diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 9bafacac5..c5ce7300f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -10258,6 +10258,43 @@ clutter_actor_get_position (ClutterActor *self,
     *y = clutter_actor_get_y (self);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_fixed_position:
+ * @self: a #ClutterActor
+ * @x: (out) (allow-none): return location for the X coordinate, or %NULL
+ * @y: (out) (allow-none): return location for the Y coordinate, or %NULL
+ *
+ * This function gets the fixed position of the actor, if set. If there
+ * is no fixed position set, this function returns %FALSE and doesn't set
+ * the x and y coordinates.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the fixed position is set, %FALSE if it isn't
+ */
+gboolean
+clutter_actor_get_fixed_position (ClutterActor *self,
+                                  float        *x,
+                                  float        *y)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self), FALSE);
+
+  if (self->priv->position_set)
+    {
+      const ClutterLayoutInfo *info;
+
+      info = _clutter_actor_get_layout_info_or_defaults (self);
+
+      if (x)
+        *x = info->fixed_pos.x;
+
+      if (y)
+        *y = info->fixed_pos.y;
+
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 /**
  * clutter_actor_get_transformed_position:
  * @self: A #ClutterActor
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index e5fa72bae..a9829f02d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@ void                            clutter_actor_set_position
                                                                                  gfloat                       x,
                                                                                  gfloat                       y);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
+gboolean clutter_actor_get_fixed_position (ClutterActor *self,
+                                           float        *x,
+                                           float        *y);
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void                            clutter_actor_get_position                      (ClutterActor                *self,
                                                                                  gfloat                      *x,
                                                                                  gfloat                      *y);