diff --git a/bindings/utils.go b/bindings/utils.go
index b7249f6b910005962f27cbeb34679698e8c69c63..93afd4aab7bbf66970f9041551c3c32f6bdf19a7 100644
--- a/bindings/utils.go
+++ b/bindings/utils.go
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ import "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/api"
 func CompressJpeg(imgBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return api.CompressJpeg(imgBytes)
 }
+
+// CompressJpegForPreview takes a JPEG image in byte format
+// and compresses it based on desired output size
+func CompressJpegForPreview(imgBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return api.CompressJpegForPreview(imgBytes)
+}