diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client-private.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client-private.h
index 0f67a2e66..c1524dead 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client-private.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client-private.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef META_WAYLAND_CLIENT_PRIVATE_H
 #define META_WAYLAND_CLIENT_PRIVATE_H
 
+#include <wayland-server-core.h>
+
 #include "core/util-private.h"
 #include "meta/meta-wayland-client.h"
 
@@ -31,4 +33,8 @@ META_EXPORT_TEST
 int meta_wayland_client_setup_fd (MetaWaylandClient  *client,
                                   GError            **error);
 
+META_EXPORT_TEST
+gboolean meta_wayland_client_matches (MetaWaylandClient      *client,
+                                      const struct wl_client *wayland_client);
+
 #endif /* META_WAYLAND_CLIENT_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client.c
index 56d8f4bcc..f7e1ff20c 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-client.c
@@ -473,3 +473,13 @@ meta_wayland_client_show_in_window_list (MetaWaylandClient *client,
       meta_window_recalc_features (window);
     }
 }
+
+gboolean
+meta_wayland_client_matches (MetaWaylandClient      *client,
+                             const struct wl_client *wayland_client)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (wayland_client, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (client->wayland_client, FALSE);
+
+  return client->wayland_client == wayland_client;
+}