diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index d869ebe..a823b5e 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -8262,6 +8262,20 @@ void bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
 	prog->expected_attach_type = type;
 }
 
+__u32 bpf_program__flags(const struct bpf_program *prog)
+{
+	return prog->prog_flags;
+}
+
+int bpf_program__set_extra_flags(struct bpf_program *prog, __u32 extra_flags)
+{
+	if (prog->obj->loaded)
+		return libbpf_err(-EBUSY);
+
+	prog->prog_flags |= extra_flags;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define SEC_DEF(sec_pfx, ptype, atype, flags, ...) {			    \
 	.sec = sec_pfx,							    \
 	.prog_type = BPF_PROG_TYPE_##ptype,				    \
diff --git a/src/libbpf.h b/src/libbpf.h
index 0390587..f69512a 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.h
+++ b/src/libbpf.h
@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ LIBBPF_API void
 bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
 				      enum bpf_attach_type type);
 
+LIBBPF_API __u32 bpf_program__flags(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_extra_flags(struct bpf_program *prog, __u32 extra_flags);
+
 LIBBPF_API int
 bpf_program__set_attach_target(struct bpf_program *prog, int attach_prog_fd,
 			       const char *attach_func_name);
diff --git a/src/libbpf.map b/src/libbpf.map
index b895861..256d5d4 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.map
+++ b/src/libbpf.map
@@ -397,8 +397,10 @@ LIBBPF_0.6.0 {
 		bpf_object__prev_program;
 		bpf_prog_load_deprecated;
 		bpf_prog_load;
+		bpf_program__flags;
 		bpf_program__insn_cnt;
 		bpf_program__insns;
+		bpf_program__set_extra_flags;
 		btf__add_btf;
 		btf__add_decl_tag;
 		btf__raw_data;