diff --git a/src/engine/arcan_frameserver.h b/src/engine/arcan_frameserver.h
index e68d4cbc7..c7362250b 100644
--- a/src/engine/arcan_frameserver.h
+++ b/src/engine/arcan_frameserver.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ struct arcan_frameserver {
 		bool external : 1;
 		bool networked : 1;
 		bool sandboxed : 1;
+		bool wrapped : 1;
 
 /* tristate: 0 (default) empty, 1 (preroll-ok), 2 (preroll-lock) */
 		int activated;
diff --git a/src/engine/arcan_monitor.c b/src/engine/arcan_monitor.c
index 1f46fa656..65248ecce 100644
--- a/src/engine/arcan_monitor.c
+++ b/src/engine/arcan_monitor.c
@@ -259,3 +259,8 @@ void arcan_monitor_tick()
 	m_ctr = m_srate;
 	arcan_lua_statesnap(m_out, buf, true);
 }
+
+arcan_vobj_id arcan_monitor_fsrvvid(intptr_t ref)
+{
+	return ARCAN_EID;
+}
diff --git a/src/engine/arcan_monitor.h b/src/engine/arcan_monitor.h
index 97b3d3574..3ac6a66bd 100644
--- a/src/engine/arcan_monitor.h
+++ b/src/engine/arcan_monitor.h
@@ -48,4 +48,10 @@ void arcan_monitor_tick();
  */
 void arcan_monitor_finish(bool ok);
 
+/*
+ * get a vobj id bound to ref handler for mapping the monitor connection
+ * to the net api
+ */
+arcan_vobj_id arcan_monitor_fsrvvid(intptr_t ref);
+
 #endif