diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
index 73ff8b000e..fe49269131 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
@@ -593,12 +593,23 @@ EAPI Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *ecore_wl2_subsurface_new(Ecore_Wl2_Window *window);
 /**
  * Destroy the given subsurface, as well as the surface associated with it.
  *
- * @param ess the subsurface
+ * @param subsurface the subsurface
  *
  * @ingroup Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface_Group
  */
 EAPI void ecore_wl2_subsurface_del(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface);
 
+/**
+ * Get the wl_surface for this subsurface
+ *
+ * @param subsurface the subsurface
+ *
+ * @return the wl_surface associated with this subsurface, or NULL on failure
+ *
+ * @ingroup Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface_Group
+ */
+EAPI struct wl_surface *ecore_wl2_subsurface_surface_get(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface);
+
 /* # ifdef __cplusplus */
 /* } */
 /* # endif */
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c
index ac8d1830bf..eab1ec630c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_subsurf.c
@@ -77,3 +77,11 @@ ecore_wl2_subsurface_del(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface)
 
    _ecore_wl2_subsurf_free(subsurface);
 }
+
+EAPI struct wl_surface *
+ecore_wl2_subsurface_surface_get(Ecore_Wl2_Subsurface *subsurface)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(subsurface, NULL);
+
+   return subsurface->wl.surface;
+}