diff --git a/src/ext/csiphash.c b/src/ext/csiphash.c
index 2f37a5f224..9a8833d104 100644
--- a/src/ext/csiphash.c
+++ b/src/ext/csiphash.c
@@ -132,3 +132,17 @@ uint64_t siphash24(const void *src, unsigned long src_sz, const struct sipkey *k
 	return (v0 ^ v1) ^ (v2 ^ v3);
 }
 
+
+static int the_siphash_key_is_set = 0;
+static struct sipkey the_siphash_key;
+
+uint64_t siphash24g(const void *src, unsigned long src_sz) {
+	return siphash24(src, src_sz, &the_siphash_key);
+}
+
+void siphash_set_global_key(const struct sipkey *key)
+{
+	the_siphash_key.k0 = key->k0;
+	the_siphash_key.k1 = key->k1;
+	the_siphash_key_is_set = 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/ext/siphash.h b/src/ext/siphash.h
index ff372bc5d4..964fe7df99 100644
--- a/src/ext/siphash.h
+++ b/src/ext/siphash.h
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ struct sipkey {
 };
 uint64_t siphash24(const void *src, unsigned long src_sz, const struct sipkey *key);
 
+void siphash_set_global_key(const struct sipkey *key);
+uint64_t siphash24g(const void *src, unsigned long src_sz);
+
 #endif