diff --git a/src/thread.rs b/src/thread.rs
index 20848a6..b524582 100644
--- a/src/thread.rs
+++ b/src/thread.rs
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ pub struct AsyncThread<R> {
 }
 
 impl Thread {
+    /// Returns reference to the Lua state that this thread is associated with.
+    #[doc(hidden)]
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn state(&self) -> *mut ffi::lua_State {
+    pub fn state(&self) -> *mut ffi::lua_State {
         self.1
     }