diff --git a/epan/libwireshark.def b/epan/libwireshark.def
index 5e83b94442..40517e4e02 100644
--- a/epan/libwireshark.def
+++ b/epan/libwireshark.def
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ bytes_to_str_punct
 bytestring_to_str
 call_ber_oid_callback
 call_dissector
+call_dissector_with_data
 call_dissector_only
 camel_opr_code_strings          DATA
 camelSRTtype_naming             DATA
diff --git a/epan/packet.c b/epan/packet.c
index 69b88a7009..13204995b5 100644
--- a/epan/packet.c
+++ b/epan/packet.c
@@ -2028,12 +2028,12 @@ call_dissector_only(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
  * dissector.
  */
 int
-call_dissector(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
-	       packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree)
+call_dissector_with_data(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
+	                 packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree, void *data)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = call_dissector_only(handle, tvb, pinfo, tree, NULL);
+	ret = call_dissector_only(handle, tvb, pinfo, tree, data);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * The protocol was disabled, or the dissector rejected
@@ -2047,6 +2047,13 @@ call_dissector(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int
+call_dissector(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
+	       packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree)
+{
+	return call_dissector_with_data(handle, tvb, pinfo, tree, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Dumps the "layer type"/"decode as" associations to stdout, similar
  * to the proto_registrar_dump_*() routines.
diff --git a/epan/packet.h b/epan/packet.h
index b560f9296f..daff3ec51d 100644
--- a/epan/packet.h
+++ b/epan/packet.h
@@ -362,11 +362,14 @@ extern dissector_handle_t new_create_dissector_handle(new_dissector_t dissector,
  *   @param  tvb The buffer to dissect.
  *   @param  pinfo Packet Info.
  *   @param  tree The protocol tree.
+ *   @param  data parameter to pass to dissector
  *   @return  If the protocol for that handle isn't enabled call the data
  *   dissector. Otherwise, if the handle refers to a new-style
  *   dissector, call the dissector and return its return value, otherwise call
  *   it and return the length of the tvbuff pointed to by the argument.
  */
+extern int call_dissector_with_data(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
+    packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree, void *data);
 extern int call_dissector(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
     packet_info *pinfo, proto_tree *tree);
 
@@ -377,6 +380,7 @@ extern int call_dissector(dissector_handle_t handle, tvbuff_t *tvb,
  *   @param  tvb The buffer to dissect.
  *   @param  pinfo Packet Info.
  *   @param  tree The protocol tree.
+ *   @param  data parameter to pass to dissector
  *   @return  If the protocol for that handle isn't enabled, return 0 without
  *   calling the dissector. Otherwise, if the handle refers to a new-style
  *   dissector, call the dissector and return its return value, otherwise call