diff --git a/include/wlr/render/gles2.h b/include/wlr/render/gles2.h
index b8c9a41a..c53353d3 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/gles2.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/gles2.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ struct wlr_egl;
 
 struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles2_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl);
 
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_gles2_renderer_get_egl(struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
+
 struct wlr_texture *wlr_gles2_texture_from_pixels(struct wlr_egl *egl,
 	enum wl_shm_format wl_fmt, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 	const void *data);
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
index 33f96b68..522ce738 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ bool wlr_renderer_format_supported(struct wlr_renderer *r,
 	enum wl_shm_format fmt);
 void wlr_renderer_init_wl_display(struct wlr_renderer *r,
 	struct wl_display *wl_display);
+
 /**
  * Destroys this wlr_renderer. Textures must be destroyed separately.
  */
diff --git a/render/gles2/renderer.c b/render/gles2/renderer.c
index 1f579aeb..c156923b 100644
--- a/render/gles2/renderer.c
+++ b/render/gles2/renderer.c
@@ -356,6 +356,12 @@ static void gles2_init_wl_display(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
 	}
 }
 
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_gles2_renderer_get_egl(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer) {
+	struct wlr_gles2_renderer *renderer =
+		gles2_get_renderer(wlr_renderer);
+	return renderer->egl;
+}
+
 static void gles2_destroy(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer) {
 	struct wlr_gles2_renderer *renderer = gles2_get_renderer(wlr_renderer);