diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index c3fdc90aa..479f86937 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -2602,6 +2602,21 @@ clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_layout_index (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev,
   xkb_state_update_mask (state, depressed_mods, latched_mods, locked_mods, 0, 0, idx);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_layout_index: (skip)
+ */
+xkb_layout_index_t
+clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_layout_index (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev)
+{
+  ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *manager_evdev;
+  struct xkb_state *state;
+
+  manager_evdev = CLUTTER_DEVICE_MANAGER_EVDEV (evdev);
+  state = manager_evdev->priv->main_seat->xkb;
+
+  return xkb_state_serialize_layout (state, XKB_STATE_LAYOUT_LOCKED);
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_numlock: (skip)
  * @evdev: the #ClutterDeviceManager created by the evdev backend
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
index b64b1364b..be7f09c44 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ CLUTTER_AVAILABLE_IN_1_20
 void clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_layout_index (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev,
                                               xkb_layout_index_t    idx);
 
+CLUTTER_AVAILABLE_IN_MUTTER
+xkb_layout_index_t clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_layout_index (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev);
+
 CLUTTER_AVAILABLE_IN_1_26
 void clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_numlock (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev,
                                          gboolean              numlock_state);