diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c
index fde648175..584a780ba 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ meta_crtc_kms_is_transform_handled (MetaCrtcNative       *crtc_native,
   return is_transform_handled (crtc_kms, transform);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+meta_crtc_kms_is_hw_cursor_supported (MetaCrtcNative *crtc_native)
+{
+  MetaCrtcKms *crtc_kms = META_CRTC_KMS (crtc_native);
+  MetaKmsCrtc *kms_crtc = meta_crtc_kms_get_kms_crtc (crtc_kms);
+  MetaKmsDevice *kms_device = meta_kms_crtc_get_device (kms_crtc);
+
+  return !!meta_kms_device_get_cursor_plane_for (kms_device, kms_crtc);
+}
+
 void
 meta_crtc_kms_apply_transform (MetaCrtcKms            *crtc_kms,
                                MetaKmsPlaneAssignment *kms_plane_assignment)
@@ -385,4 +395,5 @@ meta_crtc_kms_class_init (MetaCrtcKmsClass *klass)
   object_class->dispose = meta_crtc_kms_dispose;
 
   crtc_native_class->is_transform_handled = meta_crtc_kms_is_transform_handled;
+  crtc_native_class->is_hw_cursor_supported = meta_crtc_kms_is_hw_cursor_supported;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.c
index 5e5751780..44e8d5088 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.c
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ meta_crtc_native_is_transform_handled (MetaCrtcNative       *crtc_native,
   return klass->is_transform_handled (crtc_native, transform);
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_crtc_native_is_hw_cursor_supported (MetaCrtcNative *crtc_native)
+{
+  MetaCrtcNativeClass *klass = META_CRTC_NATIVE_GET_CLASS (crtc_native);
+
+  return klass->is_hw_cursor_supported (crtc_native);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_crtc_native_init (MetaCrtcNative *crtc_native)
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.h
index 0c16e5895..c373604ee 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-native.h
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@ struct _MetaCrtcNativeClass
 
   gboolean (* is_transform_handled) (MetaCrtcNative       *crtc_native,
                                      MetaMonitorTransform  monitor_transform);
+  gboolean (* is_hw_cursor_supported) (MetaCrtcNative *crtc_native);
 };
 
 gboolean meta_crtc_native_is_transform_handled (MetaCrtcNative       *crtc_native,
                                                 MetaMonitorTransform  transform);
 
+gboolean meta_crtc_native_is_hw_cursor_supported (MetaCrtcNative *crtc_native);
+
 #endif /* META_CRTC_NATIVE_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-virtual.c b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-virtual.c
index eee346a23..60b59a3f2 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-virtual.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-virtual.c
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ meta_crtc_virtual_is_transform_handled (MetaCrtcNative       *crtc_native,
   return transform == META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_NORMAL;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+meta_crtc_virtual_is_hw_cursor_supported (MetaCrtcNative *crtc_native)
+{
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 meta_crtc_virtual_init (MetaCrtcVirtual *crtc_virtual)
 {
@@ -57,4 +63,6 @@ meta_crtc_virtual_class_init (MetaCrtcVirtualClass *klass)
 
   crtc_native_class->is_transform_handled =
     meta_crtc_virtual_is_transform_handled;
+  crtc_native_class->is_hw_cursor_supported =
+    meta_crtc_virtual_is_hw_cursor_supported;
 }