diff --git a/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h b/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h
index f5172d863..f194cb7ad 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Trade/AbstractImporter.h
@@ -471,6 +471,17 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT AbstractImporter: public PluginManager::AbstractManagingPlug
 
         /*@}*/
 
+    protected:
+        /**
+         * @brief Implementation for @ref openFile()
+         *
+         * If @ref Feature::OpenData is supported, default implementation opens
+         * the file and calls @ref doOpenData() with its contents. It is
+         * allowed to call this function from your @ref doOpenFile()
+         * implementation.
+         */
+        virtual void doOpenFile(const std::string& filename);
+
     #ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
     private:
     #else
@@ -485,14 +496,6 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT AbstractImporter: public PluginManager::AbstractManagingPlug
         /** @brief Implementation for @ref openData() */
         virtual void doOpenData(Containers::ArrayReference<const char> data);
 
-        /**
-         * @brief Implementation for @ref openFile()
-         *
-         * If @ref Feature::OpenData is supported, default implementation opens
-         * the file and calls @ref doOpenData() with its contents.
-         */
-        virtual void doOpenFile(const std::string& filename);
-
         /** @brief Implementation for @ref close() */
         virtual void doClose() = 0;