diff --git a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
index 6a498e940..63594cfcd 100644
--- a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ hb_ot_var_has_data
 hb_ot_var_find_axis
 hb_ot_var_get_axis_count
 hb_ot_var_get_axes
+hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t
+hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags
 hb_ot_var_normalize_variations
 hb_ot_var_normalize_coords
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/src/hb-buffer.h b/src/hb-buffer.h
index 99e01716f..f989d25d6 100644
--- a/src/hb-buffer.h
+++ b/src/hb-buffer.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ typedef struct hb_glyph_info_t
  * 				   the reshaping to a small piece around the
  * 				   breaking point only.
  * @HB_GLYPH_FLAG_DEFINED: All the currently defined flags.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.5.0
  */
 typedef enum { /*< flags >*/
   HB_GLYPH_FLAG_UNSAFE_TO_BREAK		= 0x00000001,
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh
index 659eb1b6d..3c8a3da4a 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var-fvar-table.hh
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ struct fvar
     return true;
   }
 
+  inline hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t get_axis_flags (unsigned int index) const
+  {
+    if (unlikely (index >= axisCount))
+      return (hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t) 0;
+
+    const AxisRecord &axis = get_axes ()[index];
+    return (hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t) (unsigned int) axis.flags;
+  }
+
   inline unsigned int get_axis_infos (unsigned int      start_offset,
 				      unsigned int     *axes_count /* IN/OUT */,
 				      hb_ot_var_axis_t *axes_array /* OUT */) const
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var.cc b/src/hb-ot-var.cc
index c97e9c494..14c73cfd8 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var.cc
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ hb_ot_var_find_axis (hb_face_t        *face,
   return face->table.fvar->find_axis (axis_tag, axis_index, axis_info);
 }
 
+/**
+ * hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags:
+ *
+ * Since: REPLACEME
+ **/
+hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t
+hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags (hb_face_t    *face,
+			  unsigned int  axis_index)
+{
+  return face->table.fvar->get_axis_flags (axis_index);
+}
+
 
 /**
  * hb_ot_var_normalize_variations:
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var.h b/src/hb-ot-var.h
index 0c0f61dd3..d535a078b 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var.h
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var.h
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ hb_ot_var_find_axis (hb_face_t        *face,
 		     unsigned int     *axis_index,
 		     hb_ot_var_axis_t *axis_info);
 
+/**
+ * hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t:
+ * @HB_OT_VAR_AXIS_FLAG_HIDDEN: The axis should not be exposed directly in user interfaces.
+ *
+ * Since: REPLACEME
+ */
+typedef enum { /*< flags >*/
+  HB_OT_VAR_AXIS_FLAG_HIDDEN	= 0x0001u,
+} hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t;
+
+HB_EXTERN hb_ot_var_axis_flags_t
+hb_ot_var_axis_get_flags (hb_face_t    *face,
+			  unsigned int  axis_index);
 
 HB_EXTERN void
 hb_ot_var_normalize_variations (hb_face_t            *face,