diff --git a/src/backends/meta-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-renderer.c
index ceac7df57..ea93dc99e 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-renderer.c
@@ -94,6 +94,24 @@ meta_renderer_get_views (MetaRenderer *renderer)
   return priv->views;
 }
 
+MetaRendererView *
+meta_renderer_get_view_from_logical_monitor (MetaRenderer       *renderer,
+                                             MetaLogicalMonitor *logical_monitor)
+{
+  GList *l;
+
+  for (l = meta_renderer_get_views (renderer); l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      MetaRendererView *view = l->data;
+
+      if (meta_renderer_view_get_logical_monitor (view) ==
+          logical_monitor)
+        return view;
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static void
 meta_renderer_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-renderer.h
index bf51b51ab..1c617214b 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-renderer.h
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ void meta_renderer_set_legacy_view (MetaRenderer     *renderer,
 
 GList * meta_renderer_get_views (MetaRenderer *renderer);
 
+MetaRendererView * meta_renderer_get_view_from_logical_monitor (MetaRenderer       *renderer,
+                                                                MetaLogicalMonitor *logical_monitor);
+
 #endif /* META_RENDERER_H */