diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index dc637e26..312b51f8 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ struct wlr_output {
 		struct wl_listener surface_destroy;
 	} cursor;
 
+	// the output position in layout space reported to clients
+	int32_t lx, ly;
+
 	void *data;
 };
 
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ bool wlr_output_set_mode(struct wlr_output *output,
 	struct wlr_output_mode *mode);
 void wlr_output_transform(struct wlr_output *output,
 	enum wl_output_transform transform);
+void wlr_output_set_position(struct wlr_output *output, int32_t lx, int32_t ly);
 bool wlr_output_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 	const uint8_t *buf, int32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 	int32_t hotspot_x, int32_t hotspot_y);
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index eb969b9a..5e10509e 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void wl_output_send_to_resource(struct wl_resource *resource) {
 	assert(output);
 	const uint32_t version = wl_resource_get_version(resource);
 	if (version >= WL_OUTPUT_GEOMETRY_SINCE_VERSION) {
-		wl_output_send_geometry(resource, 0, 0, // TODO: get position from layout?
+		wl_output_send_geometry(resource, output->lx, output->ly,
 			output->phys_width, output->phys_height, output->subpixel,
 			output->make, output->model, output->transform);
 	}
@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ void wlr_output_transform(struct wlr_output *output,
 	wlr_output_update_matrix(output);
 }
 
+void wlr_output_set_position(struct wlr_output *output, int32_t lx, int32_t ly) {
+	if (lx == output->lx && ly == output->ly) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	output->lx = lx;
+	output->ly = ly;
+
+	struct wl_resource *resource;
+	wl_resource_for_each(resource, &output->wl_resources) {
+		wl_output_send_to_resource(resource);
+	}
+}
+
 static bool set_cursor(struct wlr_output *output, const uint8_t *buf,
 		int32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int32_t hotspot_x,
 		int32_t hotspot_y) {
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_layout.c b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
index 8c3f1d88..8a50e331 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_layout.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ static void wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(struct wlr_output_layout *layout) {
 		max_x += box->width;
 	}
 
+	wl_list_for_each(l_output, &layout->outputs, link) {
+		wlr_output_set_position(l_output->output, l_output->x, l_output->y);
+	}
+
 	wl_signal_emit(&layout->events.change, layout);
 }