diff --git a/engine/client/cl_game.c b/engine/client/cl_game.c
index acf932a8..4fda55cb 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_game.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_game.c
@@ -3772,7 +3772,7 @@ static demo_api_t gDemoApi =
 	Demo_WriteBuffer,
 };
 
-static net_api_t gNetApi =
+net_api_t gNetApi =
 {
 	NetAPI_InitNetworking,
 	NetAPI_Status,
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_gameui.c b/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
index e35c958a..6539b355 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_gameui.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ static ui_extendedfuncs_t gExtendedfuncs =
 	NET_AdrToString,
 	NET_CompareAdrSort,
 	Sys_GetNativeObject,
+	&gNetApi,
 };
 
 void UI_UnloadProgs( void )
diff --git a/engine/client/client.h b/engine/client/client.h
index 6d818988..36d9926f 100644
--- a/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/engine/client/client.h
@@ -1164,5 +1164,7 @@ int Key_ToUpper( int key );
 void OSK_Draw( void );
 
 extern rgba_t g_color_table[8];
+extern triangleapi_t gTriApi;
+extern net_api_t gNetApi;
 
 #endif//CLIENT_H
diff --git a/engine/client/ref_common.c b/engine/client/ref_common.c
index 12397327..5861735a 100644
--- a/engine/client/ref_common.c
+++ b/engine/client/ref_common.c
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ static void CL_FillTriAPIFromRef( triangleapi_t *dst, const ref_interface_t *src
 
 static qboolean R_LoadProgs( const char *name )
 {
-	extern triangleapi_t gTriApi;
 	static ref_api_t gpEngfuncs;
 	REFAPI GetRefAPI; // single export
 
diff --git a/engine/client/ref_common.h b/engine/client/ref_common.h
index cbed5bc4..4701e671 100644
--- a/engine/client/ref_common.h
+++ b/engine/client/ref_common.h
@@ -54,6 +54,4 @@ extern convar_t gl_clear;
 qboolean R_Init( void );
 void R_Shutdown( void );
 
-extern triangleapi_t gTriApi;
-
 #endif // REF_COMMON_H
diff --git a/engine/menu_int.h b/engine/menu_int.h
index 2a076cc1..e15c1503 100644
--- a/engine/menu_int.h
+++ b/engine/menu_int.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 #include "cvardef.h"
 #include "gameinfo.h"
 #include "wrect.h"
+#include "net_api.h"
 
 // a macro for mainui_cpp, indicating that mainui should be compiled for
 // Xash3D 1.0 interface
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ typedef struct ui_extendedfuncs_s {
 	const char *(*pfnAdrToString)( const struct netadr_s a );
 	int (*pfnCompareAdr)( const void *a, const void *b ); // netadr_t
 	void *(*pfnGetNativeObject)( const char *name );
+	struct net_api_s *pNetAPI;
 } ui_extendedfuncs_t;
 
 // deprecated export from old engine