diff --git a/lib/param/loadparm.c b/lib/param/loadparm.c
index 2b8ea237a06..5b89a4f1dba 100644
--- a/lib/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/lib/param/loadparm.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static bool defaults_saved = false;
  * non-source3 code
  */
 #define handle_netbios_aliases NULL
-#define handle_printing NULL
 #define handle_ldap_debug_level NULL
 #define handle_idmap_backend NULL
 #define handle_idmap_uid NULL
@@ -1262,6 +1261,34 @@ bool handle_dos_charset(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx, int snum,
 	return lpcfg_string_set(lp_ctx, ptr, pszParmValue);
 }
 
+bool handle_printing(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx, int snum,
+			    const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr)
+{
+	static int parm_num = -1;
+	struct loadparm_service *s;
+
+	if (parm_num == -1) {
+		parm_num = lpcfg_map_parameter("printing");
+	}
+
+	if (!lp_set_enum_parm(&parm_table[parm_num], pszParmValue, (int*)ptr)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (lp_ctx->s3_fns) {
+		if ( snum < 0 ) {
+			s = lp_ctx->sDefault;
+			lp_ctx->s3_fns->init_printer_values(lp_ctx->globals->ctx, s);
+		} else {
+			s = lp_ctx->services[snum];
+			lp_ctx->s3_fns->init_printer_values(s, s);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 /***************************************************************************
  Initialise a copymap.
 ***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/lib/param/loadparm.h b/lib/param/loadparm.h
index 3f934139d7d..9be01ef7b96 100644
--- a/lib/param/loadparm.h
+++ b/lib/param/loadparm.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ char * lp_string(TALLOC_CTX *, const char *);
 bool lp_string_set(char **, const char *);
 int getservicebyname(const char *, struct loadparm_service *);
 bool lp_include(struct loadparm_context *, int, const char *, char **);
+void init_printer_values(TALLOC_CTX *, struct loadparm_service *);
 
 /**
  * Check if two parameters are equal.
diff --git a/lib/param/s3_param.h b/lib/param/s3_param.h
index e1d68cf04fb..e6996f261be 100644
--- a/lib/param/s3_param.h
+++ b/lib/param/s3_param.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct loadparm_s3_helpers
 	char * (*lp_string)(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *in);
 	bool (*lp_string_set)(char **dest, const char *src);
 	bool (*lp_include)(struct loadparm_context*, int, const char *, char **);
+	void (*init_printer_values)(TALLOC_CTX *, struct loadparm_service *);
 	struct loadparm_global *globals;
 };
 
diff --git a/source3/param/loadparm.c b/source3/param/loadparm.c
index ff1f7250cbf..968a87e136f 100644
--- a/source3/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/source3/param/loadparm.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ static bool handle_idmap_backend(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, cons
 static bool handle_idmap_uid(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr);
 static bool handle_idmap_gid(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr);
 static bool handle_netbios_aliases(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr );
-static bool handle_printing(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr);
 static bool handle_ldap_debug_level(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr);
 
 static void set_allowed_client_auth(void);
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ bool lp_string_set(char **dest, const char *src) {
  Initialise the sDefault parameter structure for the printer values.
 ***************************************************************************/
 
-static void init_printer_values(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, struct loadparm_service *pService)
+void init_printer_values(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, struct loadparm_service *pService)
 {
 	/* choose defaults depending on the type of printing */
 	switch (pService->printing) {
@@ -2635,32 +2634,6 @@ const char *lp_ldap_idmap_suffix(TALLOC_CTX *ctx)
 	return lp_string(ctx, Globals.ldap_suffix);
 }
 
-/***************************************************************************
-***************************************************************************/
-
-static bool handle_printing(struct loadparm_context *unused, int snum, const char *pszParmValue, char **ptr)
-{
-	static int parm_num = -1;
-	struct loadparm_service *s;
-
-	if ( parm_num == -1 )
-		parm_num = lpcfg_map_parameter( "printing" );
-
-	if (!lp_set_enum_parm(&parm_table[parm_num], pszParmValue, (int*)ptr)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if ( snum < 0 ) {
-		s = &sDefault;
-		init_printer_values(Globals.ctx, s);
-	} else {
-		s = ServicePtrs[snum];
-		init_printer_values(s, s);
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 /**
   return the parameter pointer for a parameter
 */
diff --git a/source3/param/loadparm_ctx.c b/source3/param/loadparm_ctx.c
index b6e185e653a..b1e318f6d35 100644
--- a/source3/param/loadparm_ctx.c
+++ b/source3/param/loadparm_ctx.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static struct loadparm_s3_helpers s3_fns =
 	.lp_string = lp_string,
 	.lp_string_set = lp_string_set,
 	.lp_include = lp_include,
+	.init_printer_values = init_printer_values,
 };
 
 const struct loadparm_s3_helpers *loadparm_s3_helpers(void)