diff --git a/include/llmr/platform/platform.hpp b/include/llmr/platform/platform.hpp
index 41144fa63..68cbb33ef 100644
--- a/include/llmr/platform/platform.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/platform/platform.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace llmr {
 
 class Tile;
 
+typedef std::shared_ptr<Tile> tile_ptr;
+
 namespace platform {
 
 // Restarts painting. This could for example trigger the event loop of the controlling application.
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@ struct Response {
 // Makes an HTTP request of a URL on a background thread, calls a function with the results on the same thread, and finally calls a callback function on the main thread.
 void request_http(std::string url, std::function<void(Response&)> background_function, std::function<void()> foreground_callback);
 
+// Makes a tile-specific HTTP request of a URL on a background thread, calls a function with the results on the same thread, and finally calls a callback function on the main thread. Access to the tile object is provided via a shared pointer.
+void request_http_tile(std::string tile_template_url, tile_ptr tile_object, std::function<void(Response&)> background_function, std::function<void()> foreground_callback);
+
 // Returns a relative timestamp in seconds. This value must be monotonic.
 double time();