diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 18b5b457a..b38083d0a 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -237,6 +237,23 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_set_dnd_surface_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
   emit_update_cursor (renderer, FALSE);
 }
 
+void
+meta_cursor_renderer_dnd_failed (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
+                                 int                 dest_x,
+                                 int                 dest_y)
+{
+  MetaCursorRendererPrivate *priv = meta_cursor_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
+  MetaBackend *backend = meta_get_backend ();
+  ClutterActor *stage = meta_backend_get_stage (backend);
+
+  g_assert (meta_is_wayland_compositor ());
+
+  if (priv->dnd_layer.texture)
+    meta_stage_dnd_failed (META_STAGE (stage),
+                           dest_x + priv->dnd_surface_offset_x,
+                           dest_y + priv->dnd_surface_offset_y);
+}
+
 MetaCursorReference *
 meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index fa45275cd..c6a5022c9 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -74,4 +74,7 @@ void meta_cursor_renderer_set_dnd_surface (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
 void meta_cursor_renderer_set_dnd_surface_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                                     int x, int y);
 
+void meta_cursor_renderer_dnd_failed (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
+                                      int dest_x, int dest_y);
+
 #endif /* META_CURSOR_RENDERER_H */