diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h
index 6e3c13cd..f2773c6b 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h
@@ -189,5 +189,9 @@ void wlr_scene_output_destroy(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output);
  */
 void wlr_scene_output_set_position(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output,
 	int lx, int ly);
+/**
+ * Render and commit an output.
+ */
+bool wlr_scene_output_commit(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/types/wlr_scene.c b/types/wlr_scene.c
index eb22d69d..4498c5f0 100644
--- a/types/wlr_scene.c
+++ b/types/wlr_scene.c
@@ -477,3 +477,27 @@ void wlr_scene_output_set_position(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output,
 	scene_output->x = lx;
 	scene_output->y = ly;
 }
+
+bool wlr_scene_output_commit(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output) {
+	struct wlr_output *output = scene_output->output;
+
+	if (!wlr_output_attach_render(output, NULL)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = wlr_backend_get_renderer(output->backend);
+	assert(renderer != NULL);
+
+	int width, height;
+	wlr_output_effective_resolution(output, &width, &height);
+	wlr_renderer_begin(renderer, width, height);
+	wlr_renderer_clear(renderer, (float[4]){ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 });
+
+	wlr_scene_render_output(scene_output->scene, output,
+		scene_output->x, scene_output->y, NULL);
+	wlr_output_render_software_cursors(output, NULL);
+
+	wlr_renderer_end(renderer);
+
+	return wlr_output_commit(output);
+}