diff --git a/include/mruby.h b/include/mruby.h
index 30c2dbbb1..4f404fb8e 100644
--- a/include/mruby.h
+++ b/include/mruby.h
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ mrb_value mrb_attr_get(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj, mrb_sym id);
 mrb_bool mrb_respond_to(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj, mrb_sym mid);
 mrb_bool mrb_obj_is_instance_of(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj, struct RClass* c);
 
+/* fiber functions (you need to link mruby-fiber mrbgem to use) */
+mrb_value mrb_fiber_yield(mrb_state *mrb, int argc, mrb_value *argv);
+
 /* memory pool implementation */
 typedef struct mrb_pool mrb_pool;
 struct mrb_pool* mrb_pool_open(mrb_state*);
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-fiber/src/fiber.c b/mrbgems/mruby-fiber/src/fiber.c
index 6ee22eded..0dbdad871 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-fiber/src/fiber.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-fiber/src/fiber.c
@@ -205,6 +205,28 @@ fiber_alive_p(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
   return mrb_bool_value(c->status != MRB_FIBER_TERMINATED);
 }
 
+mrb_value
+mrb_fiber_yield(mrb_state *mrb, int len, mrb_value *a)
+{
+  struct mrb_context *c = mrb->c;
+  mrb_callinfo *ci;
+
+  for (ci = c->ci; ci >= c->cibase; ci--) {
+    if (ci->acc < 0) {
+      mrb_raise(mrb, E_ARGUMENT_ERROR, "can't cross C function boundary");
+    }
+  }
+  if (!c->prev) {
+    mrb_raise(mrb, E_ARGUMENT_ERROR, "can't yield from root fiber");
+  }
+
+  c->prev->status = MRB_FIBER_RUNNING;
+  mrb->c = c->prev;
+  c->prev = NULL;
+  MARK_CONTEXT_MODIFY(mrb->c);
+  return fiber_result(mrb, a, len);
+}
+
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *     Fiber.yield(args, ...) -> obj
@@ -218,25 +240,11 @@ fiber_alive_p(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 static mrb_value
 fiber_yield(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
-  struct mrb_context *c = mrb->c;
-  mrb_callinfo *ci;
   mrb_value *a;
   int len;
 
-  for (ci = c->ci; ci >= c->cibase; ci--) {
-    if (ci->acc < 0) {
-      mrb_raise(mrb, E_ARGUMENT_ERROR, "can't cross C function boundary");
-    }
-  }
-  if (!c->prev) {
-    mrb_raise(mrb, E_ARGUMENT_ERROR, "can't yield from root fiber");
-  }
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "*", &a, &len);
-  c->prev->status = MRB_FIBER_RUNNING;
-  mrb->c = c->prev;
-  c->prev = NULL;
-  MARK_CONTEXT_MODIFY(mrb->c);
-  return fiber_result(mrb, a, len);
+  return mrb_fiber_yield(mrb, len, a);
 }
 
 /*