diff --git a/coreapi/factory.c b/coreapi/factory.c
index 5138534a4..a9434159b 100644
--- a/coreapi/factory.c
+++ b/coreapi/factory.c
@@ -439,3 +439,7 @@ void linphone_factory_set_log_collection_path(LinphoneFactory *factory, const ch
 void linphone_factory_enable_log_collection(LinphoneFactory *factory, LinphoneLogCollectionState state) {
 	linphone_core_enable_log_collection(state);
 }
+
+LinphoneTunnelConfig *linphone_factory_create_tunnel_config(LinphoneFactory *factory) {
+	return linphone_tunnel_config_new();
+}
diff --git a/include/linphone/factory.h b/include/linphone/factory.h
index 2389b9793..6a1fbbbf0 100644
--- a/include/linphone/factory.h
+++ b/include/linphone/factory.h
@@ -466,6 +466,13 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_factory_set_log_collection_path(LinphoneFactory *f
  */
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_factory_enable_log_collection(LinphoneFactory *factory, LinphoneLogCollectionState state);
 
+/**
+ * Creates an object #LinphoneTunnelConfig
+ * @param[in] factory the #LinphoneFactory
+ * @return a #LinphoneTunnelConfig
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC LinphoneTunnelConfig *linphone_factory_create_tunnel_config(LinphoneFactory *factory);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */