diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index 79bd5cd44..eaf7346d6 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -2323,3 +2323,9 @@ meta_wayland_surface_get_geometry_scale (MetaWaylandSurface *surface)
   actor_surface = META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE (surface->role);
   return meta_wayland_actor_surface_get_geometry_scale (actor_surface);
 }
+
+struct wl_resource *
+meta_wayland_surface_get_resource (MetaWaylandSurface *surface)
+{
+  return surface->resource;
+}
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h
index 9cb6277c7..339a71715 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.h
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ meta_wayland_surface_can_scanout_untransformed (MetaWaylandSurface *surface,
 
 int meta_wayland_surface_get_geometry_scale (MetaWaylandSurface *surface);
 
+META_EXPORT_TEST
+struct wl_resource * meta_wayland_surface_get_resource (MetaWaylandSurface *surface);
+
 static inline MetaWaylandSurfaceState *
 meta_wayland_surface_state_new (void)
 {