diff --git a/libweston/pixel-formats.c b/libweston/pixel-formats.c
index 3da4b5e2..1e8e5099 100644
--- a/libweston/pixel-formats.c
+++ b/libweston/pixel-formats.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "shared/helpers.h"
 #include "shared/string-helpers.h"
 #include "shared/weston-drm-fourcc.h"
+#include "shared/xalloc.h"
 #include "wayland-util.h"
 #include "pixel-formats.h"
 
@@ -776,3 +777,21 @@ pixel_format_get_shm_format(const struct pixel_format_info *info)
 
 	return info->format;
 }
+
+WL_EXPORT const struct pixel_format_info **
+pixel_format_get_array(const uint32_t *drm_formats, unsigned int formats_count)
+{
+	const struct pixel_format_info **formats;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	formats = xcalloc(formats_count, sizeof(*formats));
+	for (i = 0; i < formats_count; i++) {
+		formats[i] = pixel_format_get_info(drm_formats[i]);
+		if (!formats[i]) {
+			free(formats);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return formats;
+}
diff --git a/libweston/pixel-formats.h b/libweston/pixel-formats.h
index 7a9e0902..3fc79972 100644
--- a/libweston/pixel-formats.h
+++ b/libweston/pixel-formats.h
@@ -354,3 +354,17 @@ pixel_format_get_modifier(uint64_t modifier);
  */
 uint32_t
 pixel_format_get_shm_format(const struct pixel_format_info *info);
+
+/**
+ * Get pixel format array for an array of DRM format codes
+ *
+ * Given an array of DRM format codes, return an array of corresponding pixel
+ * format info pointers.
+ *
+ * @param formats Array of DRM format codes to get info for
+ * @param formats_count Number of entries in formats.
+ * @returns An array of pixel format info pointers, or NULL if any format could
+ *          not be found. Must be freed by the caller.
+ */
+const struct pixel_format_info **
+pixel_format_get_array(const uint32_t *formats, unsigned int formats_count);