diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
index afa2c90b6..59c80fa48 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
@@ -1460,3 +1460,9 @@ meta_wayland_pointer_get_implicit_grab_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
 
   return NULL;
 }
+
+MetaWaylandPointerClient *
+meta_wayland_pointer_get_focus_client (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
+{
+  return pointer->focus_client;
+}
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
index 7c4e38110..066108960 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.h
@@ -129,3 +129,5 @@ void meta_wayland_pointer_focus_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer,
                                          MetaWaylandSurface *surface);
 
 MetaWaylandSurface * meta_wayland_pointer_get_implicit_grab_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer);
+
+MetaWaylandPointerClient * meta_wayland_pointer_get_focus_client (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer);