diff --git a/include/git2/remote.h b/include/git2/remote.h
index b8fa02184..b5e83ecc8 100644
--- a/include/git2/remote.h
+++ b/include/git2/remote.h
@@ -417,6 +417,19 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_ls(const git_remote_head ***out,  size_t *size, git_r
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_connected(const git_remote *remote);
 
+/**
+ * Get the remote repository's object format.
+ *
+ * The remote (or more exactly its transport) must have connected to
+ * the remote repository. This format is available as soon as the
+ * connection to the remote is initiated and stays connected.
+ *
+ * @param out the resulting object format type
+ * @param remote the remote
+ * @return 0 on success, or an error code
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_remote_oid_type(git_oid_t *out, git_remote *remote);
+
 /**
  * Cancel the operation
  *
diff --git a/src/libgit2/remote.h b/src/libgit2/remote.h
index 9e089be38..cc560f169 100644
--- a/src/libgit2/remote.h
+++ b/src/libgit2/remote.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ int git_remote_connect_options_normalize(
 	const git_remote_connect_options *src);
 
 int git_remote_capabilities(unsigned int *out, git_remote *remote);
-int git_remote_oid_type(git_oid_t *out, git_remote *remote);
 
 
 #define git_remote_connect_options__copy_opts(out, in) \