diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index c5db480e..39906342 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -566,6 +566,33 @@ error_conn:
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool wlr_drm_connector_add_mode(struct wlr_output *output,
+		const drmModeModeInfo *modeinfo) {
+	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = (struct wlr_drm_connector *)output;
+
+	assert(modeinfo);
+	if (modeinfo->type != DRM_MODE_TYPE_USERDEF) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_drm_mode *mode = calloc(1, sizeof(*mode));
+	if (!mode) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	memcpy(&mode->drm_mode, modeinfo, sizeof(*modeinfo));
+
+	mode->wlr_mode.width = mode->drm_mode.hdisplay;
+	mode->wlr_mode.height = mode->drm_mode.vdisplay;
+	mode->wlr_mode.refresh = mode->drm_mode.vrefresh;
+
+	wlr_log(L_INFO, "Registered custom mode "
+			"%"PRId32"x%"PRId32"@%"PRId32,
+			mode->wlr_mode.width, mode->wlr_mode.height,
+			mode->wlr_mode.refresh);
+	wl_list_insert(&conn->output.modes, &mode->wlr_mode.link);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void drm_connector_transform(struct wlr_output *output,
 		enum wl_output_transform transform) {
 	output->transform = transform;
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/drm.h b/include/backend/drm/drm.h
index 5d6ff231..416507ea 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/drm.h
@@ -143,5 +143,9 @@ void restore_drm_outputs(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm);
 void scan_drm_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *state);
 int handle_drm_event(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data);
 void enable_drm_connector(struct wlr_output *output, bool enable);
+/**
+ * Add mode to the list of available modes
+ */
+bool wlr_drm_connector_add_mode(struct wlr_output *output, const drmModeModeInfo *mode);
 
 #endif