diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 261fe5fd2..ec9d96261 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -3120,6 +3120,12 @@ meta_display_has_shape (MetaDisplay *display)
   return META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (display);
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_display_has_sync (MetaDisplay *display)
+{
+  return META_DISPLAY_HAS_XSYNC (display);
+}
+
 /**
  * meta_display_get_focus_window:
  * @display: a #MetaDisplay
@@ -3148,6 +3154,12 @@ meta_display_get_shape_event_base (MetaDisplay *display)
   return display->shape_event_base;
 }
 
+int
+meta_display_get_sync_event_base (MetaDisplay *display)
+{
+  return display->xsync_event_base;
+}
+
 /**
  * meta_display_clear_mouse_mode:
  * @display: a #MetaDisplay
diff --git a/src/meta/display.h b/src/meta/display.h
index 694d7e95a..712738a46 100644
--- a/src/meta/display.h
+++ b/src/meta/display.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Display *meta_display_get_xdisplay (MetaDisplay *display);
 MetaCompositor *meta_display_get_compositor (MetaDisplay *display);
 
 gboolean meta_display_has_shape (MetaDisplay *display);
+gboolean meta_display_has_sync (MetaDisplay *display);
 
 MetaWindow *meta_display_get_focus_window (MetaDisplay *display);
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ gboolean  meta_display_xwindow_is_a_no_focus_window (MetaDisplay *display,
 
 int meta_display_get_damage_event_base (MetaDisplay *display);
 int meta_display_get_shape_event_base (MetaDisplay *display);
+int meta_display_get_sync_event_base (MetaDisplay *display);
 
 gboolean meta_display_xserver_time_is_before (MetaDisplay *display,
                                               guint32      time1,