diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h
index e45a3ee0..e3e56cf7 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_scene.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct wlr_scene_buffer {
 	struct wlr_buffer *buffer;
 
 	struct {
+		struct wl_signal outputs_update;
 		struct wl_signal output_enter; // struct wlr_scene_output
 		struct wl_signal output_leave; // struct wlr_scene_output
 		struct wl_signal output_present; // struct wlr_scene_output
diff --git a/types/scene/wlr_scene.c b/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
index e9857dc3..04fa292f 100644
--- a/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
+++ b/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ static void update_node_update_outputs(struct wlr_scene_node *node,
 	// if there are active outputs on this node, we should always have a primary
 	// output
 	assert(!scene_buffer->active_outputs || scene_buffer->primary_output);
+
+	wl_signal_emit_mutable(&scene_buffer->events.outputs_update, NULL);
 }
 
 static bool scene_node_update_iterator(struct wlr_scene_node *node,
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@ struct wlr_scene_buffer *wlr_scene_buffer_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *parent,
 		scene_buffer->buffer = wlr_buffer_lock(buffer);
 	}
 
+	wl_signal_init(&scene_buffer->events.outputs_update);
 	wl_signal_init(&scene_buffer->events.output_enter);
 	wl_signal_init(&scene_buffer->events.output_leave);
 	wl_signal_init(&scene_buffer->events.output_present);