diff --git a/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c b/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c
index 785b29cd7..d698baba6 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include "backends/meta-renderer-view.h"
 
+#include "backends/meta-crtc.h"
 #include "backends/meta-renderer.h"
 #include "clutter/clutter-mutter.h"
 #include "compositor/region-utils.h"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ enum
   PROP_0,
 
   PROP_TRANSFORM,
+  PROP_CRTC,
 
   PROP_LAST
 };
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ struct _MetaRendererView
   ClutterStageViewCogl parent;
 
   MetaMonitorTransform transform;
+
+  MetaCrtc *crtc;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (MetaRendererView, meta_renderer_view,
@@ -63,6 +67,12 @@ meta_renderer_view_get_transform (MetaRendererView *view)
   return view->transform;
 }
 
+MetaCrtc *
+meta_renderer_view_get_crtc (MetaRendererView *view)
+{
+  return view->crtc;
+}
+
 static void
 meta_renderer_view_get_offscreen_transformation_matrix (ClutterStageView *view,
                                                         CoglMatrix       *matrix)
@@ -161,6 +171,9 @@ meta_renderer_view_get_property (GObject    *object,
     case PROP_TRANSFORM:
       g_value_set_uint (value, view->transform);
       break;
+    case PROP_CRTC:
+      g_value_set_object (value, view->crtc);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -180,6 +193,9 @@ meta_renderer_view_set_property (GObject      *object,
     case PROP_TRANSFORM:
       meta_renderer_view_set_transform (view, g_value_get_uint (value));
       break;
+    case PROP_CRTC:
+      view->crtc = g_value_get_object (value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -218,5 +234,14 @@ meta_renderer_view_class_init (MetaRendererViewClass *klass)
                        G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
                        G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
+  obj_props[PROP_CRTC] =
+    g_param_spec_object ("crtc",
+                         "MetaCrtc",
+                         "MetaCrtc",
+                         META_TYPE_CRTC,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, PROP_LAST, obj_props);
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.h b/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.h
index f601de534..0e19dc2f2 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-renderer-view.h
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaRendererView, meta_renderer_view,
 
 MetaMonitorTransform meta_renderer_view_get_transform (MetaRendererView *view);
 
+MetaCrtc *meta_renderer_view_get_crtc (MetaRendererView *view);
+
 #endif /* META_RENDERER_VIEW_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index 24756c891..fad557a23 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -3249,6 +3249,7 @@ meta_renderer_native_create_view (MetaRenderer       *renderer,
                        "name", meta_output_get_name (output),
                        "stage", meta_backend_get_stage (backend),
                        "layout", &view_layout,
+                       "crtc", crtc,
                        "scale", scale,
                        "framebuffer", onscreen,
                        "offscreen", offscreen,
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c b/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c
index cf3244d5a..92c176ee4 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/nested/meta-renderer-x11-nested.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ meta_renderer_x11_nested_create_view (MetaRenderer       *renderer,
                        "name", meta_output_get_name (output),
                        "stage", meta_backend_get_stage (backend),
                        "layout", &view_layout,
+                       "crtc", crtc,
                        "framebuffer", COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (fake_onscreen),
                        "offscreen", COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (offscreen),
                        "transform", view_transform,