diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs.h b/WINGs/WINGs.h
index 335c3fed..ddc83677 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs.h
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs.h
@@ -1603,6 +1603,9 @@ void WMInsertItemInTabView(WMTabView *tPtr, int index, WMTabViewItem *item);
 
 void WMRemoveTabViewItem(WMTabView *tPtr, WMTabViewItem *item);
 
+WMTabViewItem *WMAddTabViewItemWithView(WMTabView *tPtr, WMView *view, 
+					int identifier, char *label);
+
 WMTabViewItem *WMTabViewItemAtPoint(WMTabView *tPtr, int x, int y);
 
 void WMSelectFirstTabViewItem(WMTabView *tPtr);
diff --git a/WINGs/wtabview.c b/WINGs/wtabview.c
index 19229b82..4076af95 100644
--- a/WINGs/wtabview.c
+++ b/WINGs/wtabview.c
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@ WMSetTabViewDelegate(WMTabView *tPtr, WMTabViewDelegate *delegate)
 }
 
 
+WMTabViewItem*
+WMAddTabViewItemWithView(WMTabView *tPtr, WMView *view, int identifier,
+			 char *label)
+{
+    WMTabViewItem *item;
+    
+    item = WMCreateTabViewItemWithIdentifier(identifier);
+    WMSetTabViewItemView(item, view);
+    WMAddItemInTabView(tPtr, item);
+    WMSetTabViewItemLabel(tPtr, label);
+
+    return item;
+}
+
+
 void
 WMAddItemInTabView(WMTabView *tPtr, WMTabViewItem *item)
 {