diff --git a/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index c51a827de..bfe35d5a5 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
 
+#include <gdk/gdk.h>
+
 #include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 
 #include "meta-cursor-tracker-private.h"
@@ -273,3 +275,22 @@ meta_cursor_tracker_set_root_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
   XFlush (display->xdisplay);
   XFreeCursor (display->xdisplay, xcursor);
 }
+
+void
+meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
+                                 int                 *x,
+                                 int                 *y,
+                                 ClutterModifierType *mods)
+{
+  GdkDeviceManager *gmanager;
+  GdkDevice *gdevice;
+  GdkScreen *gscreen;
+
+  gmanager = gdk_display_get_device_manager (gdk_display_get_default ());
+  gdevice = gdk_device_manager_get_client_pointer (gmanager);
+
+  gdk_device_get_position (gdevice, &gscreen, x, y);
+  gdk_device_get_state (gdevice,
+                        gdk_screen_get_root_window (gscreen),
+                        NULL, (GdkModifierType*)mods);
+}
diff --git a/src/meta/meta-cursor-tracker.h b/src/meta/meta-cursor-tracker.h
index c59c6cefb..8862e4345 100644
--- a/src/meta/meta-cursor-tracker.h
+++ b/src/meta/meta-cursor-tracker.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <meta/types.h>
 #include <meta/workspace.h>
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
+#include <clutter/clutter.h>
 
 #define META_TYPE_CURSOR_TRACKER            (meta_cursor_tracker_get_type ())
 #define META_CURSOR_TRACKER(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), META_TYPE_CURSOR_TRACKER, MetaCursorTracker))
@@ -47,4 +48,9 @@ void           meta_cursor_tracker_get_hot    (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
                                                int               *y);
 CoglTexture   *meta_cursor_tracker_get_sprite (MetaCursorTracker *tracker);
 
+void           meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
+                                                int                 *x,
+                                                int                 *y,
+                                                ClutterModifierType *mods);
+
 #endif