diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
index b2024f0876..ff1b84ee68 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/Ecore_Wl2.h
@@ -1992,6 +1992,7 @@ EAPI struct wl_buffer *ecore_wl2_buffer_wl_buffer_get(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *buf);
 EAPI void *ecore_wl2_buffer_map(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *buf, int *w, int *h, int *stride);
 EAPI void ecore_wl2_buffer_unmap(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *buf);
 EAPI void ecore_wl2_buffer_discard(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *buf);
+EAPI void ecore_wl2_buffer_lock(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *b);
 EAPI void ecore_wl2_buffer_unlock(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *b);
 EAPI void ecore_wl2_buffer_destroy(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *b);
 EAPI Eina_Bool ecore_wl2_buffer_busy_get(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *buffer);
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_buffer.c b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_buffer.c
index 19f8bb5e7e..1db05f1164 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_buffer.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_buffer.c
@@ -664,6 +664,12 @@ ecore_wl2_buffer_discard(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *buf)
    _buffer_manager_deref();
 }
 
+EAPI void
+ecore_wl2_buffer_lock(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *b)
+{
+   b->locked = EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
 EAPI void
 ecore_wl2_buffer_unlock(Ecore_Wl2_Buffer *b)
 {