diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f71ea1c3..d1c29bee 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
     buffer.h \
     module.h \
     reportxml.h \
+    reportxml_helper.h \
     listensocket.h \
     fastevent.h \
     event.h \
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ icecast_SOURCES = \
     buffer.c \
     module.c \
     reportxml.c \
+    reportxml_helper.c \
     listensocket.c \
     fastevent.c \
     format.c \
diff --git a/src/reportxml_helper.c b/src/reportxml_helper.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40658c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reportxml_helper.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
+ * A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2018-2020, Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+/**
+ * This file contains helper functions for report XML document parsing, manipulation, and rendering.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "reportxml_helper.h"
+
+#include "logging.h"
+#define CATMODULE "reportxml-helper"
+
diff --git a/src/reportxml_helper.h b/src/reportxml_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd1c43cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/reportxml_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* Icecast
+ *
+ * This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
+ * A copy of this license is included with this source.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2020,      Philipp "ph3-der-loewe" Schafft <lion@lion.leolix.org>,
+ */
+
+/* This file contains helper functions for report XML document parsing, manipulation, and rendering. */
+
+#ifndef __REPORTXML_HELPER_H__
+#define __REPORTXML_HELPER_H__
+
+#include "reportxml.h"
+
+#endif