diff --git a/src/matrix-c-types.c b/src/matrix-c-types.c
index 8515961..83ecebd 100644
--- a/src/matrix-c-types.c
+++ b/src/matrix-c-types.c
@@ -98,3 +98,11 @@ G_DEFINE_QUARK(matrix-error-quark, matrix_error);
  *
  * User account types.
  */
+
+/**
+ * MatrixEventDirection:
+ * @MATRIX_EVENT_DIRECTION_FORWARD: list events after the specified one
+ * @MATRIX_EVENT_DIRECTION_BACKWARD: list events before the specified one
+ *
+ * Direction of events when requesting an event context.
+ */
diff --git a/src/matrix-c-types.h b/src/matrix-c-types.h
index 9f12328..1d07209 100644
--- a/src/matrix-c-types.h
+++ b/src/matrix-c-types.h
@@ -80,4 +80,9 @@ typedef enum {
     MATRIX_ACCOUNT_KIND_GUEST
 } MatrixAccountKind;
 
+typedef enum {
+    MATRIX_EVENT_DIRECTION_FORWARD,
+    MATRIX_EVENT_DIRECTION_BACKWARD
+} MatrixEventDirection;
+
 #endif  /* __MATRIX_TYPE_H__ */
diff --git a/src/matrix-types.vala b/src/matrix-types.vala
index 0b6b6e0..24428f3 100644
--- a/src/matrix-types.vala
+++ b/src/matrix-types.vala
@@ -17,21 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 namespace Matrix {
-    /**
-     * Direction of events when requesting an event context.
-     */
-    public enum EventDirection {
-        /**
-         * list events after the specified one
-         */
-        FORWARD,
-
-        /**
-         * list events before the specified one
-         */
-        BACKWARD;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Event format received when synchronizing.
      */
diff --git a/vapi/c-api.vapi b/vapi/c-api.vapi
index 6b1f903..59b1bcd 100644
--- a/vapi/c-api.vapi
+++ b/vapi/c-api.vapi
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ namespace Matrix {
         GUEST;
     }
 
+    [CCode (cheader_filename = "matrix-enumtypes.h", cprefix = "MATRIX_EVENT_DIRECTION_")]
+    public enum EventDirection {
+        FORWARD,
+        BACKWARD;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The major version number of the Matrix.org GLib SDK.
      */