diff --git a/src/core/interface.c b/src/core/interface.c
index 8498425cd..0f4cd55f8 100644
--- a/src/core/interface.c
+++ b/src/core/interface.c
@@ -42,3 +42,18 @@ void plug ( struct interface *intf, struct interface *dest ) {
 	ref_get ( dest->refcnt );
 	intf->dest = dest;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Plug two interfaces together
+ *
+ * @v a			Interface A
+ * @v b			Interface B
+ *
+ * Plugs interface A into interface B, and interface B into interface
+ * A.  (The basic plug() function is unidirectional; this function is
+ * merely a shorthand for two calls to plug(), hence the name.)
+ */
+void plug_plug ( struct interface *a, struct interface *b ) {
+	plug ( a, b );
+	plug ( b, a );
+}
diff --git a/src/include/gpxe/interface.h b/src/include/gpxe/interface.h
index 6ec9b1463..59bb42692 100644
--- a/src/include/gpxe/interface.h
+++ b/src/include/gpxe/interface.h
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ struct interface {
 };
 
 extern void plug ( struct interface *intf, struct interface *dest );
+extern void plug_plug ( struct interface *a, struct interface *b );
 
 #endif /* _GPXE_INTERFACE_H */