diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_presentation_time.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_presentation_time.h
index 48bef659a..3c72fd46f 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_presentation_time.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_presentation_time.h
@@ -96,4 +96,12 @@ void wlr_presentation_surface_sampled_on_output(
 	struct wlr_presentation *presentation, struct wlr_surface *surface,
 	struct wlr_output *output);
 
+/**
+ * Send the presentation event immediately to this surface if the surface is
+ * asking for presentation events. This must be called during the present handler
+ * of an output.
+ */
+void wlr_presentation_send_presented(struct wlr_presentation *presentation,
+	struct wlr_surface *surface, struct wlr_presentation_event *event);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/types/wlr_presentation_time.c b/types/wlr_presentation_time.c
index 082b9a93d..f519e5f29 100644
--- a/types/wlr_presentation_time.c
+++ b/types/wlr_presentation_time.c
@@ -325,3 +325,15 @@ void wlr_presentation_surface_sampled_on_output(
 	feedback->output_destroy.notify = feedback_handle_output_destroy;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.destroy, &feedback->output_destroy);
 }
+
+void wlr_presentation_send_presented(struct wlr_presentation *presentation,
+		struct wlr_surface *surface, struct wlr_presentation_event *event) {
+	struct wlr_presentation_feedback *feedback =
+		wlr_presentation_surface_sampled(presentation, surface);
+	if (!feedback) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wlr_presentation_feedback_send_presented(feedback, event);
+	wlr_presentation_feedback_destroy(feedback);
+}