diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h
index 0b9167d2..8ca3a2b1 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ uint32_t wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_tiled(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
  */
 void wlr_xdg_toplevel_send_close(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface);
 
+/**
+ * Sets the parent of this toplevel. Parent can be NULL.
+ */
+void wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_parent(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
+		struct wlr_xdg_surface *parent);
+
 /**
  * Request that this xdg popup closes.
  **/
diff --git a/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_toplevel.c b/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_toplevel.c
index 51d0687b..03d31897 100644
--- a/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_toplevel.c
+++ b/types/xdg_shell/wlr_xdg_toplevel.c
@@ -194,16 +194,14 @@ struct wlr_xdg_surface *wlr_xdg_surface_from_toplevel_resource(
 	return wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
 }
 
-static void set_parent(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
-		struct wlr_xdg_surface *parent);
-
 static void handle_parent_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *toplevel =
 		wl_container_of(listener, toplevel, parent_unmap);
-	set_parent(toplevel->base, toplevel->parent->toplevel->parent);
+	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_parent(toplevel->base,
+			toplevel->parent->toplevel->parent);
 }
 
-static void set_parent(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
+void wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_parent(struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface,
 		struct wlr_xdg_surface *parent) {
 	assert(surface->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL);
 	assert(!parent || parent->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL);
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ static void xdg_toplevel_handle_set_parent(struct wl_client *client,
 		parent = wlr_xdg_surface_from_toplevel_resource(parent_resource);
 	}
 
-	set_parent(surface, parent);
+	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_parent(surface, parent);
 }
 
 static void xdg_toplevel_handle_set_title(struct wl_client *client,