diff --git a/include/ssd.h b/include/ssd.h
index c0ed37bd..048dcb78 100644
--- a/include/ssd.h
+++ b/include/ssd.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ bool ssd_is_button(enum ssd_part_type type);
 bool ssd_part_contains(enum ssd_part_type whole, enum ssd_part_type candidate);
 
 /* TODO: clean up / update */
+bool has_ssd(struct view *view);
 struct border ssd_thickness(struct view *view);
 struct wlr_box ssd_max_extents(struct view *view);
 
diff --git a/src/ssd/ssd.c b/src/ssd/ssd.c
index b910ae74..f3448c01 100644
--- a/src/ssd/ssd.c
+++ b/src/ssd/ssd.c
@@ -13,6 +13,38 @@
 #include "ssd-internal.h"
 #include "theme.h"
 #include "view.h"
+#include "window-rules.h"
+
+bool
+has_ssd(struct view *view)
+{
+	/* Window-rules take priority if they exist for this view */
+	switch (window_rules_get_property(view, "serverDecoration")) {
+	case LAB_PROP_TRUE:
+		return true;
+	case LAB_PROP_FALSE:
+		return false;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * view->ssd_preference may be set by the decoration implementation
+	 * e.g. src/decorations/xdg-deco.c or src/decorations/kde-deco.c.
+	 */
+	switch (view->ssd_preference) {
+	case LAB_SSD_PREF_SERVER:
+		return true;
+	case LAB_SSD_PREF_CLIENT:
+		return false;
+	default:
+		/*
+		 * We don't know anything about the client preference
+		 * so fall back to core.decoration settings in rc.xml
+		 */
+		return rc.xdg_shell_server_side_deco;
+	}
+}
 
 struct border
 ssd_thickness(struct view *view)
diff --git a/src/xdg.c b/src/xdg.c
index 7de3bb64..e700c8bf 100644
--- a/src/xdg.c
+++ b/src/xdg.c
@@ -53,37 +53,6 @@ handle_new_popup(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	xdg_popup_create(view, wlr_popup);
 }
 
-static bool
-has_ssd(struct view *view)
-{
-	/* Window-rules take priority if they exist for this view */
-	switch (window_rules_get_property(view, "serverDecoration")) {
-	case LAB_PROP_TRUE:
-		return true;
-	case LAB_PROP_FALSE:
-		return false;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * view->ssd_preference may be set by the decoration implementation
-	 * e.g. src/decorations/xdg-deco.c or src/decorations/kde-deco.c.
-	 */
-	switch (view->ssd_preference) {
-	case LAB_SSD_PREF_SERVER:
-		return true;
-	case LAB_SSD_PREF_CLIENT:
-		return false;
-	default:
-		/*
-		 * We don't know anything about the client preference
-		 * so fall back to core.decoration settings in rc.xml
-		 */
-		return rc.xdg_shell_server_side_deco;
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {