diff --git a/include/libweston/libweston.h b/include/libweston/libweston.h
index 6cfcde75..557764fb 100644
--- a/include/libweston/libweston.h
+++ b/include/libweston/libweston.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct pixel_format_info;
 struct weston_output_capture_info;
 struct weston_output_color_outcome;
 struct weston_tearing_control;
+struct di_info;
 
 enum weston_keyboard_modifier {
 	MODIFIER_CTRL = (1 << 0),
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ struct weston_head {
 	bool non_desktop;		/**< non-desktop display, e.g. HMD */
 	uint32_t supported_eotf_mask;	/**< supported weston_eotf_mode bits */
 	uint32_t supported_colorimetry_mask; /**< supported weston_colorimetry_mode bits */
+	struct di_info *display_info;   /**< libdisplay-info, from DRM */
 
 	/** Current content protection status */
 	enum weston_hdcp_protection current_protection;
@@ -2626,6 +2628,9 @@ weston_head_get_output(struct weston_head *head);
 uint32_t
 weston_head_get_transform(struct weston_head *head);
 
+const struct di_info *
+weston_head_get_display_info(const struct weston_head *head);
+
 void
 weston_head_detach(struct weston_head *head);
 
diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index d5b4cc44..83fec7d1 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -6715,6 +6715,8 @@ weston_head_release(struct weston_head *head)
 	free(head->name);
 
 	wl_list_remove(&head->compositor_link);
+
+	assert(head->display_info == NULL);
 }
 
 /** Propagate device information changes
@@ -7142,6 +7144,24 @@ weston_head_get_transform(struct weston_head *head)
 	return head->transform;
 }
 
+/** Get display information (EDID, DisplayID)
+ *
+ * \param head The head to query.
+ * \return libdisplay-info structure, or NULL.
+ *
+ * Hardware heads (monitors, TVs, etc.) driven directly by this compositor may
+ * provide EDID or DisplayID information. If a backend has that information,
+ * it may expose it as a libdisplay-info structure. The caller needs to use
+ * libdisplay-info to extract information from the returned pointer.
+ *
+ * \ingroup head
+ */
+WL_EXPORT const struct di_info *
+weston_head_get_display_info(const struct weston_head *head)
+{
+	return head->display_info;
+}
+
 /** Add destroy callback for a head
  *
  * \param head The head to watch for.