diff --git a/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind.h b/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind.h
index b844cd08..bede84c9 100644
--- a/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind.h
+++ b/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ psb_i_t psb_c_i_idx2ijk(psb_i_t ijk[],psb_i_t idx,psb_i_t sizes[],psb_i_t modes,
 psb_i_t psb_c_l_idx2ijk(psb_i_t ijk[],psb_l_t idx,psb_i_t sizes[],psb_i_t modes,psb_i_t base);
 psb_i_t psb_c_i_ijk2idx(psb_i_t ijk[],psb_i_t sizes[],psb_i_t modes,psb_i_t base);
 psb_l_t psb_c_l_ijk2idx(psb_i_t ijk[],psb_i_t sizes[],psb_i_t modes,psb_i_t base);
-
+psb_i_t psb_c_dist1didx(psb_i_t n, psb_i_t np, psb_i_t base, psb_i_t indexsize, psb_i_t v[]);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind_mod.f90 b/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind_mod.f90
index 20e124bd..1ded8136 100644
--- a/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind_mod.f90
+++ b/cbind/util/psb_util_cbind_mod.f90
@@ -96,4 +96,29 @@ contains
 
   end function
 
+  function psb_c_dist1didx(n,np,base,indexsize,v) bind(c) result(res)
+    use psb_base_mod, only : psb_ipk_, psb_lpk_, psb_mpk_, psb_epk_
+    use psb_util_mod
+    implicit none
+
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_)        :: res
+    ! C inputs
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_), value :: n
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_), value :: np, base, indexsize
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_)        :: v(indexsize)
+
+
+    ! Fortran variables
+    integer(psb_ipk_) :: fv(indexsize)
+
+    res = -1
+
+    call dist1Didx(fv,n,np,base)
+
+    v(1:indexsize) = fv(1:indexsize)
+
+    res = 0
+
+  end function
+
 end module psb_base_util_cbind_mod