diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
index 06c9ee829..e0eb9fc3b 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor.c
@@ -2318,6 +2318,15 @@ meta_monitor_get_supported_color_modes (MetaMonitor *monitor)
   return priv->color_modes;
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_monitor_is_color_mode_supported (MetaMonitor   *monitor,
+                                      MetaColorMode  color_mode)
+{
+  MetaMonitorPrivate *priv = meta_monitor_get_instance_private (monitor);
+
+  return !!g_list_find (priv->color_modes, GINT_TO_POINTER (color_mode));
+}
+
 MetaColorMode
 meta_monitor_get_color_mode (MetaMonitor *monitor)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
index c4e651750..86a9ab918 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor.h
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ MetaColorMode meta_monitor_get_color_mode (MetaMonitor *monitor);
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 GList * meta_monitor_get_supported_color_modes (MetaMonitor *monitor);
 
+gboolean meta_monitor_is_color_mode_supported (MetaMonitor   *monitor,
+                                               MetaColorMode  color_mode);
+
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 gboolean meta_parse_monitor_mode (const char *string,
                                   int        *out_width,