diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c
index 4f1ccae9f..924573d7b 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.c
@@ -563,6 +563,12 @@ meta_wayland_seat_set_input_focus (MetaWaylandSeat    *seat,
   meta_wayland_text_input_set_focus (seat->text_input, surface);
 }
 
+MetaWaylandSurface *
+meta_wayland_seat_get_input_focus (MetaWaylandSeat *seat)
+{
+  return seat->input_focus;
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_wayland_seat_get_grab_info (MetaWaylandSeat       *seat,
                                  MetaWaylandSurface    *surface,
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h
index 966f17327..83fd7de1e 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-seat.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ gboolean meta_wayland_seat_handle_event (MetaWaylandSeat *seat,
 void meta_wayland_seat_set_input_focus (MetaWaylandSeat    *seat,
                                         MetaWaylandSurface *surface);
 
+MetaWaylandSurface * meta_wayland_seat_get_input_focus (MetaWaylandSeat *seat);
+
 gboolean meta_wayland_seat_get_grab_info (MetaWaylandSeat       *seat,
                                           MetaWaylandSurface    *surface,
                                           uint32_t               serial,