diff --git a/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs b/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs
index 33705e5b..d5c03528 100644
--- a/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apis/c++/node/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ mod ffi {
 
         fn dora_events_into_combined(events: Box<Events>) -> CombinedEvents;
         fn next(self: &mut Events) -> Box<DoraEvent>;
+        fn next_event(events: &mut Box<Events>) -> Box<DoraEvent>;
         fn event_type(event: &Box<DoraEvent>) -> DoraEventType;
         fn event_as_input(event: Box<DoraEvent>) -> Result<DoraInput>;
         fn send_output(
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ impl Events {
     }
 }
 
+fn next_event(events: &mut Box<Events>) -> Box<DoraEvent> {
+    events.next()
+}
+
 fn dora_events_into_combined(events: Box<Events>) -> ffi::CombinedEvents {
     let events = events.0.map(MergedEvent::Dora);
     ffi::CombinedEvents {