diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 6c92364a0e..69e84c1809 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     /* new stuff at the end, sort into place next time
        the API gets incompatible */
 
+    strchr,
 };
 
 int plugin_load(const char* plugin, void* parameter)
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index bd9cd5a332..cb9bdb7f9d 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 29
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 30
 
 /* update this to latest version if a change to the api struct breaks
    backwards compatibility (and please take the opportunity to sort in any 
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ struct plugin_api {
     /* new stuff at the end, sort into place next time
        the API gets incompatible */
     
+    char (*strchr)(const char *s, int c);
 };
 
 /* defined by the plugin loader (plugin.c) */