diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
index 5849eebba..37e7fcd2f 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
@@ -236,6 +236,26 @@ typedef struct _CreateImplDeviceData
   char *out_driver_description;
 } CreateImplDeviceData;
 
+static gboolean
+get_driver_info (int    fd,
+                 char **name,
+                 char **description)
+{
+  drmVersion *drm_version;
+
+  drm_version = drmGetVersion (fd);
+  if (!drm_version)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  *name = g_strndup (drm_version->name,
+                     drm_version->name_len);
+  *description = g_strndup (drm_version->desc,
+                            drm_version->desc_len);
+  drmFreeVersion (drm_version);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static MetaKmsImplDevice *
 meta_create_kms_impl_device (MetaKmsDevice  *device,
                              MetaKmsImpl    *impl,
@@ -243,6 +263,8 @@ meta_create_kms_impl_device (MetaKmsDevice  *device,
                              GError        **error)
 {
   int ret;
+  g_autofree char *driver_name = NULL;
+  g_autofree char *driver_description = NULL;
 
   meta_assert_in_kms_impl (meta_kms_impl_get_kms (impl));
 
@@ -255,10 +277,18 @@ meta_create_kms_impl_device (MetaKmsDevice  *device,
       return NULL;
     }
 
+  if (!get_driver_info (fd, &driver_name, &driver_description))
+    {
+      driver_name = g_strdup ("unknown");
+      driver_description = g_strdup ("Unknown");
+    }
+
   return g_initable_new (META_TYPE_KMS_IMPL_DEVICE_SIMPLE, NULL, error,
                          "device", device,
                          "impl", impl,
                          "fd", fd,
+                         "driver-name", driver_name,
+                         "driver-description", driver_description,
                          NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
index c0989ec58..c180aa111 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ enum
   PROP_DEVICE,
   PROP_IMPL,
   PROP_FD,
+  PROP_DRIVER_NAME,
+  PROP_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION,
 
   N_PROPS
 };
@@ -549,24 +551,6 @@ init_fallback_modes (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device)
   priv->fallback_modes = g_list_reverse (modes);
 }
 
-static void
-init_info (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device)
-{
-  MetaKmsImplDevicePrivate *priv =
-    meta_kms_impl_device_get_instance_private (impl_device);
-  drmVersion *drm_version;
-
-  drm_version = drmGetVersion (priv->fd);
-  if (!drm_version)
-    return;
-
-  priv->driver_name = g_strndup (drm_version->name,
-                                 drm_version->name_len);
-  priv->driver_description = g_strndup (drm_version->desc,
-                                        drm_version->desc_len);
-  drmFreeVersion (drm_version);
-}
-
 void
 meta_kms_impl_device_update_states (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device)
 {
@@ -693,6 +677,12 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_get_property (GObject    *object,
     case PROP_FD:
       g_value_set_int (value, priv->fd);
       break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER_NAME:
+      g_value_set_string (value, priv->driver_name);
+      break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION:
+      g_value_set_string (value, priv->driver_name);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -720,6 +710,12 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_set_property (GObject      *object,
     case PROP_FD:
       priv->fd = g_value_get_int (value);
       break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER_NAME:
+      priv->driver_name = g_value_dup_string (value);
+      break;
+    case PROP_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION:
+      priv->driver_description = g_value_dup_string (value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -769,7 +765,6 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_initable_init (GInitable     *initable,
 
   init_crtcs (impl_device, drm_resources);
   init_planes (impl_device);
-  init_info (impl_device);
 
   init_fallback_modes (impl_device);
 
@@ -829,5 +824,21 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_class_init (MetaKmsImplDeviceClass *klass)
                       G_PARAM_READWRITE |
                       G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
                       G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+  obj_props[PROP_DRIVER_NAME] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("driver-name",
+                         "driver-name",
+                         "DRM device driver name",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
+  obj_props[PROP_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("driver-description",
+                         "driver-description",
+                         "DRM device driver description",
+                         NULL,
+                         G_PARAM_READWRITE |
+                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
+                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
   g_object_class_install_properties (object_class, N_PROPS, obj_props);
 }