diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device-private.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device-private.h
index 831f7820a..1079741e0 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device-private.h
@@ -34,4 +34,10 @@ void meta_kms_device_add_fake_plane_in_impl (MetaKmsDevice    *device,
                                              MetaKmsPlaneType  plane_type,
                                              MetaKmsCrtc      *crtc);
 
+MetaKmsCrtc * meta_kms_device_find_crtc_in_impl (MetaKmsDevice *device,
+                                                 uint32_t       crtc_id);
+
+MetaKmsConnector * meta_kms_device_find_connector_in_impl (MetaKmsDevice *device,
+                                                           uint32_t       connector_id);
+
 #endif /* META_KMS_DEVICE_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
index beb2360e6..6085654ba 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include "backends/native/meta-kms-connector.h"
+#include "backends/native/meta-kms-crtc.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-device-private.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-device.h"
 
@@ -133,6 +135,48 @@ meta_kms_device_get_connectors (MetaKmsDevice *device)
   return device->connectors;
 }
 
+MetaKmsCrtc *
+meta_kms_device_find_crtc_in_impl (MetaKmsDevice *device,
+                                   uint32_t       crtc_id)
+{
+  MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device = meta_kms_device_get_impl_device (device);
+  GList *l;
+
+  meta_assert_in_kms_impl (device->kms);
+  meta_assert_is_waiting_for_kms_impl_task (device->kms);
+
+  for (l = meta_kms_impl_device_peek_crtcs (impl_device); l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      MetaKmsCrtc *crtc = META_KMS_CRTC (l->data);
+
+      if (meta_kms_crtc_get_id (crtc) == crtc_id)
+        return crtc;
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+MetaKmsConnector *
+meta_kms_device_find_connector_in_impl (MetaKmsDevice *device,
+                                        uint32_t       connector_id)
+{
+  MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device = meta_kms_device_get_impl_device (device);
+  GList *l;
+
+  meta_assert_in_kms_impl (device->kms);
+  meta_assert_is_waiting_for_kms_impl_task (device->kms);
+
+  for (l = meta_kms_impl_device_peek_connectors (impl_device); l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      MetaKmsConnector *connector = META_KMS_CONNECTOR (l->data);
+
+      if (meta_kms_connector_get_id (connector) == connector_id)
+        return connector;
+    }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 GList *
 meta_kms_device_get_crtcs (MetaKmsDevice *device)
 {