diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cdb7952f2..824dd1e1f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ reference:
     - meson setup . build --werror -Ddocs=true -Dtests=false
     - ninja -C build
     - mkdir references
-    - mv build/doc/reference/{cally/cally,clutter/clutter,cogl/cogl,cogl-pango/cogl-pango,meta/meta} references/
+    - mv build/doc/reference/{cally/cally,clutter/clutter,cogl/cogl,cogl-pango/cogl-pango,meta/meta,mtk/mtk} references/
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 week
     expose_as: 'Documentation'
diff --git a/doc/reference/cally/meson.build b/doc/reference/cally/meson.build
index 62706e785..63a420e2d 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cally/meson.build
+++ b/doc/reference/cally/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ custom_target('cally-doc',
     gidocgen,
     'generate',
     gidocgen_common_args,
+    '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../mtk/mtk'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../cogl/cogl'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../cogl/cogl-pango'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../clutter/clutter'),
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ custom_target('cally-doc',
     '@INPUT1@',
   ],
   depends: [
+    libmutter_mtk_gir[0],
     libmutter_cogl_gir[0],
     libmutter_cogl_pango_gir[0],
     libmutter_clutter_gir[0],
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/meson.build b/doc/reference/clutter/meson.build
index 6b260c8e0..d93906ab3 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/meson.build
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ custom_target('clutter-doc',
     gidocgen,
     'generate',
     gidocgen_common_args,
+    '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../mtk/mtk'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../cogl/cogl'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../cogl/cogl-pango'),
     '--config=@INPUT0@',
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ custom_target('clutter-doc',
     '@INPUT1@',
   ],
   depends: [
+    libmutter_mtk_gir[0],
     libmutter_cogl_pango_gir[0],
     libmutter_cogl_gir[0],
   ],
diff --git a/doc/reference/meson.build b/doc/reference/meson.build
index 72665b511..4b54d9ffc 100644
--- a/doc/reference/meson.build
+++ b/doc/reference/meson.build
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ subdir('clutter')
 subdir('cogl')
 subdir('cogl-pango')
 subdir('meta')
+subdir('mtk')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/reference/meta/meson.build b/doc/reference/meta/meson.build
index f739b15ab..bff21c184 100644
--- a/doc/reference/meta/meson.build
+++ b/doc/reference/meta/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ custom_target('meta-doc',
     gidocgen,
     'generate',
     gidocgen_common_args,
+    '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../mtk/mtk'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../clutter/clutter'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../cogl/cogl'),
     '--add-include-path=@0@'.format(meson.current_build_dir() / '../../../cogl/cogl-pango'),
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ custom_target('meta-doc',
     '@INPUT1@',
   ],
   depends: [
+    libmutter_mtk_gir[0],
     libmutter_clutter_gir[0],
     libmutter_cally_gir[0],
     libmutter_cogl_pango_gir[0],
diff --git a/doc/reference/mtk/meson.build b/doc/reference/mtk/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77c25181e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/reference/mtk/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+mtk_toml = configure_file(
+  input: 'mtk.toml.in',
+  output: 'mtk.toml',
+  configuration: toml_conf,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: docs_dir / 'mtk',
+)
+
+custom_target('mtk-doc',
+  input: [ mtk_toml, libmutter_mtk_gir[0] ],
+  output: 'mtk',
+  command: [
+    gidocgen,
+    'generate',
+    gidocgen_common_args,
+    '--config=@INPUT0@',
+    '--output-dir=@OUTPUT@',
+    '--content-dir=@0@'.format(meson.current_source_dir()),
+    '@INPUT1@',
+  ],
+  build_by_default: true,
+  install: true,
+  install_dir: docs_dir,
+)
diff --git a/doc/reference/mtk/mtk.toml.in b/doc/reference/mtk/mtk.toml.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdae89451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/reference/mtk/mtk.toml.in
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[library]
+version = "@version@"
+browse_url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/"
+repository_url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter.git"
+website_url = "https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/"
+docs_url = "https://docs.gtk.org/"
+authors = "Mutter Development Team"
+license = "GPL-2.0-or-later"
+description = "Mutter Toolkit Private Library"
+dependencies = [ "GObject-2.0" ]
+devhelp = true
+search_index = true
+
+  [dependencies."GObject-2.0"]
+  name = "GObject"
+  description = "The base type system library"
+  docs_url = "https://docs.gtk.org/gobject/"
+
+[theme]
+name = "basic"
+show_index_summary = true
+show_class_hierarchy = true
+
+[source-location]
+base_url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/blob/@vcs_tag@/"
+
+[extra]
+# The same order will be used when generating the index
+content_files = [
+]
+content_images = [
+]
+urlmap_file = "urlmap.js"
+
diff --git a/doc/reference/mtk/urlmap.js b/doc/reference/mtk/urlmap.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82261e3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/reference/mtk/urlmap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 GNOME Foundation
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+// A map between namespaces and base URLs for their online documentation
+baseURLs = [
+    [ 'GObject', 'https://docs.gtk.org/gobject/' ],
+]
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1d7040fc0..3516a92e1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ config_h = configure_file(
 
 top_includepath = include_directories('.')
 
+subdir('mtk')
 subdir('cogl')
 subdir('clutter')
 subdir('data')
diff --git a/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a978a2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+mtk_includesubdir = pkgname / 'mtk'
+mtk_includedir = includedir / mtk_includesubdir
+
+mtk_includepath = include_directories('.', 'mtk')
+mtk_includes = [mtk_includepath]
+
+mtk_c_args = [
+  '-DMTK_SYSCONFDIR="@0@"'.format(prefix / sysconfdir),
+  '-DMTK_COMPILATION=1',
+  '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Mtk"',
+]
+
+mtk_debug_c_args = []
+if get_option('debug')
+  mtk_debug_c_args += [
+    '-fno-omit-frame-pointer'
+  ]
+elif buildtype != 'plain'
+  mtk_debug_c_args += [
+    '-DG_DISABLE_ASSERT',
+    '-DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS',
+  ]
+endif
+supported_mtk_debug_c_args = cc.get_supported_arguments(mtk_debug_c_args)
+mtk_c_args += mtk_debug_c_args
+
+mtk_pkg_deps = [
+  cairo_gobject_dep,
+  glib_dep,
+  gobject_dep,
+  gio_dep,
+]
+
+mtk_deps = [
+  mtk_pkg_deps,
+  m_dep
+]
+
+subdir('mtk')
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/meson.build b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2de4d2c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/mtk/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+mtk_mtk_includesubdir = mtk_includesubdir / 'mtk'
+
+mtk_headers = [
+  'mtk.h',
+  'mtk-macros.h',
+]
+
+mtk_sources = [
+]
+
+mtk_private_headers = [
+]
+
+
+libmutter_mtk_name = 'mutter-mtk-' + libmutter_api_version
+libmutter_mtk = shared_library(libmutter_mtk_name,
+  sources: [
+    mtk_sources,
+    mtk_headers,
+    mtk_private_headers,
+  ],
+  version: '0.0.0',
+  soversion: 0,
+  c_args: mtk_c_args,
+  include_directories: mtk_includes,
+  dependencies: [mtk_deps],
+  gnu_symbol_visibility: 'hidden',
+  install_rpath: pkglibdir,
+  install_dir: pkglibdir,
+  install: true,
+)
+libmutter_mtk_dep = declare_dependency(
+  link_with: libmutter_mtk,
+  dependencies: mtk_deps,
+)
+
+if have_introspection
+  mtk_introspection_args = introspection_args + [
+    '-DMTK_SYSCONFDIR="@0@"'.format(prefix / sysconfdir),
+    '-DMTK_COMPILATION=1',
+    '-DCOGL_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS',
+    '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Mtk"'
+  ]
+
+  libmutter_mtk_gir = gnome.generate_gir(libmutter_mtk,
+    sources: [
+      mtk_sources,
+      mtk_headers,
+    ],
+    nsversion: libmutter_api_version,
+    namespace: 'Mtk',
+    export_packages: [libmutter_mtk_name],
+    includes: [
+      'GObject-2.0',
+      'cairo-1.0',
+    ],
+    extra_args: mtk_introspection_args + ['--c-include=mtk/mtk.h'],
+    install_dir_gir: pkglibdir,
+    install_dir_typelib: pkglibdir,
+    install: true,
+  )
+
+endif
+
+install_headers(mtk_headers,
+  subdir: mtk_mtk_includesubdir)
+
+
+pkg.generate(libmutter_mtk,
+  name: 'Mutter Toolkit',
+  filebase: libmutter_mtk_name,
+  description: 'Mutter Toolkit Private Library',
+  libraries: [m_dep],
+  subdirs: pkgname / 'mtk',
+  requires: [mtk_pkg_deps],
+  version: meson.project_version(),
+  variables: [
+    'apiversion=' + libmutter_api_version,
+  ],
+  install_dir: pcdir,
+)
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk-macros.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk-macros.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d147fdeaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk-macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Mtk
+ *
+ * A low-level base library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#if !defined(__MTK_H_INSIDE__) && !defined(MTK_COMPILATION)
+#error "Only <mtk/mtk.h> can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#define MTK_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility ("default"))) extern
+
+/* MTK_EXPORT_TEST should be used to export symbols that are exported only
+ * for testability purposes
+ */
+#define MTK_EXPORT_TEST MTK_EXPORT
diff --git a/mtk/mtk/mtk.h b/mtk/mtk/mtk.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31a9de196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtk/mtk/mtk.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Mtk
+ *
+ * A low-level base library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#define __MTK_H_INSIDE__
+
+#include "mtk/mtk-macros.h"
+
+#undef __MTK_H_INSIDE__
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 7e97119df..61fc02129 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ if have_introspection
       'GDesktopEnums-3.0',
       'xlib-2.0',
       'xfixes-4.0',
+      libmutter_mtk_gir[0],
       libmutter_cogl_gir[0],
       libmutter_cogl_pango_gir[0],
       libmutter_clutter_gir[0],