diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h b/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h
index 8bcf26ce9..29376a6f4 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor-private.h
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ void                            _clutter_actor_queue_redraw_on_clones
 void                            _clutter_actor_queue_relayout_on_clones                 (ClutterActor *actor);
 void                            _clutter_actor_queue_only_relayout                      (ClutterActor *actor);
 
+CoglFramebuffer *               _clutter_actor_get_active_framebuffer                   (ClutterActor *actor);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_ACTOR_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index b371183c9..39b982b72 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -20399,3 +20399,29 @@ clutter_actor_has_mapped_clones (ClutterActor *self)
 
   return FALSE;
 }
+
+CoglFramebuffer *
+_clutter_actor_get_active_framebuffer (ClutterActor *self)
+{
+  ClutterStage *stage;
+
+  if (!CLUTTER_ACTOR_IN_PAINT (self))
+    {
+      g_critical ("The active framebuffer of actor '%s' can only be "
+                  "retrieved during the paint sequence. Please, check "
+                  "your code.",
+                  _clutter_actor_get_debug_name (self));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  stage = (ClutterStage *) _clutter_actor_get_stage_internal (self);
+  if (stage == NULL)
+    {
+      g_critical ("The active framebuffer of actor '%s' is only available "
+                  "if the actor is associated to a ClutterStage.",
+                  _clutter_actor_get_debug_name (self));
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  return _clutter_stage_get_active_framebuffer (stage);
+}