diff --git a/include/labwc.h b/include/labwc.h
index 54fbe960..598d4270 100644
--- a/include/labwc.h
+++ b/include/labwc.h
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ bool output_is_usable(struct output *output);
 void output_update_usable_area(struct output *output);
 void output_update_all_usable_areas(struct server *server, bool layout_changed);
 struct wlr_box output_usable_area_in_layout_coords(struct output *output);
+struct wlr_box output_usable_area_scaled(struct output *output);
 void handle_output_power_manager_set_mode(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	void *data);
 
diff --git a/src/output.c b/src/output.c
index 9074b94f..eef34629 100644
--- a/src/output.c
+++ b/src/output.c
@@ -565,6 +565,24 @@ output_usable_area_in_layout_coords(struct output *output)
 	return box;
 }
 
+struct wlr_box
+output_usable_area_scaled(struct output *output)
+{
+	if (!output) {
+		return (struct wlr_box){0};
+	}
+	struct wlr_box usable = output_usable_area_in_layout_coords(output);
+	if (usable.height == output->wlr_output->height
+			&& output->wlr_output->scale != 1) {
+		usable.height /= output->wlr_output->scale;
+	}
+	if (usable.width == output->wlr_output->width
+			&& output->wlr_output->scale != 1) {
+		usable.width /= output->wlr_output->scale;
+	}
+	return usable;
+}
+
 void
 handle_output_power_manager_set_mode(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {