diff --git a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
index 47f6f806a..cfacdf1ec 100644
--- a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ hb_coretext_font_set_funcs
 <SECTION>
 <FILE>hb-directwrite</FILE>
 hb_directwrite_face_create
+hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face
 hb_directwrite_face_get_font_face
 hb_directwrite_font_create
 hb_directwrite_font_get_dw_font
diff --git a/src/hb-directwrite.cc b/src/hb-directwrite.cc
index bc9745025..dd03454b6 100644
--- a/src/hb-directwrite.cc
+++ b/src/hb-directwrite.cc
@@ -867,6 +867,24 @@ hb_directwrite_face_create (IDWriteFontFace *dw_face)
 				    _hb_directwrite_face_release);
 }
 
+/**
+* hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face:
+* @face: a #hb_face_t object
+*
+* Gets the DirectWrite IDWriteFontFace associated with @face.
+*
+* Return value: DirectWrite IDWriteFontFace object corresponding to the given input
+*
+* XSince: REPLACEME
+**/
+IDWriteFontFace *
+hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face (hb_face_t *face)
+{
+  return face->data.directwrite->fontFace;
+}
+
+#ifndef HB_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
 /**
 * hb_directwrite_face_get_font_face:
 * @face: a #hb_face_t object
@@ -876,13 +894,16 @@ hb_directwrite_face_create (IDWriteFontFace *dw_face)
 * Return value: DirectWrite IDWriteFontFace object corresponding to the given input
 *
 * Since: 2.5.0
+* XDeprecated: REPLACEME: Use hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face() instead
 **/
 IDWriteFontFace *
 hb_directwrite_face_get_font_face (hb_face_t *face)
 {
-  return face->data.directwrite->fontFace;
+  return hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face (face);
 }
 
+#endif
+
 /**
  * hb_directwrite_font_create:
  * @dw_font: a DirectWrite IDWriteFont object.
diff --git a/src/hb-directwrite.h b/src/hb-directwrite.h
index 9430259e8..121569c15 100644
--- a/src/hb-directwrite.h
+++ b/src/hb-directwrite.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ HB_EXTERN hb_face_t *
 hb_directwrite_face_create (IDWriteFontFace *dw_face);
 
 HB_EXTERN IDWriteFontFace *
-hb_directwrite_face_get_font_face (hb_face_t *face);
+hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face (hb_face_t *face);
 
 HB_EXTERN hb_font_t *
 hb_directwrite_font_create (IDWriteFont *dw_font);
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ hb_directwrite_font_create (IDWriteFont *dw_font);
 HB_EXTERN IDWriteFont *
 hb_directwrite_font_get_dw_font (hb_font_t *font);
 
+#ifndef HB_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
+HB_DEPRECATED_FOR (hb_directwrite_face_get_dw_font_face)
+HB_EXTERN IDWriteFontFace *
+hb_directwrite_face_get_font_face (hb_face_t *face);
+
+#endif
+
 HB_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* HB_DIRECTWRITE_H */