diff --git a/include/re_main.h b/include/re_main.h
index 9ede43bbd..34d7ab5a4 100644
--- a/include/re_main.h
+++ b/include/re_main.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2010 Creytiv.com
  */
 
+struct re;
 
 enum {
 #ifndef FD_READ
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ int   re_main(re_signal_h *signalh);
 void  re_cancel(void);
 int   re_debug(struct re_printf *pf, void *unused);
 
+int  re_alloc(struct re **rep);
+int  re_thread_attach(struct re *re);
+void re_thread_detach(void);
+
 int  re_thread_init(void);
 void re_thread_close(void);
 void re_thread_enter(void);
diff --git a/src/main/main.c b/src/main/main.c
index 55b61ac72..0e65e7806 100644
--- a/src/main/main.c
+++ b/src/main/main.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void thread_destructor(void *arg)
 }
 
 
-static int re_alloc(struct re **rep)
+int re_alloc(struct re **rep)
 {
 	struct re *re;
 	int err;
@@ -1320,6 +1320,42 @@ void re_thread_leave(void)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Attach the current thread to re context
+ */
+int re_thread_attach(struct re *context)
+{
+	struct re *re;
+
+	if (!context)
+		return EINVAL;
+
+	call_once(&flag, re_once);
+
+	re = tss_get(key);
+	if (re) {
+		if (re != context)
+			return EALREADY;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	tss_set(key, context);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Detach the current thread from re context
+ */
+void re_thread_detach(void)
+{
+	call_once(&flag, re_once);
+
+	tss_set(key, NULL);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Set an external mutex for this thread
  *