diff --git a/fontconfig/fontconfig.h b/fontconfig/fontconfig.h
index f085aa0..f4635aa 100644
--- a/fontconfig/fontconfig.h
+++ b/fontconfig/fontconfig.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ typedef int		FcBool;
 #define FC_DECORATIVE	    "decorative"	/* Bool - true if style is a decorative variant */
 #define FC_LCD_FILTER	    "lcdfilter"		/* Int */
 #define FC_FONT_FEATURES    "fontfeatures"	/* String */
+#define FC_FONT_VARIATIONS  "fontvariations"	/* String */
 #define FC_NAMELANG	    "namelang"		/* String RFC 3866 langs */
 #define FC_PRGNAME	    "prgname"		/* String */
 #define FC_HASH		    "hash"		/* String (deprecated) */
diff --git a/src/fcobjs.h b/src/fcobjs.h
index 5d3d981..c436a5d 100644
--- a/src/fcobjs.h
+++ b/src/fcobjs.h
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ FC_OBJECT (HASH,		FcTypeString,	NULL)	/* deprecated */
 FC_OBJECT (POSTSCRIPT_NAME,	FcTypeString,	FcComparePostScript)
 FC_OBJECT (COLOR,		FcTypeBool,	FcCompareBool)
 FC_OBJECT (SYMBOL,		FcTypeBool,	FcCompareBool)
+FC_OBJECT (FONT_VARIATIONS,	FcTypeString,	NULL)
 /* ^-------------- Add new objects here. */