diff --git a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc
index 52bf7ec315..5e96a47d57 100644
--- a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.cc
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ Scheduler::trace(bool delta)
 }
 
 Scheduler scheduler;
+Process *getCurrentProcess() { return scheduler.current(); }
 
 namespace {
 
diff --git a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh
index 14dee2e6f4..2ae03ea1bf 100644
--- a/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh
+++ b/src/systemc/core/scheduler.hh
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ class Scheduler
 
 extern Scheduler scheduler;
 
+// A proxy function to avoid having to expose the scheduler in header files.
+Process *getCurrentProcess();
+
 inline void
 Scheduler::TimeSlot::process()
 {