diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
index ab7fadb4d..681212a75 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
@@ -360,3 +360,9 @@ meta_color_device_get_id (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
 {
   return color_device->cd_device_id;
 }
+
+MetaMonitor *
+meta_color_device_get_monitor (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
+{
+  return color_device->monitor;
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.h b/src/backends/meta-color-device.h
index e01391ce0..8cda7d103 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <glib-object.h>
 
 #include "backends/meta-backend-types.h"
+#include "core/util-private.h"
 
 #define META_TYPE_COLOR_DEVICE (meta_color_device_get_type ())
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaColorDevice, meta_color_device,
@@ -37,4 +38,7 @@ void meta_color_device_update_monitor (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
 
 const char * meta_color_device_get_id (MetaColorDevice *color_device);
 
+META_EXPORT_TEST
+MetaMonitor * meta_color_device_get_monitor (MetaColorDevice *color_device);
+
 #endif /* META_COLOR_DEVICE_H */