diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
index 2254ef4c5..99019ca85 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ meta_kms_impl_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
                   NULL);
 }
 
+void
+meta_kms_impl_resume (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
+{
+  MetaKmsImplPrivate *priv = meta_kms_impl_get_instance_private (impl);
+  GList *l;
+
+  for (l = priv->impl_devices; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device = l->data;
+
+      meta_kms_impl_device_resume (impl_device);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 meta_kms_impl_prepare_shutdown (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
index b2e3de506..f8379fab2 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void meta_kms_impl_remove_impl_device (MetaKmsImpl       *impl,
 
 void meta_kms_impl_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
 
+void meta_kms_impl_resume (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
+
 void meta_kms_impl_prepare_shutdown (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
 
 void meta_kms_impl_notify_modes_set (MetaKmsImpl *impl);