diff --git a/backend/headless/input_device.c b/backend/headless/input_device.c
index 05def775..5c62e87f 100644
--- a/backend/headless/input_device.c
+++ b/backend/headless/input_device.c
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ static struct wlr_input_device_impl input_device_impl = {
 	.destroy = input_device_destroy,
 };
 
+bool wlr_input_device_is_headless(struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
+	return wlr_dev->impl == &input_device_impl;
+}
+
 struct wlr_input_device *wlr_headless_add_input_device(
 		struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend, enum wlr_input_device_type type) {
 	struct wlr_headless_backend *backend =
diff --git a/include/wlr/backend/headless.h b/include/wlr/backend/headless.h
index 68ad84da..2c25beb0 100644
--- a/include/wlr/backend/headless.h
+++ b/include/wlr/backend/headless.h
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ struct wlr_output *wlr_headless_add_output(struct wlr_backend *backend,
 struct wlr_input_device *wlr_headless_add_input_device(
 	struct wlr_backend *backend, enum wlr_input_device_type type);
 bool wlr_backend_is_headless(struct wlr_backend *backend);
+bool wlr_input_device_is_headless(struct wlr_input_device *device);
 
 #endif