diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index 45dc11c..c58dd6f 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ PKGCONF_API void pkgconf_tuple_define_global(pkgconf_client_t *client, const cha
 
 /* queue.c */
 PKGCONF_API void pkgconf_queue_push(pkgconf_list_t *list, const char *package);
+PKGCONF_API void pkgconf_queue_push_dependency(pkgconf_list_t *list, const pkgconf_dependency_t *dep);
 PKGCONF_API bool pkgconf_queue_compile(pkgconf_client_t *client, pkgconf_pkg_t *world, pkgconf_list_t *list);
 PKGCONF_API bool pkgconf_queue_solve(pkgconf_client_t *client, pkgconf_list_t *list, pkgconf_pkg_t *world, int maxdepth);
 PKGCONF_API void pkgconf_queue_free(pkgconf_list_t *list);
diff --git a/libpkgconf/queue.c b/libpkgconf/queue.c
index 09c02e3..2615761 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/queue.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/queue.c
@@ -29,6 +29,32 @@
  * Using the `queue` module functions is the recommended way of working with dependency graphs.
  */
 
+/*
+ * !doc
+ *
+ * .. c:function:: void pkgconf_queue_push_dependency(pkgconf_list_t *list, const pkgconf_dependency_t *dep)
+ *
+ *    Pushes a requested dependency onto the dependency resolver's queue which is described by
+ *    a pkgconf_dependency_t node.
+ *
+ *    :param pkgconf_list_t* list: the dependency resolution queue to add the package request to.
+ *    :param pkgconf_dependency_t* dep: the dependency requested
+ *    :return: nothing
+ */
+void
+pkgconf_queue_push_dependency(pkgconf_list_t *list, const pkgconf_dependency_t *dep)
+{
+	pkgconf_buffer_t depbuf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+	pkgconf_queue_t *pkgq = calloc(1, sizeof(pkgconf_queue_t));
+
+	pkgconf_buffer_append(&depbuf, dep->package);
+	if (dep->version != NULL)
+		pkgconf_buffer_append_fmt(&depbuf, " %s %s", pkgconf_pkg_get_comparator(dep), dep->version);
+
+	pkgq->package = pkgconf_buffer_freeze(&depbuf);
+	pkgconf_node_insert_tail(&pkgq->iter, pkgq, list);
+}
+
 /*
  * !doc
  *