diff --git a/src/util/include/dds/util/ut_xmlparser.h b/src/util/include/dds/util/ut_xmlparser.h
index 9db5aea..b7d5076 100644
--- a/src/util/include/dds/util/ut_xmlparser.h
+++ b/src/util/include/dds/util/ut_xmlparser.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern "C" {
     DDS_EXPORT struct ut_xmlpState *ut_xmlpNewFile (FILE *fp, void *varg, const struct ut_xmlpCallbacks *cb);
     DDS_EXPORT struct ut_xmlpState *ut_xmlpNewString (const char *string, void *varg, const struct ut_xmlpCallbacks *cb);
     DDS_EXPORT void ut_xmlpSetRequireEOF (struct ut_xmlpState *st, int require_eof);
+    DDS_EXPORT size_t ut_xmlpGetBufpos (const struct ut_xmlpState *st);
     DDS_EXPORT void ut_xmlpFree (struct ut_xmlpState *st);
     DDS_EXPORT int ut_xmlpParse (struct ut_xmlpState *st);
 
diff --git a/src/util/src/ut_xmlparser.c b/src/util/src/ut_xmlparser.c
index fa8fc5f..2d31a54 100644
--- a/src/util/src/ut_xmlparser.c
+++ b/src/util/src/ut_xmlparser.c
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ void ut_xmlpSetRequireEOF (struct ut_xmlpState *st, int require_eof)
     st->require_eof = require_eof;
 }
 
+size_t ut_xmlpGetBufpos (const struct ut_xmlpState *st)
+{
+    return st->cbufp;
+}
+
 void ut_xmlpFree (struct ut_xmlpState *st)
 {
     if (st->fp != NULL) {