diff --git a/regex-automata/src/dfa/dense.rs b/regex-automata/src/dfa/dense.rs
index ed37d3b84..4d8cc60bd 100644
--- a/regex-automata/src/dfa/dense.rs
+++ b/regex-automata/src/dfa/dense.rs
@@ -5151,3 +5151,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(Err(expected), got);
     }
 }
+
+impl<T> DFA<T> {
+    /// Set or unset the prefilter attached to this DFA.
+    pub fn prefilter(&mut self, prefilter: Option<Prefilter>) {
+        self.pre = prefilter
+    }
+}