diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 49e51b3f..ce42b3cd 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ evhttp_request_set_chunked_cb(struct evhttp_request *req,
  */
 
 const char *
-evhttp_request_uri(struct evhttp_request *req) {
+evhttp_request_get_uri(struct evhttp_request *req) {
 	if (req->uri == NULL)
 		event_debug(("%s: request %p has no uri\n", __func__, req));
 	return (req->uri);
diff --git a/include/event2/http.h b/include/event2/http.h
index e2852d6e..60831f07 100644
--- a/include/event2/http.h
+++ b/include/event2/http.h
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ int evhttp_make_request(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
     struct evhttp_request *req,
     enum evhttp_cmd_type type, const char *uri);
 
-const char *evhttp_request_uri(struct evhttp_request *req);
+/** Returns the request URI */
+const char *evhttp_request_get_uri(struct evhttp_request *req);
 
 /* Interfaces for dealing with HTTP headers */
 
diff --git a/include/event2/http_compat.h b/include/event2/http_compat.h
index 9c792eb7..266e3839 100644
--- a/include/event2/http_compat.h
+++ b/include/event2/http_compat.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ void evhttp_connection_set_base(struct evhttp_connection *evcon,
     struct event_base *base);
 
 
+/** Returns the request URI */
+#define evhttp_request_uri evhttp_request_get_uri
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif