diff --git a/lib/resource.c b/lib/resource.c
index a51e3caf..2a1ad62b 100644
--- a/lib/resource.c
+++ b/lib/resource.c
@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@ pool_lookup(resource *P, unsigned long a)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rmove - move a resource
+ * @res: resource
+ * @p: pool to move the resource to
+ *
+ * rmove() moves a resource from one pool to another.
+ */
+
+void rmove(void *res, pool *p)
+{
+  resource *r = res;
+
+  if (r)
+    {
+      if (r->n.next)
+        rem_node(&r->n);
+      add_tail(&p->inside, &r->n);
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * rfree - free a resource
  * @res: resource
diff --git a/lib/resource.h b/lib/resource.h
index ab530480..42ed26ed 100644
--- a/lib/resource.h
+++ b/lib/resource.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pool *rp_new(pool *, char *);		/* Create new pool */
 void rfree(void *);			/* Free single resource */
 void rdump(void *);			/* Dump to debug output */
 void rlookup(unsigned long);		/* Look up address (only for debugging) */
+void rmove(void *, pool *);		/* Move to a different pool */
 
 void *ralloc(pool *, struct resclass *);