diff --git a/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md b/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md
index fc3b1013815..b5802f4258e 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 * Parser recovers on complex primary constructor patterns, better tree representation for primary constructor patterns. ([PR #16425](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16425))
 * Name resolution: keep type vars in subsequent checks ([PR #16456](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16456))
 * Higher-order-function-based API for working with the untyped abstract syntax tree. ([PR #16462](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16462))
+* PrettyNaming: make `DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks` public ([PR #16613](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16613))
 * Add switch to generate types and members with  IL visibility that accurately represents their F# visibility. ([PR #15484](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/15484)
 * Allow returning bool instead of unit option for partial active patterns. ([Language suggestion #1041](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/1041), [PR #16473](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16473))
 * Symbols: Add GenericArguments to FSharpEntity ([PR #16470](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16470))
diff --git a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fsi b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fsi
index 05478070e1a..511f60b9057 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fsi
+++ b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fsi
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ val IsIdentifierName: name: string -> bool
 /// TBD: needs unit testing
 val IsActivePatternName: name: string -> bool
 
-val internal DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks: string -> bool
+val DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks: string -> bool
 
 /// Adds double backticks if necessary to make a valid identifier, e.g.
 ///     op_Addition  -->  op_Addition
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.debug.bsl b/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.debug.bsl
index ccebabe8695..aa70fc6ea34 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.debug.bsl
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.debug.bsl
@@ -6049,6 +6049,7 @@ FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: Int32 GetHashCode(System.Collections.IEqual
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: Int32 Tag
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: Int32 get_Tag()
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: System.String ToString()
+FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks(System.String)
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean IsActivePatternName(System.String)
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean IsCompilerGeneratedName(System.String)
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean IsIdentifierFirstCharacter(Char)
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.release.bsl b/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.release.bsl
index ccebabe8695..aa70fc6ea34 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.release.bsl
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.Tests/FSharp.Compiler.Service.SurfaceArea.netstandard20.release.bsl
@@ -6049,6 +6049,7 @@ FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: Int32 GetHashCode(System.Collections.IEqual
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: Int32 Tag
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: Int32 get_Tag()
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.ParserDetail: System.String ToString()
+FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks(System.String)
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean IsActivePatternName(System.String)
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean IsCompilerGeneratedName(System.String)
 FSharp.Compiler.Syntax.PrettyNaming: Boolean IsIdentifierFirstCharacter(Char)