diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 07f4efb3..86fdba01 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.13.1 (unreleased)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
+ * Interface changes relative to the 1.13.0 release:
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ cpp: setGlobalFlag                         NEW.
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.13.0 (2019-03-26)
 -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
index 444809af..c0a1dc21 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
@@ -1791,3 +1791,8 @@ bool GpgME::hasFeature(unsigned long features, unsigned long features2)
            && features2 == (features2 & supported_features2)
            ;
 }
+
+int GpgME::setGlobalFlag(const char *name, const char *value)
+{
+    return gpgme_set_global_flag(name, value);
+}
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/global.h b/lang/cpp/src/global.h
index 9760e215..d5c2e135 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/global.h
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/global.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ GPGMEPP_EXPORT const char *dirInfo(const char *what);
 GPGMEPP_EXPORT Error checkEngine(Protocol proto);
 GPGMEPP_EXPORT Error checkEngine(Engine engine);
 
+/* Wrapper for gpgme_set_global_flag */
+GPGMEPP_EXPORT int setGlobalFlag(const char *name, const char *value);
+
 GPGMEPP_EXPORT GIOChannel *getGIOChannel(int fd);
 GPGMEPP_EXPORT QIODevice   *getQIODevice(int fd);