diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h
index e731c8b1..62ac85c0 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_region.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ struct wl_resource;
  *
  * To allow clients to create wl_region objects, call wlr_compositor_create().
  */
-pixman_region32_t *wlr_region_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource);
+const pixman_region32_t *wlr_region_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/types/wlr_compositor.c b/types/wlr_compositor.c
index 5e6de244..d5e5fd0e 100644
--- a/types/wlr_compositor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_compositor.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void surface_handle_set_opaque_region(struct wl_client *client,
 	struct wlr_surface *surface = wlr_surface_from_resource(resource);
 	surface->pending.committed |= WLR_SURFACE_STATE_OPAQUE_REGION;
 	if (region_resource) {
-		pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(region_resource);
+		const pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(region_resource);
 		pixman_region32_copy(&surface->pending.opaque, region);
 	} else {
 		pixman_region32_clear(&surface->pending.opaque);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void surface_handle_set_input_region(struct wl_client *client,
 	struct wlr_surface *surface = wlr_surface_from_resource(resource);
 	surface->pending.committed |= WLR_SURFACE_STATE_INPUT_REGION;
 	if (region_resource) {
-		pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(region_resource);
+		const pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(region_resource);
 		pixman_region32_copy(&surface->pending.input, region);
 	} else {
 		pixman_region32_fini(&surface->pending.input);
diff --git a/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c b/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c
index 7a8d209b..1abbeed2 100644
--- a/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_pointer_constraints_v1.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void pointer_constraint_set_region(
 	pixman_region32_clear(&constraint->pending.region);
 
 	if (region_resource) {
-		pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(region_resource);
+		const pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(region_resource);
 		pixman_region32_copy(&constraint->pending.region, region);
 	}
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_region.c b/types/wlr_region.c
index db4f09a3..071f53fc 100644
--- a/types/wlr_region.c
+++ b/types/wlr_region.c
@@ -6,15 +6,27 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_region.h>
 #include "types/wlr_region.h"
 
+static const struct wl_region_interface region_impl;
+
+static pixman_region32_t *region_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	assert(wl_resource_instance_of(resource, &wl_region_interface,
+		&region_impl));
+	return wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+}
+
+const pixman_region32_t *wlr_region_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
+	return region_from_resource(resource);
+}
+
 static void region_add(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
 		int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t width, int32_t height) {
-	pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(resource);
+	pixman_region32_t *region = region_from_resource(resource);
 	pixman_region32_union_rect(region, region, x, y, width, height);
 }
 
 static void region_subtract(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource,
 		int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t width, int32_t height) {
-	pixman_region32_t *region = wlr_region_from_resource(resource);
+	pixman_region32_t *region = region_from_resource(resource);
 	pixman_region32_union_rect(region, region, x, y, width, height);
 
 	pixman_region32_t rect;
@@ -34,7 +46,7 @@ static const struct wl_region_interface region_impl = {
 };
 
 static void region_handle_resource_destroy(struct wl_resource *resource) {
-	pixman_region32_t *reg = wlr_region_from_resource(resource);
+	pixman_region32_t *reg = region_from_resource(resource);
 	pixman_region32_fini(reg);
 	free(reg);
 }
@@ -61,9 +73,3 @@ struct wl_resource *region_create(struct wl_client *client,
 
 	return region_resource;
 }
-
-pixman_region32_t *wlr_region_from_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
-	assert(wl_resource_instance_of(resource, &wl_region_interface,
-		&region_impl));
-	return wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
-}