diff --git a/dix/dispatch.c b/dix/dispatch.c
index da2d01f0c..d54873fb1 100644
--- a/dix/dispatch.c
+++ b/dix/dispatch.c
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ ProcClearToBackground(ClientPtr client)
 /* send GraphicsExpose events, or a NoExpose event, based on the region */
 void
 SendGraphicsExpose(ClientPtr client, RegionPtr pRgn, XID drawable,
-                     int major, int minor)
+                     CARD8 major, CARD16 minor)
 {
     if (pRgn && !RegionNil(pRgn)) {
         xEvent *pEvent;
diff --git a/dix/dix_priv.h b/dix/dix_priv.h
index d77cd267e..a4e324059 100644
--- a/dix/dix_priv.h
+++ b/dix/dix_priv.h
@@ -390,4 +390,20 @@ void SendErrorToClient(ClientPtr pClient,
                        BYTE errorCode)
     _X_ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL_ARG(1);
 
+/*
+ * @brief send GraphicsExposure events for given region to client
+
+ * Sends a series of GraphicsExposure events spanning the given region to the
+ * client. If region is empty or NULL, sending NoExpose event instead.
+ *
+ + @param pClient     the client to send events to
+ * @param pRegion     the region the events are based on
+ * @param drawable    ID of the drawable the events are related to
+ * @param majorOpcode major opcode of request which caused the expose event
+ * @param minorOpcode minor opcode of request which caused the expose event
+ */
+void SendGraphicsExpose(ClientPtr pClient, RegionPtr pRegion, XID drawable,
+                        BYTE majorOpcode, CARD16 minorOpcode)
+    _X_ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL_ARG(1);
+
 #endif /* _XSERVER_DIX_PRIV_H */
diff --git a/include/dix.h b/include/dix.h
index 51b126094..08f4d77a2 100644
--- a/include/dix.h
+++ b/include/dix.h
@@ -210,12 +210,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT Bool QueueWorkProc(Bool (*function)(ClientPtr clientUnused,
                                     ClientPtr client,
                                     void *closure);
 
-extern _X_EXPORT void SendGraphicsExpose(ClientPtr /*client */ ,
-                                         RegionPtr /*pRgn */ ,
-                                         XID /*drawable */ ,
-                                         int /*major */ ,
-                                         int  /*minor */);
-
 /* atom.c */
 
 extern _X_EXPORT Atom MakeAtom(const char * /*string */ ,