diff --git a/daemon/core/scheduler.cpp b/daemon/core/scheduler.cpp
index 439b914..a453112 100644
--- a/daemon/core/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/daemon/core/scheduler.cpp
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
  */
 
 #include "scheduler.hpp"
+#include "global-io.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
 namespace scheduler {
 
 static shared_ptr<Scheduler> g_scheduler;
 
-Scheduler&
+inline Scheduler&
 getGlobalScheduler()
 {
   if (!static_cast<bool>(g_scheduler)) {
@@ -20,6 +21,18 @@
   return *g_scheduler;
 }
 
+EventId
+schedule(const time::nanoseconds& after, const Scheduler::Event& event)
+{
+  return getGlobalScheduler().scheduleEvent(after, event);
+}
+
+void
+cancel(const EventId& eventId)
+{
+  getGlobalScheduler().cancelEvent(eventId);
+}
+
 void
 resetGlobalScheduler()
 {