_buffer;
     flashrom_layout_read_fmap_from_rom;
diff --git a/tests/layout.c b/tests/layout.c
index 59e409bb7..1e7e31d16 100644
--- a/tests/layout.c
+++ b/tests/layout.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void layout_pass_sanity_checks_test_success(void **state)
 	printf("done\n");
 
 	printf("Asserting region range... ");
-	get_region_range(layout, "region", &start, &len);
+	flashrom_layout_get_region_range(layout, "region", &start, &len);
 	assert_int_equal(start, region_start);
 	assert_int_equal(len, region_end - region_start + 1);
 	printf("done\n");