diff --git a/lib/fidl/view_host.cc b/lib/fidl/view_host.cc
index 5ff24d5..351ca08 100644
--- a/lib/fidl/view_host.cc
+++ b/lib/fidl/view_host.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 ViewHost::~ViewHost() = default;
 
-void ViewHost::ConnectView(
-    fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::viewsv1token::ViewOwner> view_owner) {
+void ViewHost::ConnectView(zx::eventpair view_holder_token) {
   const uint32_t child_key = next_child_key_++;
 
   auto view_data = std::make_unique<ViewData>(session());
@@ -34,12 +33,16 @@
   container_node_.AddChild(view_data->host_node);
   views_.emplace(child_key, std::move(view_data));
 
-  GetViewContainer()->AddChild2(
-      child_key, zx::eventpair(view_owner.TakeChannel().release()),
-      std::move(host_import_token));
+  GetViewContainer()->AddChild2(child_key, std::move(view_holder_token),
+                                std::move(host_import_token));
   UpdateScene();
 }
 
+void ViewHost::ConnectView(
+    fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::viewsv1token::ViewOwner> view_owner) {
+  ConnectView(zx::eventpair(view_owner.TakeChannel().release()));
+}
+
 void ViewHost::OnPropertiesChanged(
     fuchsia::ui::viewsv1::ViewProperties /*old_properties*/) {
   UpdateScene();
diff --git a/lib/fidl/view_host.h b/lib/fidl/view_host.h
index 399e8be..a4c0155 100644
--- a/lib/fidl/view_host.h
+++ b/lib/fidl/view_host.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   // multiple views and lays them out horizontally next to each other.
   // This is experimental to establish data flow patterns in toy
   // applications and can be changed or extended as needed.
+  void ConnectView(zx::eventpair view_holder_token);
   void ConnectView(
       fidl::InterfaceHandle<fuchsia::ui::viewsv1token::ViewOwner> view_owner);