diff --git a/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.cpp b/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.cpp
index 19924171de..32f188982f 100644
--- a/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.cpp
@@ -994,6 +994,13 @@ FbcReactionPlugin::accept(SBMLVisitor& v) const
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
 
+LIBSBML_EXTERN
+GeneProductAssociation_t *
+FbcReactionPlugin_createGeneProductAssociation(FbcSBasePlugin_t * fbc)
+{
+  return  (fbc != NULL) ? static_cast<FbcReactionPlugin*>(fbc)->createGeneProductAssociation() : NULL;
+}
+
 LIBSBML_EXTERN
 char *
 FbcReactionPlugin_getUpperFluxBound(FbcSBasePlugin_t * fbc)
diff --git a/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.h b/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.h
index 4a15cc82bf..bdc45c72fe 100644
--- a/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.h
+++ b/src/sbml/packages/fbc/extension/FbcReactionPlugin.h
@@ -722,6 +722,20 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
 
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new GeneProductAssociation_t object and adds it to the FbcReactionPlugin_t object.
+ *
+ * @param fbc the FbcReactionPlugin_t that should have the GeneProductAssociation_t added
+ *
+ * @copydetails doc_note_geneproduct_v2_only
+ *
+ * @return pointer to the newly created GeneProductAssociation_t object.
+ */
+LIBSBML_EXTERN
+GeneProductAssociation_t*
+FbcReactionPlugin_createGeneProductAssociation(FbcSBasePlugin_t * fbc);
+
+
 /**
  * Takes a FbcReactionPlugin_t structure and returns its "upperFluxBound" attribute.
  *