diff --git a/src/backend/drm/device/mod.rs b/src/backend/drm/device/mod.rs
index a147a4b..b3e55b1 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/device/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/device/mod.rs
@@ -379,6 +379,10 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> DrmDevice<A> {
             formats,
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn device_id(&self) -> dev_t {
+        self.dev_id
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct Planes {