diff --git a/src/backends/meta-input-settings-private.h b/src/backends/meta-input-settings-private.h
index bc1586006..c31c522df 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-input-settings-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-input-settings-private.h
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ MetaInputSettings * meta_input_settings_get (void);
 
 GSettings *           meta_input_settings_get_tablet_settings (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
                                                                ClutterInputDevice *device);
+MetaOutput *          meta_input_settings_get_tablet_output   (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
+                                                               ClutterInputDevice *device);
+
 GDesktopTabletMapping meta_input_settings_get_tablet_mapping (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
                                                               ClutterInputDevice *device);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c b/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c
index b62641610..38f1566a3 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c
@@ -1219,6 +1219,24 @@ meta_input_settings_get_tablet_settings (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
   return info ? g_object_ref (info->settings) : NULL;
 }
 
+MetaOutput *
+meta_input_settings_get_tablet_output (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
+                                       ClutterInputDevice *device)
+{
+  MetaInputSettingsPrivate *priv;
+  DeviceMappingInfo *info;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (META_IS_INPUT_SETTINGS (settings), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_INPUT_DEVICE (device), NULL);
+
+  priv = meta_input_settings_get_instance_private (settings);
+  info = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->mappable_devices, device);
+  if (!info)
+    return NULL;
+
+  return meta_input_settings_find_output (settings, info->settings, device);
+}
+
 GDesktopTabletMapping
 meta_input_settings_get_tablet_mapping (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
                                         ClutterInputDevice *device)