diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
index f901e6ef3..d9246c668 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ void     meta_cursor_tracker_set_window_cursor   (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
 void     meta_cursor_tracker_unset_window_cursor (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker);
 void     meta_cursor_tracker_set_root_cursor     (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
                                                   MetaCursorReference *cursor);
+void     meta_cursor_tracker_set_dnd_surface     (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
+                                                  CoglTexture         *texture,
+                                                  int                  offset_x,
+                                                  int                  offset_y);
 
 void     meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
 					      int                new_x,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index a649cb47d..9719b857d 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -358,6 +358,18 @@ meta_cursor_tracker_set_root_cursor (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
   sync_cursor (tracker);
 }
 
+void
+meta_cursor_tracker_set_dnd_surface (MetaCursorTracker   *tracker,
+                                     CoglTexture         *texture,
+                                     int                  offset_x,
+                                     int                  offset_y)
+{
+  g_assert (meta_is_wayland_compositor ());
+
+  meta_cursor_renderer_set_dnd_surface (tracker->renderer, texture,
+                                        offset_x, offset_y);
+}
+
 void
 meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
                                      int                new_x,