diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 5e334545..bf6d0bd5 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ static bool connect_drm_connector(struct wlr_drm_connector *wlr_conn,
 		wlr_conn->crtc ? (int)wlr_conn->crtc->id : -1);
 
 	wlr_output_init(&wlr_conn->output, &drm->backend, &output_impl,
-		drm->display);
+		drm->display, NULL);
 
 	wlr_output_set_name(&wlr_conn->output, wlr_conn->name);
 
diff --git a/backend/headless/output.c b/backend/headless/output.c
index 9cac54d1..12bededc 100644
--- a/backend/headless/output.c
+++ b/backend/headless/output.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct wlr_output *wlr_headless_add_output(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend,
 	}
 	output->backend = backend;
 	wlr_output_init(&output->wlr_output, &backend->backend, &output_impl,
-		backend->display);
+		backend->display, NULL);
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = &output->wlr_output;
 
 	output_set_custom_mode(output, width, height, 0);
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index 24b3ff03..6d221285 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static struct wlr_wl_output *output_create(struct wlr_wl_backend *backend,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	wlr_output_init(&output->wlr_output, &backend->backend, &output_impl,
-		backend->local_display);
+		backend->local_display, NULL);
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = &output->wlr_output;
 
 	wlr_output_update_custom_mode(wlr_output, 1280, 720, 0);
diff --git a/backend/x11/output.c b/backend/x11/output.c
index 2d433f81..81cb5961 100644
--- a/backend/x11/output.c
+++ b/backend/x11/output.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ struct wlr_output *wlr_x11_output_create(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
 	pixman_region32_init(&output->exposed);
 
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = &output->wlr_output;
-	wlr_output_init(wlr_output, &x11->backend, &output_impl, x11->wl_display);
+	wlr_output_init(wlr_output, &x11->backend, &output_impl, x11->wl_display, NULL);
 
 	wlr_output_update_custom_mode(wlr_output, 1024, 768, 0);
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
index 6c0bbd6c..42374328 100644
--- a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ struct wlr_output_impl {
  * Initialize a new output.
  */
 void wlr_output_init(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_backend *backend,
-	const struct wlr_output_impl *impl, struct wl_display *display);
+	const struct wlr_output_impl *impl, struct wl_display *display,
+	const struct wlr_output_state *state);
 /**
  * Update the current output mode.
  *
diff --git a/types/output/output.c b/types/output/output.c
index b08ca51a..b92d482b 100644
--- a/types/output/output.c
+++ b/types/output/output.c
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ static void output_apply_state(struct wlr_output *output,
 }
 
 void wlr_output_init(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_backend *backend,
-		const struct wlr_output_impl *impl, struct wl_display *display) {
+		const struct wlr_output_impl *impl, struct wl_display *display,
+		const struct wlr_output_state *state) {
 	assert(impl->commit);
 	if (impl->set_cursor || impl->move_cursor) {
 		assert(impl->set_cursor && impl->move_cursor);
@@ -455,6 +456,10 @@ void wlr_output_init(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_backend *backend,
 
 	output->display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
 	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &output->display_destroy);
+
+	if (state) {
+		output_apply_state(output, state);
+	}
 }
 
 void wlr_output_destroy(struct wlr_output *output) {