diff --git a/Source/PrivateHeaders/Ably/ARTRealtime+Private.h b/Source/PrivateHeaders/Ably/ARTRealtime+Private.h
index 4c819255d..5a06739b0 100644
--- a/Source/PrivateHeaders/Ably/ARTRealtime+Private.h
+++ b/Source/PrivateHeaders/Ably/ARTRealtime+Private.h
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 #import <Ably/ARTRealtimeTransport.h>
 #import <Ably/ARTAuth+Private.h>
 #import <Ably/ARTRest+Private.h>
+#import <Ably/ARTRealtimeChannels+Private.h>
 
 @class ARTRestInternal;
 @class ARTErrorInfo;
 @class ARTProtocolMessage;
 @class ARTConnectionInternal;
-@class ARTRealtimeChannelsInternal;
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
diff --git a/Source/include/Ably/ARTRealtime.h b/Source/include/Ably/ARTRealtime.h
index 9fa314d96..002b5f631 100644
--- a/Source/include/Ably/ARTRealtime.h
+++ b/Source/include/Ably/ARTRealtime.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #import <Ably/ARTRealtimeChannels.h>
 #import <Ably/ARTEventEmitter.h>
 #import <Ably/ARTConnection.h>
+#import <Ably/ARTRealtimeChannels.h>
 
 @class ARTStatus;
 @class ARTMessage;
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@
 @class ARTAuth;
 @class ARTPush;
 @class ARTProtocolMessage;
-@class ARTRealtimeChannels;
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
  */
 @property (readonly, nullable) NSString *clientId;
 
+/**
+ * An `ARTChannels` object. TODO docs
+ */
+@property (readonly) id<ARTRealtimeChannelsProtocol> channels;
+
 /// :nodoc:
 - (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;