diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
index 985349539..6db9d33f8 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,12 @@ meta_wayland_pointer_get_current_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
   return pointer->current;
 }
 
+MetaWaylandSurface *
+meta_wayland_pointer_get_focus_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
+{
+  return pointer->focus_surface;
+}
+
 MetaWaylandSurface *
 meta_wayland_pointer_get_implicit_grab_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
 {
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
index 56001b2e7..7b7578c92 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ void meta_wayland_pointer_update_cursor_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer);
 
 MetaWaylandSurface * meta_wayland_pointer_get_current_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer);
 
+MetaWaylandSurface * meta_wayland_pointer_get_focus_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer);
+
 void meta_wayland_pointer_focus_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
                                          MetaWaylandSurface *surface);