diff --git a/source/blender/animrig/ANIM_keyframing.hh b/source/blender/animrig/ANIM_keyframing.hh
index 7a92252c3c8..d7f32d508f1 100644
--- a/source/blender/animrig/ANIM_keyframing.hh
+++ b/source/blender/animrig/ANIM_keyframing.hh
@@ -194,4 +194,16 @@ int insert_key_action(Main *bmain,
                       eInsertKeyFlags insert_key_flag,
                       eBezTriple_KeyframeType key_type);
 
+/** Insert keys to the ID of the given PointerRNA for the given RNA paths. Tries to create an
+ * action if none exists yet.
+ * \param scene_frame is expected to be not NLA mapped as that happens within the function.
+ */
+void insert_key_rna(PointerRNA *rna_pointer,
+                    const blender::Span<std::string> rna_paths,
+                    float scene_frame,
+                    eInsertKeyFlags insert_key_flags,
+                    eBezTriple_KeyframeType key_type,
+                    Main *bmain,
+                    ReportList *reports);
+
 }  // namespace blender::animrig
diff --git a/source/blender/animrig/intern/keyframing.cc b/source/blender/animrig/intern/keyframing.cc
index c66c3128ec3..693007a0f82 100644
--- a/source/blender/animrig/intern/keyframing.cc
+++ b/source/blender/animrig/intern/keyframing.cc
@@ -1003,4 +1003,79 @@ int insert_key_action(Main *bmain,
   return inserted_keys;
 }
 
+static blender::Vector<float> get_keyframe_values(PointerRNA *ptr,
+                                                  PropertyRNA *prop,
+                                                  const bool visual_key)
+{
+  Vector<float> values;
+
+  if (visual_key && visualkey_can_use(ptr, prop)) {
+    /* Visual-keying is only available for object and pchan datablocks, as
+     * it works by keyframing using a value extracted from the final matrix
+     * instead of using the kt system to extract a value.
+     */
+    values = visualkey_get_values(ptr, prop);
+  }
+  else {
+    values = get_rna_values(ptr, prop);
+  }
+  return values;
+}
+
+void insert_key_rna(PointerRNA *rna_pointer,
+                    const blender::Span<std::string> rna_paths,
+                    const float scene_frame,
+                    const eInsertKeyFlags insert_key_flags,
+                    const eBezTriple_KeyframeType key_type,
+                    Main *bmain,
+                    ReportList *reports)
+{
+  ID *id = rna_pointer->owner_id;
+  bAction *action = ED_id_action_ensure(bmain, id);
+  if (action == nullptr) {
+    BKE_reportf(reports,
+                RPT_ERROR,
+                "Could not insert keyframe, as this type does not support animation data (ID = "
+                "%s)",
+                id->name);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  AnimData *adt = BKE_animdata_from_id(id);
+  const float nla_frame = BKE_nla_tweakedit_remap(adt, scene_frame, NLATIME_CONVERT_UNMAP);
+  const bool visual_keyframing = insert_key_flags & INSERTKEY_MATRIX;
+
+  int insert_key_count = 0;
+  for (const std::string &rna_path : rna_paths) {
+    PointerRNA ptr;
+    PropertyRNA *prop = nullptr;
+    const bool path_resolved = RNA_path_resolve_property(
+        rna_pointer, rna_path.c_str(), &ptr, &prop);
+    if (!path_resolved) {
+      BKE_reportf(reports,
+                  RPT_ERROR,
+                  "Could not insert keyframe, as this property does not exist (ID = "
+                  "%s, path = %s)",
+                  id->name,
+                  rna_path.c_str());
+      continue;
+    }
+    std::string rna_path_id_to_prop = RNA_path_from_ID_to_property(&ptr, prop);
+    Vector<float> rna_values = get_keyframe_values(&ptr, prop, visual_keyframing);
+
+    insert_key_count += insert_key_action(bmain,
+                                          action,
+                                          rna_pointer,
+                                          rna_path_id_to_prop,
+                                          nla_frame,
+                                          rna_values.as_span(),
+                                          insert_key_flags,
+                                          key_type);
+  }
+
+  if (insert_key_count == 0) {
+    BKE_reportf(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Failed to insert any keys");
+  }
+}
+
 }  // namespace blender::animrig
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.cc b/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.cc
index 7189abf2562..808948c05f9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/animation/keyframing.cc
@@ -395,84 +395,6 @@ static blender::Vector<std::string> construct_rna_paths(PointerRNA *ptr)
   return paths;
 }
 
-static blender::Vector<float> get_keyframe_values(PointerRNA *ptr,
-                                                  PropertyRNA *prop,
-                                                  const bool visual_key)
-{
-  using namespace blender;
-  Vector<float> values;
-
-  if (visual_key && animrig::visualkey_can_use(ptr, prop)) {
-    /* Visual-keying is only available for object and pchan datablocks, as
-     * it works by keyframing using a value extracted from the final matrix
-     * instead of using the kt system to extract a value.
-     */
-    values = animrig::visualkey_get_values(ptr, prop);
-  }
-  else {
-    values = animrig::get_rna_values(ptr, prop);
-  }
-  return values;
-}
-
-static void insert_key_rna(PointerRNA *rna_pointer,
-                           const blender::Span<std::string> rna_paths,
-                           const float scene_frame,
-                           const eInsertKeyFlags insert_key_flags,
-                           const eBezTriple_KeyframeType key_type,
-                           Main *bmain,
-                           ReportList *reports)
-{
-  using namespace blender;
-
-  ID *id = rna_pointer->owner_id;
-  bAction *action = ED_id_action_ensure(bmain, id);
-  if (action == nullptr) {
-    BKE_reportf(reports,
-                RPT_ERROR,
-                "Could not insert keyframe, as this type does not support animation data (ID = "
-                "%s)",
-                id->name);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  AnimData *adt = BKE_animdata_from_id(id);
-  const float nla_frame = BKE_nla_tweakedit_remap(adt, scene_frame, NLATIME_CONVERT_UNMAP);
-  const bool visual_keyframing = insert_key_flags & INSERTKEY_MATRIX;
-
-  int insert_key_count = 0;
-  for (const std::string &rna_path : rna_paths) {
-    PointerRNA ptr;
-    PropertyRNA *prop = nullptr;
-    const bool path_resolved = RNA_path_resolve_property(
-        rna_pointer, rna_path.c_str(), &ptr, &prop);
-    if (!path_resolved) {
-      BKE_reportf(reports,
-                  RPT_ERROR,
-                  "Could not insert keyframe, as this property does not exist (ID = "
-                  "%s, path = %s)",
-                  id->name,
-                  rna_path.c_str());
-      continue;
-    }
-    std::string rna_path_id_to_prop = RNA_path_from_ID_to_property(&ptr, prop);
-    Vector<float> rna_values = get_keyframe_values(&ptr, prop, visual_keyframing);
-
-    insert_key_count += animrig::insert_key_action(bmain,
-                                                   action,
-                                                   rna_pointer,
-                                                   rna_path_id_to_prop,
-                                                   nla_frame,
-                                                   rna_values.as_span(),
-                                                   insert_key_flags,
-                                                   key_type);
-  }
-
-  if (insert_key_count == 0) {
-    BKE_reportf(reports, RPT_ERROR, "Failed to insert any keys");
-  }
-}
-
 /* Fill the list with CollectionPointerLink depending on the mode of the context. */
 static bool get_selection(bContext *C, ListBase *r_selection)
 {
@@ -523,7 +445,7 @@ static int insert_key(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
     PointerRNA id_ptr = collection_ptr_link->ptr;
     Vector<std::string> rna_paths = construct_rna_paths(&collection_ptr_link->ptr);
 
-    insert_key_rna(
+    animrig::insert_key_rna(
         &id_ptr, rna_paths.as_span(), scene_frame, insert_key_flags, key_type, bmain, op->reports);
   }