diff --git a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.cc b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.cc
index 8f1c772c99..d2cc0ae2e8 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ DesktopCapturer* CroppingWindowCapturer::Create(
     const DesktopCaptureOptions& options) {
   return DesktopCapturer::CreateWindowCapturer(options).release();
 }
+
+// static
+std::unique_ptr<DesktopCapturer> CroppingWindowCapturer::CreateCapturer(
+    const DesktopCaptureOptions& options) {
+  return DesktopCapturer::CreateWindowCapturer(options);
+}
 #endif
 
 }  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.h b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.h
index 4c7c1dbd92..fd6663e5c6 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer.h
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ namespace webrtc {
 class CroppingWindowCapturer : public DesktopCapturer,
                                public DesktopCapturer::Callback {
  public:
+  // Deprecated, use CreateCapturer()
   static DesktopCapturer* Create(const DesktopCaptureOptions& options);
+  static std::unique_ptr<DesktopCapturer> CreateCapturer(
+      const DesktopCaptureOptions& options);
+
   ~CroppingWindowCapturer() override;
 
   // DesktopCapturer implementation.
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer_win.cc b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer_win.cc
index e191d9f354..6ba815fc29 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer_win.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/desktop_capture/cropping_window_capturer_win.cc
@@ -215,4 +215,11 @@ DesktopCapturer* CroppingWindowCapturer::Create(
   return new CroppingWindowCapturerWin(options);
 }
 
+// static
+std::unique_ptr<DesktopCapturer> CroppingWindowCapturer::CreateCapturer(
+    const DesktopCaptureOptions& options) {
+  return std::unique_ptr<DesktopCapturer>(
+      new CroppingWindowCapturerWin(options));
+}
+
 }  // namespace webrtc