diff --git a/python/core/symbology-ng-core.sip b/python/core/symbology-ng-core.sip
index 2eab570e7335..f42264308da5 100644
--- a/python/core/symbology-ng-core.sip
+++ b/python/core/symbology-ng-core.sip
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual QgsFeatureRendererV2* clone() /Factory/;
 
+  virtual QgsSymbolV2List symbols();
+
   //! create a renderer from XML element
   static QgsFeatureRendererV2* load(QDomElement& symbologyElem) /Factory/;
 
@@ -211,6 +213,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual QgsFeatureRendererV2* clone() /Factory/;
 
+  virtual QgsSymbolV2List symbols();
+
   const QgsCategoryList& categories();
 
   //! return index of category with specified value (-1 if not found)
@@ -296,6 +300,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual QgsFeatureRendererV2* clone() /Factory/;
 
+  virtual QgsSymbolV2List symbols();
+
   QString classAttribute() const;
   void setClassAttribute(QString attr);