diff --git a/aqhome/msgendpoint.c b/aqhome/msgendpoint.c
index 9b6bfe7..ce20629 100644
--- a/aqhome/msgendpoint.c
+++ b/aqhome/msgendpoint.c
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ int AQH_MsgEndpoint_GetFd(const AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep)
 
 
 
+void AQH_MsgEndpoint_SetFd(AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep, int fd)
+{
+  ep->fd=fd;
+}
+
+
 uint32_t AQH_MsgEndpoint_GetGroupId(const AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep)
 {
   return ep->groupId;
diff --git a/aqhome/msgendpoint.h b/aqhome/msgendpoint.h
index 25fb7d2..63f0724 100644
--- a/aqhome/msgendpoint.h
+++ b/aqhome/msgendpoint.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ AQHOME_API AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *AQH_MsgEndpoint_new(int fd, int groupId);
 AQHOME_API void AQH_MsgEndpoint_free(AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep);
 
 AQHOME_API int AQH_MsgEndpoint_GetFd(const AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep);
+AQHOME_API void AQH_MsgEndpoint_SetFd(AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep, int fd);
 
 AQHOME_API uint32_t AQH_MsgEndpoint_GetGroupId(const AQH_MSG_ENDPOINT *ep);