diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
index 5b97f624f..3e6207f10 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <meta/main.h>
 #include "util-private.h"
 #include <meta/errors.h>
+#include "edid.h"
 #include "meta-monitor-config.h"
 #include "backends/x11/meta-monitor-manager-xrandr.h"
 #include "meta-backend-private.h"
@@ -1210,6 +1211,38 @@ meta_monitor_manager_rebuild_derived (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
   g_free (old_monitor_infos);
 }
 
+void
+meta_output_parse_edid (MetaOutput *meta_output,
+                        GBytes     *edid)
+{
+  MonitorInfo *parsed_edid;
+  gsize len;
+
+  parsed_edid = decode_edid (g_bytes_get_data (edid, &len));
+
+  if (parsed_edid)
+    {
+      meta_output->vendor = g_strndup (parsed_edid->manufacturer_code, 4);
+      if (parsed_edid->dsc_product_name[0])
+        meta_output->product = g_strndup (parsed_edid->dsc_product_name, 14);
+      else
+        meta_output->product = g_strdup_printf ("0x%04x", (unsigned) parsed_edid->product_code);
+      if (parsed_edid->dsc_serial_number[0])
+        meta_output->serial = g_strndup (parsed_edid->dsc_serial_number, 14);
+      else
+        meta_output->serial = g_strdup_printf ("0x%08x", parsed_edid->serial_number);
+
+      g_free (parsed_edid);
+    }
+
+  if (!meta_output->vendor)
+    {
+      meta_output->vendor = g_strdup ("unknown");
+      meta_output->product = g_strdup ("unknown");
+      meta_output->serial = g_strdup ("unknown");
+    }
+}
+
 void
 meta_monitor_manager_on_hotplug (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.h
index 8ba3b46a1..b4a0eeb89 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.h
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ void                meta_monitor_manager_apply_configuration (MetaMonitorManager
 void                meta_monitor_manager_confirm_configuration (MetaMonitorManager *manager,
                                                                 gboolean            ok);
 
+void               meta_output_parse_edid (MetaOutput *output,
+                                           GBytes     *edid);
+
 void               meta_crtc_info_free   (MetaCRTCInfo   *info);
 void               meta_output_info_free (MetaOutputInfo *info);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c
index 564bc5088..13709f165 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include <meta/main.h>
 #include <meta/errors.h>
-#include "edid.h"
 
 #include <gudev/gudev.h>
 
@@ -515,27 +514,9 @@ meta_monitor_manager_kms_read_current (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
           edid = read_output_edid (manager_kms, meta_output);
           if (edid)
             {
-              MonitorInfo *parsed_edid;
-              gsize len;
-
-              parsed_edid = decode_edid (g_bytes_get_data (edid, &len));
-              if (parsed_edid)
-                {
-                  meta_output->vendor = g_strndup (parsed_edid->manufacturer_code, 4);
-                  meta_output->product = g_strndup (parsed_edid->dsc_product_name, 14);
-                  meta_output->serial = g_strndup (parsed_edid->dsc_serial_number, 14);
-
-                  g_free (parsed_edid);
-                }
-
+              meta_output_parse_edid (meta_output, edid);
               g_bytes_unref (edid);
             }
-          if (!meta_output->vendor)
-            {
-              meta_output->vendor = g_strdup ("unknown");
-              meta_output->product = g_strdup ("unknown");
-              meta_output->serial = g_strdup ("unknown");
-            }
 
           /* MetaConnectorType matches DRM's connector types */
           meta_output->connector_type = (MetaConnectorType) connector->connector_type;
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-monitor-manager-xrandr.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-monitor-manager-xrandr.c
index b047acacc..03b4152fc 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-monitor-manager-xrandr.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-monitor-manager-xrandr.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "meta-backend-x11.h"
 #include <meta/main.h>
 #include <meta/errors.h>
-#include "edid.h"
 #include "meta-monitor-config.h"
 
 #define ALL_TRANSFORMS ((1 << (META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270 + 1)) - 1)
@@ -689,7 +688,6 @@ meta_monitor_manager_xrandr_read_current (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
       if (output->connection != RR_Disconnected)
 	{
           GBytes *edid;
-          MonitorInfo *parsed_edid;
 
 	  meta_output->winsys_id = resources->outputs[i];
 	  meta_output->name = g_strdup (output->name);
@@ -697,33 +695,10 @@ meta_monitor_manager_xrandr_read_current (MetaMonitorManager *manager)
           edid = read_output_edid (manager_xrandr, meta_output->winsys_id);
           if (edid)
             {
-              gsize len;
-
-              parsed_edid = decode_edid (g_bytes_get_data (edid, &len));
-              if (parsed_edid)
-                {
-                  meta_output->vendor = g_strndup (parsed_edid->manufacturer_code, 4);
-                  if (parsed_edid->dsc_product_name[0])
-                    meta_output->product = g_strndup (parsed_edid->dsc_product_name, 14);
-                  else
-                    meta_output->product = g_strdup_printf ("0x%04x", (unsigned)parsed_edid->product_code);
-                  if (parsed_edid->dsc_serial_number[0])
-                    meta_output->serial = g_strndup (parsed_edid->dsc_serial_number, 14);
-                  else
-                    meta_output->serial = g_strdup_printf ("0x%08x", parsed_edid->serial_number);
-
-                  g_free (parsed_edid);
-                }
-
+              meta_output_parse_edid (meta_output, edid);
               g_bytes_unref (edid);
             }
 
-          if (!meta_output->vendor)
-            {
-              meta_output->vendor = g_strdup ("unknown");
-              meta_output->product = g_strdup ("unknown");
-              meta_output->serial = g_strdup ("unknown");
-            }
 	  meta_output->width_mm = output->mm_width;
 	  meta_output->height_mm = output->mm_height;
 	  meta_output->subpixel_order = COGL_SUBPIXEL_ORDER_UNKNOWN;