diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
index 4f3d821ef..e63f5ddbb 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
@@ -956,6 +956,15 @@ meta_screen_cast_stream_src_init_initable_iface (GInitableIface *iface)
   iface->init = meta_screen_cast_stream_src_initable_init;
 }
 
+int
+meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_stride (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src)
+{
+  MetaScreenCastStreamSrcPrivate *priv =
+    meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_instance_private (src);
+
+  return priv->video_stride;
+}
+
 MetaScreenCastStream *
 meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_stream (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
index 3f6a1af2b..7e81ac48a 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct _MetaScreenCastStreamSrcClass
 
 void meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src);
 
+int meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_stride (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src);
+
 MetaScreenCastStream * meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_stream (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src);
 
 gboolean meta_screen_cast_stream_src_draw_cursor_into (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc  *src,