diff --git a/rust/src/applayer.rs b/rust/src/applayer.rs
index 23d2bac27a..e8cad8ac9d 100644
--- a/rust/src/applayer.rs
+++ b/rust/src/applayer.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ use std::os::raw::{c_void,c_char,c_int};
 use crate::core::SC;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
+// Make the AppLayerEvent derive macro available to users importing
+// AppLayerEvent from this module.
+pub use suricata_derive::AppLayerEvent;
+
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct StreamSlice {
     input: *const u8,