diff --git a/C/c_interface.c b/C/c_interface.c
index e6283efce..b209c4c77 100644
--- a/C/c_interface.c
+++ b/C/c_interface.c
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ X_API Term     STD_PROTO(YAP_NewOpaqueObject,(int, size_t));
 X_API void    *STD_PROTO(YAP_OpaqueObjectFromTerm,(Term));
 X_API int      STD_PROTO(YAP_Argv,(char *** argvp));
 X_API YAP_tag_t    STD_PROTO(YAP_TagOfTerm,(Term));
+X_API int     STD_PROTO(YAP_ExportTerm,(Term, char *, size_t));
+X_API Term     STD_PROTO(YAP_ImportTerm,(char *));
 
 static int
 dogc( USES_REGS1 )
@@ -3987,3 +3989,13 @@ YAP_IsNumberedVariable(Term t) {
     IsIntegerTerm(ArgOfTerm(1,t));
 }
 
+X_API int
+YAP_ExportTerm(Term inp, char * buf, size_t len) {
+  return Yap_ExportTerm(inp, buf, len);
+}
+
+X_API Term
+YAP_ImportTerm(char * buf) {
+  return Yap_ImportTerm(buf);
+}
+
diff --git a/include/YapInterface.h b/include/YapInterface.h
index 569f87550..4e8261d04 100644
--- a/include/YapInterface.h
+++ b/include/YapInterface.h
@@ -589,6 +589,10 @@ extern X_API int *PROTO(YAP_Argv,(char ***));
 
 extern X_API YAP_tag_t PROTO(YAP_TagOfTerm,(YAP_Term));
 
+extern X_API int     PROTO(YAP_ExportTerm,(YAP_Term, char *, size_t));
+
+extern X_API YAP_Term     PROTO(YAP_ImportTerm,(char *));
+
 #define YAP_InitCPred(N,A,F)  YAP_UserCPredicate(N,F,A)
 
 __END_DECLS