diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
index b0a7de14c..705bc4981 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
@@ -915,3 +915,10 @@ meta_window_wayland_get_max_size (MetaWindow *window,
   scale_size (width, height, scale);
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_window_wayland_needs_move_resize (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  MetaWindowWayland *wl_window = META_WINDOW_WAYLAND (window);
+
+  return wl_window->has_pending_state_change || wl_window->has_pending_move;
+}
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.h b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.h
index 408451626..ea5b82cb2 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.h
@@ -78,5 +78,6 @@ void meta_window_wayland_get_max_size (MetaWindow *window,
                                        int        *width,
                                        int        *height);
 
+gboolean meta_window_wayland_needs_move_resize (MetaWindow *window);
 
 #endif