diff --git a/backend/wayland/backend.c b/backend/wayland/backend.c
index 9d3728de..14db4d72 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/backend.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/backend.c
@@ -332,3 +332,8 @@ error_wl:
 	free(wl);
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+struct wl_display *wlr_wl_backend_get_remote_display(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = get_wl_backend_from_backend(backend);
+	return wl->remote_display;
+}
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index 7a13e041..808d147a 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -478,3 +478,8 @@ void wlr_wl_output_set_title(struct wlr_output *output, const char *title) {
 
 	xdg_toplevel_set_title(wl_output->xdg_toplevel, title);
 }
+
+struct wl_surface *wlr_wl_output_get_surface(struct wlr_output *output) {
+	struct wlr_wl_output *wl_output = get_wl_output_from_output(output);
+	return wl_output->surface;
+}
diff --git a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
index 40cbf74a..cbe502e6 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
@@ -603,3 +603,9 @@ const struct wl_seat_listener seat_listener = {
 	.capabilities = seat_handle_capabilities,
 	.name = seat_handle_name,
 };
+
+struct wl_seat *wlr_wl_input_device_get_seat(struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
+	struct wlr_wl_input_device *dev =
+		get_wl_input_device_from_input_device(wlr_dev);
+	return dev->backend->seat;
+}
diff --git a/include/wlr/backend/wayland.h b/include/wlr/backend/wayland.h
index cd8e73fb..e424e37a 100644
--- a/include/wlr/backend/wayland.h
+++ b/include/wlr/backend/wayland.h
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 struct wlr_backend *wlr_wl_backend_create(struct wl_display *display,
 		const char *remote, wlr_renderer_create_func_t create_renderer_func);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the remote wl_display used by the Wayland backend.
+ */
+struct wl_display *wlr_wl_backend_get_remote_display(struct wlr_backend *backend);
+
 /**
  * Adds a new output to this backend. You may remove outputs by destroying them.
  * Note that if called before initializing the backend, this will return NULL
@@ -46,4 +51,14 @@ bool wlr_output_is_wl(struct wlr_output *output);
  */
 void wlr_wl_output_set_title(struct wlr_output *output, const char *title);
 
+/**
+ * Returns the remote wl_surface used by the Wayland output.
+ */
+struct wl_surface *wlr_wl_output_get_surface(struct wlr_output *output);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the remote wl_seat for a Wayland input device.
+ */
+struct wl_seat *wlr_wl_input_device_get_seat(struct wlr_input_device *dev);
+
 #endif