diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
index d4087a67f..f6b207762 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor.c
@@ -142,6 +142,24 @@ meta_cursor_sprite_get_hotspot (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
   *hot_y = priv->hot_y;
 }
 
+int
+meta_cursor_sprite_get_width (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
+{
+  CoglTexture *texture;
+
+  texture = meta_cursor_sprite_get_cogl_texture (sprite);
+  return cogl_texture_get_width (texture);
+}
+
+int
+meta_cursor_sprite_get_height (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
+{
+  CoglTexture *texture;
+
+  texture = meta_cursor_sprite_get_cogl_texture (sprite);
+  return cogl_texture_get_height (texture);
+}
+
 float
 meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_scale (MetaCursorSprite *sprite)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor.h
index 5cac34e46..80eaa313c 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ void meta_cursor_sprite_get_hotspot (MetaCursorSprite *sprite,
                                      int              *hot_x,
                                      int              *hot_y);
 
+int meta_cursor_sprite_get_width (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
+
+int meta_cursor_sprite_get_height (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
+
 float meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_scale (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);
 
 MetaMonitorTransform meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_transform (MetaCursorSprite *sprite);