diff --git a/src/wayland-client-core.h b/src/wayland-client-core.h
index a70d4f09..970e6254 100644
--- a/src/wayland-client-core.h
+++ b/src/wayland-client-core.h
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ wl_proxy_get_tag(struct wl_proxy *proxy);
 const char *
 wl_proxy_get_class(struct wl_proxy *proxy);
 
+const struct wl_interface *
+wl_proxy_get_interface(struct wl_proxy *proxy);
+
 struct wl_display *
 wl_proxy_get_display(struct wl_proxy *proxy);
 
diff --git a/src/wayland-client.c b/src/wayland-client.c
index 3d0ef7b4..25aa1cd4 100644
--- a/src/wayland-client.c
+++ b/src/wayland-client.c
@@ -2513,6 +2513,20 @@ wl_proxy_get_class(struct wl_proxy *proxy)
 	return proxy->object.interface->name;
 }
 
+/** Get the interface of a proxy object
+ *
+ * \param proxy The proxy object
+ * \return The interface of the object associated with the proxy
+ *
+ * \memberof wl_proxy
+ * \since 1.24
+ */
+WL_EXPORT const struct wl_interface *
+wl_proxy_get_interface(struct wl_proxy *proxy)
+{
+	return proxy->object.interface;
+}
+
 /** Get the display of a proxy object
  *
  * \param proxy The proxy object