diff --git a/rmw_connextdds/src/rmw_api_impl_ndds.cpp b/rmw_connextdds/src/rmw_api_impl_ndds.cpp
index e44df000..13ddce63 100644
--- a/rmw_connextdds/src/rmw_api_impl_ndds.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connextdds/src/rmw_api_impl_ndds.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ rmw_event_set_callback(
 {
   return rmw_api_connextdds_event_set_callback(event, callback, user_data);
 }
+
+bool
+rmw_event_type_is_supported(rmw_event_type_t rmw_event_type)
+{
+  return rmw_api_connextdds_event_type_is_supported(rmw_event_type);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Info API
  *****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/rmw_connextdds_common/include/rmw_connextdds/rmw_api_impl.hpp b/rmw_connextdds_common/include/rmw_connextdds/rmw_api_impl.hpp
index 804b5653..fce5981c 100644
--- a/rmw_connextdds_common/include/rmw_connextdds/rmw_api_impl.hpp
+++ b/rmw_connextdds_common/include/rmw_connextdds/rmw_api_impl.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ rmw_api_connextdds_event_set_callback(
   const rmw_event_callback_t callback,
   const void * const user_data);
 
+RMW_CONNEXTDDS_PUBLIC
+bool
+rmw_api_connextdds_event_type_is_supported(rmw_event_type_t rmw_event_type);
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Info API
  *****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_event.cpp b/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_event.cpp
index 23acf6ee..7a0cc981 100644
--- a/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_event.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connextdds_common/src/common/rmw_event.cpp
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  * Event functions
  ******************************************************************************/
-
-static bool is_event_supported(const rmw_event_type_t event_type)
-{
-  bool invalid = false;
-  ros_event_to_dds(event_type, &invalid);
-  return !invalid;
-}
-
-
 rmw_ret_t
 rmw_api_connextdds_publisher_event_init(
   rmw_event_t * rmw_event,
@@ -42,7 +33,7 @@ rmw_api_connextdds_publisher_event_init(
     return RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
   RMW_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(rmw_event, RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
 
-  if (!is_event_supported(event_type)) {
+  if (!rmw_api_connextdds_event_type_is_supported(event_type)) {
     RMW_CONNEXT_LOG_ERROR_SET("unsupported publisher event")
     return RMW_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
   }
@@ -64,6 +55,15 @@ rmw_api_connextdds_publisher_event_init(
 }
 
 
+bool
+rmw_api_connextdds_event_type_is_supported(rmw_event_type_t rmw_event_type)
+{
+  bool invalid = false;
+  ros_event_to_dds(rmw_event_type, &invalid);
+  return !invalid;
+}
+
+
 rmw_ret_t
 rmw_api_connextdds_subscription_event_init(
   rmw_event_t * rmw_event,
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ rmw_api_connextdds_subscription_event_init(
     return RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
   RMW_CHECK_ARGUMENT_FOR_NULL(rmw_event, RMW_RET_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
 
-  if (!is_event_supported(event_type)) {
+  if (!rmw_api_connextdds_event_type_is_supported(event_type)) {
     RMW_CONNEXT_LOG_ERROR_SET("unsupported subscription event")
     return RMW_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
   }
diff --git a/rmw_connextddsmicro/src/rmw_api_impl_rtime.cpp b/rmw_connextddsmicro/src/rmw_api_impl_rtime.cpp
index 3aaf5e95..5197ef76 100644
--- a/rmw_connextddsmicro/src/rmw_api_impl_rtime.cpp
+++ b/rmw_connextddsmicro/src/rmw_api_impl_rtime.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ rmw_event_set_callback(
   return rmw_api_connextdds_event_set_callback(event, callback, user_data);
 }
 
+bool
+rmw_event_type_is_supported(rmw_event_type_t rmw_event_type)
+{
+  return rmw_api_connextdds_event_type_is_supported(rmw_event_type);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Info API
  *****************************************************************************/