diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_shm.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_shm.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebf4015e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_shm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * This an unstable interface of wlroots. No guarantees are made regarding the
+ * future consistency of this API.
+ */
+#ifndef WLR_USE_UNSTABLE
+#error "Add -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE to enable unstable wlroots features"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef WLR_TYPES_WLR_SHM_H
+#define WLR_TYPES_WLR_SHM_H
+
+#include <wayland-server-core.h>
+
+/**
+ * Shared memory buffer interface.
+ *
+ * The buffers created via this interface are not safe to use from different
+ * threads.
+ *
+ * Currently, accessing two buffers concurrently via
+ * wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access() will return an error.
+ */
+struct wlr_shm;
+
+/**
+ * Create the wl_shm global.
+ */
+struct wlr_shm *wlr_shm_create_with_renderer(struct wl_display *display,
+	uint32_t version, struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/types/meson.build b/types/meson.build
index 400927da..2e547cfe 100644
--- a/types/meson.build
+++ b/types/meson.build
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ wlr_files += files(
 	'wlr_screencopy_v1.c',
 	'wlr_server_decoration.c',
 	'wlr_session_lock_v1.c',
+	'wlr_shm.c',
 	'wlr_single_pixel_buffer_v1.c',
 	'wlr_subcompositor.c',
 	'wlr_switch.c',
diff --git a/types/wlr_shm.c b/types/wlr_shm.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8fdbad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/wlr_shm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,548 @@
+#define _DEFAULT_SOURCE // for MAP_ANONYMOUS
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <drm_fourcc.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <wayland-server.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_buffer.h>
+#include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_shm.h>
+#include <wlr/util/log.h>
+#include "render/pixel_format.h"
+
+#ifdef __STDC_NO_ATOMICS__
+#error "C11 atomics are required"
+#endif
+#if ATOMIC_POINTER_LOCK_FREE == 0
+#error "Lock-free C11 atomic pointers are required"
+#endif
+
+#define SHM_VERSION 1
+
+struct wlr_shm {
+	struct wl_global *global;
+	uint32_t *formats;
+	size_t formats_len;
+
+	struct wl_listener display_destroy;
+};
+
+struct wlr_shm_pool {
+	struct wl_resource *resource; // may be NULL
+	struct wlr_shm *shm;
+	struct wl_list buffers; // wlr_shm_buffer.link
+	int fd;
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A mapped space to a client-owned file.
+ *
+ * Clients may resize pools via wl_shm_pool.resize, in which case we need to
+ * re-map the FD with a larger size. However we might be at the same time still
+ * accessing the old mapping (via wlr_buffer_begin_data_ptr_access()). We need
+ * to keep the old mapping alive in that case.
+ */
+struct wlr_shm_mapping {
+	void *data;
+	size_t size;
+	bool dropped; // false while a wlr_shm_pool references this mapping
+};
+
+struct wlr_shm_sigbus_data {
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping;
+	struct sigaction prev_action;
+};
+
+struct wlr_shm_buffer {
+	struct wlr_buffer base;
+	struct wlr_shm_pool *pool;
+	uint32_t drm_format;
+	int32_t stride;
+	off_t offset;
+	struct wl_list link; // wlr_shm_pool.buffers
+	struct wl_resource *resource; // may be NULL
+
+	struct wl_listener release;
+
+	struct wlr_shm_sigbus_data sigbus_data;
+};
+
+// Needs to be a lock-free atomic because it's accessed from a signal handler
+static struct wlr_shm_sigbus_data *_Atomic sigbus_data = NULL;
+
+static const struct wl_buffer_interface wl_buffer_impl;
+static const struct wl_shm_pool_interface pool_impl;
+static const struct wl_shm_interface shm_impl;
+
+static bool buffer_resource_is_instance(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	return wl_resource_instance_of(resource, &wl_buffer_interface,
+		&wl_buffer_impl);
+}
+
+static struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	assert(buffer_resource_is_instance(resource));
+	return wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+}
+
+static struct wlr_buffer *buffer_base_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	return &buffer_from_resource(resource)->base;
+}
+
+static struct wlr_shm_pool *pool_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	assert(wl_resource_instance_of(resource, &wl_shm_pool_interface,
+		&pool_impl));
+	return wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+}
+
+static struct wlr_shm *shm_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	assert(wl_resource_instance_of(resource, &wl_shm_interface, &shm_impl));
+	return wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+}
+
+static struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping_create(int fd, size_t size) {
+	void *data = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+	if (data == MAP_FAILED) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_DEBUG, "mmap failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping = calloc(1, sizeof(*mapping));
+	if (mapping == NULL) {
+		munmap(data, size);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	mapping->data = data;
+	mapping->size = size;
+	return mapping;
+}
+
+static void mapping_consider_destroy(struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping) {
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping_in_use = NULL;
+	if (sigbus_data != NULL) {
+		mapping_in_use = sigbus_data->mapping;
+	}
+
+	if (mapping_in_use == mapping || !mapping->dropped) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	munmap(mapping->data, mapping->size);
+	free(mapping);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Indicate that this mapping is no longer used by its wlr_shm_pool owner.
+ *
+ * May destroy the mapping.
+ */
+static void mapping_drop(struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping) {
+	if (mapping == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mapping->dropped = true;
+	mapping_consider_destroy(mapping);
+}
+
+static const struct wlr_buffer_resource_interface buffer_resource_interface = {
+	.name = "wl_shm",
+	.is_instance = buffer_resource_is_instance,
+	.from_resource = buffer_base_from_resource,
+};
+
+static void pool_consider_destroy(struct wlr_shm_pool *pool);
+
+static void buffer_destroy(struct wlr_buffer *wlr_buffer) {
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = wl_container_of(wlr_buffer, buffer, base);
+	assert(buffer->resource == NULL);
+	wl_list_remove(&buffer->release.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&buffer->link);
+	pool_consider_destroy(buffer->pool);
+	free(buffer);
+}
+
+static bool buffer_get_shm(struct wlr_buffer *wlr_buffer,
+		struct wlr_shm_attributes *attrs) {
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = wl_container_of(wlr_buffer, buffer, base);
+	*attrs = (struct wlr_shm_attributes){
+		.fd = buffer->pool->fd,
+		.format = buffer->drm_format,
+		.width = buffer->base.width,
+		.height = buffer->base.height,
+		.stride = buffer->stride,
+		.offset = buffer->offset,
+	};
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void handle_sigbus(int sig, siginfo_t *info, void *context) {
+	struct wlr_shm_sigbus_data data = *sigbus_data;
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping = data.mapping;
+
+	uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t)info->si_addr;
+	uintptr_t mapping_start = (uintptr_t)mapping->data;
+	if (addr < mapping_start || addr >= mapping_start + mapping->size) {
+		// The offending address is outside of the wl_shm_pool's mapped space
+		goto reraise;
+	}
+
+	// Replace the mapping with a new one which won't cause SIGBUS (instead, it
+	// will read as zeroes). Technically mmap() isn't part of the
+	// async-signal-safe functions...
+	if (mmap(mapping->data, mapping->size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+			MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) == MAP_FAILED) {
+		goto reraise;
+	}
+
+	return;
+
+reraise:
+	if (data.prev_action.sa_flags & SA_SIGINFO) {
+		data.prev_action.sa_sigaction(sig, info, context);
+	} else {
+		data.prev_action.sa_handler(sig);
+	}
+}
+
+static bool buffer_begin_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *wlr_buffer,
+		uint32_t flags, void **data, uint32_t *format, size_t *stride) {
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = wl_container_of(wlr_buffer, buffer, base);
+
+	if (!atomic_is_lock_free(&sigbus_data)) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Lock-free atomic pointers are required");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (sigbus_data != NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Cannot concurrently access data of two wlr_shm_buffers");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Install a SIGBUS handler. SIGBUS is triggered if the client shrinks the
+	// backing file, and then we try to access the mapping.
+	struct sigaction new_action = {
+		.sa_sigaction = handle_sigbus,
+		.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO | SA_NODEFER,
+	};
+	struct sigaction prev_action;
+	if (sigaction(SIGBUS, &new_action, &prev_action) != 0) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "sigaction failed");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping = buffer->pool->mapping;
+
+	buffer->sigbus_data = (struct wlr_shm_sigbus_data){
+		.mapping = mapping,
+		.prev_action = prev_action,
+	};
+	sigbus_data = &buffer->sigbus_data;
+
+	*data = (char *)mapping->data + buffer->offset;
+	*format = buffer->drm_format;
+	*stride = buffer->stride;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void buffer_end_data_ptr_access(struct wlr_buffer *wlr_buffer) {
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = wl_container_of(wlr_buffer, buffer, base);
+
+	struct wlr_shm_sigbus_data data = *sigbus_data;
+
+	if (sigaction(SIGBUS, &data.prev_action, NULL) != 0) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "sigaction failed");
+	}
+	sigbus_data = NULL;
+
+	mapping_consider_destroy(data.mapping);
+}
+
+static const struct wlr_buffer_impl buffer_impl = {
+	.destroy = buffer_destroy,
+	.get_shm = buffer_get_shm,
+	.begin_data_ptr_access = buffer_begin_data_ptr_access,
+	.end_data_ptr_access = buffer_end_data_ptr_access,
+};
+
+static void destroy_resource(struct wl_client *client,
+		struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	wl_resource_destroy(resource);
+}
+
+static const struct wl_buffer_interface wl_buffer_impl = {
+	.destroy = destroy_resource,
+};
+
+static void buffer_handle_release(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = wl_container_of(listener, buffer, release);
+	if (buffer->resource != NULL) {
+		wl_buffer_send_release(buffer->resource);
+	}
+}
+
+static void buffer_handle_resource_destroy(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = buffer_from_resource(resource);
+	buffer->resource = NULL;
+	wlr_buffer_drop(&buffer->base);
+}
+
+static bool shm_has_format(struct wlr_shm *shm, uint32_t shm_format);
+
+static void pool_handle_create_buffer(struct wl_client *client,
+		struct wl_resource *pool_resource, uint32_t id, int32_t offset,
+		int32_t width, int32_t height, int32_t stride, uint32_t shm_format) {
+	struct wlr_shm_pool *pool = pool_from_resource(pool_resource);
+
+	// Convert to uint64_t to avoid integer overflow
+	if (offset < 0 || width <= 0 || height <= 0 || stride < width ||
+			offset + (uint64_t)stride * height > pool->mapping->size) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(pool_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_STRIDE,
+			"Invalid width, height or stride (%dx%d, %d)",
+			width, height, stride);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!shm_has_format(pool->shm, shm_format)) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(pool_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_FORMAT,
+			"Unsupported format");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t drm_format = convert_wl_shm_format_to_drm(shm_format);
+	const struct wlr_pixel_format_info *format_info =
+		drm_get_pixel_format_info(drm_format);
+	if (format_info == NULL) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(pool_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_FORMAT,
+			"Unknown format");
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!pixel_format_info_check_stride(format_info, stride, width)) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(pool_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_STRIDE,
+			"Invalid stride (%d)", stride);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_shm_buffer *buffer = calloc(1, sizeof(*buffer));
+	if (buffer == NULL) {
+		wl_resource_post_no_memory(pool_resource);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	buffer->resource = wl_resource_create(client, &wl_buffer_interface, 1, id);
+	if (buffer->resource == NULL) {
+		free(buffer);
+		wl_resource_post_no_memory(pool_resource);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	buffer->pool = pool;
+	buffer->offset = offset;
+	buffer->stride = stride;
+	buffer->drm_format = drm_format;
+	wlr_buffer_init(&buffer->base, &buffer_impl, width, height);
+	wl_resource_set_implementation(buffer->resource,
+		&wl_buffer_impl, buffer, buffer_handle_resource_destroy);
+
+	wl_list_insert(&pool->buffers, &buffer->link);
+
+	buffer->release.notify = buffer_handle_release;
+	wl_signal_add(&buffer->base.events.release, &buffer->release);
+}
+
+static void pool_handle_resize(struct wl_client *client,
+		struct wl_resource *pool_resource, int32_t size) {
+	struct wlr_shm_pool *pool = pool_from_resource(pool_resource);
+
+	if (size <= 0 || (size_t)size < pool->mapping->size) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(pool_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_STRIDE,
+			"Shrinking a pool (%zu to %d) is forbidden",
+			pool->mapping->size, size);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping = mapping_create(pool->fd, size);
+	if (mapping == NULL) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(pool_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_FD,
+			"Failed to create memory mapping");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mapping_drop(pool->mapping);
+	pool->mapping = mapping;
+}
+
+static const struct wl_shm_pool_interface pool_impl = {
+	.create_buffer = pool_handle_create_buffer,
+	.destroy = destroy_resource,
+	.resize = pool_handle_resize,
+};
+
+static void pool_consider_destroy(struct wlr_shm_pool *pool) {
+	if (pool->resource != NULL || !wl_list_empty(&pool->buffers)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mapping_drop(pool->mapping);
+	close(pool->fd);
+	free(pool);
+}
+
+static void pool_handle_resource_destroy(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	struct wlr_shm_pool *pool = pool_from_resource(resource);
+	pool->resource = NULL;
+	pool_consider_destroy(pool);
+}
+
+static void shm_handle_create_pool(struct wl_client *client,
+		struct wl_resource *shm_resource, uint32_t id, int fd, int32_t size) {
+	struct wlr_shm *shm = shm_from_resource(shm_resource);
+
+	if (size <= 0) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(shm_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_STRIDE,
+			"Invalid size (%d)", size);
+		goto error_fd;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_shm_mapping *mapping = mapping_create(fd, size);
+	if (mapping == NULL) {
+		wl_resource_post_error(shm_resource, WL_SHM_ERROR_INVALID_FD,
+			"Failed to create memory mapping");
+		goto error_fd;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_shm_pool *pool = calloc(1, sizeof(*pool));
+	if (pool == NULL) {
+		wl_resource_post_no_memory(shm_resource);
+		goto error_mapping;
+	}
+
+	uint32_t version = wl_resource_get_version(shm_resource);
+	pool->resource =
+		wl_resource_create(client, &wl_shm_pool_interface, version, id);
+	if (pool->resource == NULL) {
+		wl_resource_post_no_memory(shm_resource);
+		goto error_pool;
+	}
+	wl_resource_set_implementation(pool->resource, &pool_impl, pool,
+		pool_handle_resource_destroy);
+
+	pool->mapping = mapping;
+	pool->shm = shm;
+	pool->fd = fd;
+	wl_list_init(&pool->buffers);
+	return;
+
+error_pool:
+	free(pool);
+error_mapping:
+	mapping_drop(mapping);
+error_fd:
+	close(fd);
+}
+
+static const struct wl_shm_interface shm_impl = {
+	.create_pool = shm_handle_create_pool,
+};
+
+static void shm_bind(struct wl_client *client, void *data, uint32_t version,
+		uint32_t id) {
+	struct wlr_shm *shm = data;
+
+	struct wl_resource *resource = wl_resource_create(client, &wl_shm_interface,
+		version, id);
+	if (resource == NULL) {
+		wl_client_post_no_memory(client);
+		return;
+	}
+	wl_resource_set_implementation(resource, &shm_impl, shm, NULL);
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < shm->formats_len; i++) {
+		wl_shm_send_format(resource, shm->formats[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+static void handle_display_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct wlr_shm *shm = wl_container_of(listener, shm, display_destroy);
+	wl_list_remove(&shm->display_destroy.link);
+	wl_global_destroy(shm->global);
+	free(shm->formats);
+	free(shm);
+}
+
+static struct wlr_shm *shm_create(struct wl_display *display,
+		uint32_t version, const uint32_t *formats, size_t formats_len) {
+	// ARGB8888 and XRGB8888 must be supported per the wl_shm spec
+	bool has_argb8888 = false, has_xrgb8888 = false;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < formats_len; i++) {
+		switch (formats[i]) {
+		case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
+			has_argb8888 = true;
+			break;
+		case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
+			has_xrgb8888 = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	assert(has_argb8888 && has_xrgb8888);
+
+	struct wlr_shm *shm = calloc(1, sizeof(*shm));
+	if (shm == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	shm->formats_len = formats_len;
+	shm->formats = malloc(formats_len * sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (shm->formats == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
+		free(shm);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < formats_len; i++) {
+		shm->formats[i] = convert_drm_format_to_wl_shm(formats[i]);
+	}
+
+	shm->global = wl_global_create(display, &wl_shm_interface, SHM_VERSION,
+		shm, shm_bind);
+	if (shm->global == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "wl_global_create failed");
+		free(shm->formats);
+		free(shm);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	shm->display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
+	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &shm->display_destroy);
+
+	wlr_buffer_register_resource_interface(&buffer_resource_interface);
+
+	return shm;
+}
+
+struct wlr_shm *wlr_shm_create_with_renderer(struct wl_display *display,
+		uint32_t version, struct wlr_renderer *renderer) {
+	size_t formats_len;
+	const uint32_t *formats =
+		wlr_renderer_get_shm_texture_formats(renderer, &formats_len);
+	if (formats == NULL) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize wl_shm: "
+			"cannot get renderer formats");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return shm_create(display, version, formats, formats_len);
+}
+
+static bool shm_has_format(struct wlr_shm *shm, uint32_t shm_format) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < shm->formats_len; i++) {
+		if (shm->formats[i] == shm_format) {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}