diff --git a/src/wayland-server-core.h b/src/wayland-server-core.h
index 005a3249..c2dcc218 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server-core.h
+++ b/src/wayland-server-core.h
@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ wl_resource_instance_of(struct wl_resource *resource,
 const char *
 wl_resource_get_class(const struct wl_resource *resource);
 
+const struct wl_interface *
+wl_resource_get_interface(struct wl_resource *resource);
+
 void
 wl_resource_add_destroy_listener(struct wl_resource *resource,
 				 struct wl_listener *listener);
diff --git a/src/wayland-server.c b/src/wayland-server.c
index e5805669..fb99eb23 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server.c
+++ b/src/wayland-server.c
@@ -905,6 +905,20 @@ wl_resource_get_class(const struct wl_resource *resource)
 	return resource->object.interface->name;
 }
 
+/** Get the interface of a resource object
+ *
+ * \param resource The resource object
+ * \return The interface of the object associated with the resource
+ *
+ * \memberof wl_resource
+ * \since 1.24
+ */
+WL_EXPORT const struct wl_interface *
+wl_resource_get_interface(struct wl_resource *resource)
+{
+	return resource->object.interface;
+}
+
 /**
  * Add a listener to be called at the beginning of wl_client destruction
  *