diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
index 1c5869b53..37af06028 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "backends/meta-backend-private.h"
 #include "backends/meta-monitor-config-store.h"
+#include "backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.h"
 #include "backends/meta-monitor-manager-private.h"
 #include "backends/meta-output.h"
 #include "core/boxes-private.h"
@@ -1008,58 +1009,6 @@ meta_monitor_config_manager_create_suggested (MetaMonitorConfigManager *config_m
                                  META_MONITORS_CONFIG_FLAG_NONE);
 }
 
-static GList *
-clone_monitor_config_list (GList *monitor_configs_in)
-{
-  MetaMonitorConfig *monitor_config_in;
-  MetaMonitorConfig *monitor_config_out;
-  GList *monitor_configs_out = NULL;
-  GList *l;
-
-  for (l = monitor_configs_in; l; l = l->next)
-    {
-      monitor_config_in = l->data;
-      monitor_config_out = g_new0 (MetaMonitorConfig, 1);
-      *monitor_config_out = (MetaMonitorConfig) {
-        .monitor_spec = meta_monitor_spec_clone (monitor_config_in->monitor_spec),
-        .mode_spec = g_memdup2 (monitor_config_in->mode_spec,
-                                sizeof (MetaMonitorModeSpec)),
-        .enable_underscanning = monitor_config_in->enable_underscanning,
-        .has_max_bpc = monitor_config_in->has_max_bpc,
-        .max_bpc = monitor_config_in->max_bpc
-      };
-      monitor_configs_out =
-        g_list_append (monitor_configs_out, monitor_config_out);
-    }
-
-  return monitor_configs_out;
-}
-
-static GList *
-clone_logical_monitor_config_list (GList *logical_monitor_configs_in)
-{
-  MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_config_in;
-  MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_config_out;
-  GList *logical_monitor_configs_out = NULL;
-  GList *l;
-
-  for (l = logical_monitor_configs_in; l; l = l->next)
-    {
-      logical_monitor_config_in = l->data;
-
-      logical_monitor_config_out =
-        g_memdup2 (logical_monitor_config_in,
-                   sizeof (MetaLogicalMonitorConfig));
-      logical_monitor_config_out->monitor_configs =
-        clone_monitor_config_list (logical_monitor_config_in->monitor_configs);
-
-      logical_monitor_configs_out =
-        g_list_append (logical_monitor_configs_out, logical_monitor_config_out);
-    }
-
-  return logical_monitor_configs_out;
-}
-
 static MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *
 find_logical_config_for_builtin_monitor (MetaMonitorConfigManager *config_manager,
                                          GList                    *logical_monitor_configs)
@@ -1141,7 +1090,7 @@ create_for_builtin_display_rotation (MetaMonitorConfigManager *config_manager,
     return NULL;
 
   logical_monitor_configs =
-    clone_logical_monitor_config_list (base_config->logical_monitor_configs);
+    meta_clone_logical_monitor_config_list (base_config->logical_monitor_configs);
   logical_monitor_config =
     find_logical_config_for_builtin_monitor (config_manager,
                                              logical_monitor_configs);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h
index 8b1ba79ee..8d21c8694 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ gboolean meta_verify_monitors_config (MetaMonitorsConfig *config,
                                       MetaMonitorManager *monitor_manager,
                                       GError            **error);
 
-
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MetaMonitorConfig, meta_monitor_config_free)
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC (MetaLogicalMonitorConfig,
                                meta_logical_monitor_config_free)
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab5357729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.h"
+
+#include "backends/meta-backend-private.h"
+#include "backends/meta-monitor-config-store.h"
+#include "backends/meta-monitor-manager-private.h"
+#include "meta/meta-monitor-manager.h"
+
+static GList *
+meta_clone_monitor_config_list (GList *monitor_configs_in)
+{
+  MetaMonitorConfig *monitor_config_in;
+  MetaMonitorConfig *monitor_config_out;
+  GList *monitor_configs_out = NULL;
+  GList *l;
+
+  for (l = monitor_configs_in; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      monitor_config_in = l->data;
+      monitor_config_out = g_new0 (MetaMonitorConfig, 1);
+      *monitor_config_out = (MetaMonitorConfig) {
+        .monitor_spec = meta_monitor_spec_clone (monitor_config_in->monitor_spec),
+        .mode_spec = g_memdup2 (monitor_config_in->mode_spec,
+                                sizeof (MetaMonitorModeSpec)),
+        .enable_underscanning = monitor_config_in->enable_underscanning,
+        .has_max_bpc = monitor_config_in->has_max_bpc,
+        .max_bpc = monitor_config_in->max_bpc
+      };
+      monitor_configs_out =
+        g_list_append (monitor_configs_out, monitor_config_out);
+    }
+
+  return monitor_configs_out;
+}
+
+GList *
+meta_clone_logical_monitor_config_list (GList *logical_monitor_configs_in)
+{
+  MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_config_in;
+  MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_config_out;
+  GList *logical_monitor_configs_out = NULL;
+  GList *l;
+
+  for (l = logical_monitor_configs_in; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      logical_monitor_config_in = l->data;
+
+      logical_monitor_config_out =
+        g_memdup2 (logical_monitor_config_in,
+                   sizeof (MetaLogicalMonitorConfig));
+      logical_monitor_config_out->monitor_configs =
+        meta_clone_monitor_config_list (logical_monitor_config_in->monitor_configs);
+
+      logical_monitor_configs_out =
+        g_list_append (logical_monitor_configs_out, logical_monitor_config_out);
+    }
+
+  return logical_monitor_configs_out;
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d08de1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Red Hat
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+GList * meta_clone_logical_monitor_config_list (GList *logical_monitor_configs_in);
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 7cde8ecc8..eac19e1f8 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ mutter_sources = [
   'backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.h',
   'backends/meta-monitor-config-store.c',
   'backends/meta-monitor-config-store.h',
+  'backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.c',
+  'backends/meta-monitor-config-utils.h',
   'backends/meta-monitor.h',
   'backends/meta-monitor-manager.c',
   'backends/meta-monitor-manager-dummy.c',