diff --git a/include/proto/connection.h b/include/proto/connection.h
index e8674462b..09467ba50 100644
--- a/include/proto/connection.h
+++ b/include/proto/connection.h
@@ -650,6 +650,13 @@ static inline struct xprt_ops *xprt_get(int id)
 	return registered_xprt[id];
 }
 
+static inline int conn_get_alpn(const struct connection *conn, const char **str, int *len)
+{
+	if (!conn_xprt_ready(conn) || !conn->xprt->get_alpn)
+		return 0;
+	return conn->xprt->get_alpn(conn, str, len);
+}
+
 #endif /* _PROTO_CONNECTION_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/types/connection.h b/include/types/connection.h
index 60d977218..1e3fb7389 100644
--- a/include/types/connection.h
+++ b/include/types/connection.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ struct xprt_ops {
 	void (*destroy_bind_conf)(struct bind_conf *conf); /* destroy a whole bind_conf */
 	int  (*prepare_srv)(struct server *srv);    /* prepare a server context */
 	void (*destroy_srv)(struct server *srv);    /* destroy a server context */
+	int  (*get_alpn)(const struct connection *conn, const char **str, int *len); /* get application layer name */
 	char name[8];                               /* transport layer name, zero-terminated */
 };