diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index da4bdb3..f08b880 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ image = "0.17.0"
 error-chain = "0.11.0"
 lazy_static = "1.0.0"
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+slog-term = "2.3"
+
 [build-dependencies]
 gl_generator = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/examples/raw_drm.rs b/examples/raw_drm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba14bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/raw_drm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+extern crate drm;
+extern crate smithay;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate slog;
+extern crate slog_term;
+
+use drm::{buffer::PixelFormat, control::dumbbuffer::DumbBuffer};
+use slog::Drain;
+use smithay::{
+    backend::drm::{
+        connector::{self, State as ConnectorState},
+        crtc, device_bind, encoder, framebuffer,
+        legacy::{error::Error, LegacyDrmDevice, LegacyDrmSurface},
+        ControlDevice, Device, DeviceHandler, RawSurface, ResourceInfo, Surface,
+    },
+    wayland_server::calloop::EventLoop,
+};
+use std::{
+    fs::{File, OpenOptions},
+    io::Error as IoError,
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::Mutex,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    let log = slog::Logger::root(Mutex::new(slog_term::term_full().fuse()).fuse(), o!());
+
+    /*
+     * Initialize the drm backend
+     */
+
+    // "Find" a suitable drm device
+    let mut options = OpenOptions::new();
+    options.read(true);
+    options.write(true);
+    let mut device = LegacyDrmDevice::new(options.open("/dev/dri/card0").unwrap(), log.clone()).unwrap();
+
+    // Get a set of all modesetting resource handles (excluding planes):
+    let res_handles = Device::resource_handles(&device).unwrap();
+
+    // Use first connected connector
+    let connector_info = res_handles
+        .connectors()
+        .iter()
+        .map(|conn| Device::resource_info::<connector::Info>(&device, *conn).unwrap())
+        .find(|conn| conn.connection_state() == ConnectorState::Connected)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Use the first encoder
+    let encoder_info = Device::resource_info::<encoder::Info>(&device, connector_info.encoders()[0]).unwrap();
+
+    // use the connected crtc if any
+    let crtc = encoder_info
+        .current_crtc()
+        // or use the first one that is compatible with the encoder
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            *res_handles
+                .filter_crtcs(encoder_info.possible_crtcs())
+                .iter()
+                .next()
+                .unwrap()
+        });
+
+    // Assuming we found a good connector and loaded the info into `connector_info`
+    let mode = connector_info.modes()[0]; // Use first mode (usually highest resoltion, but in reality you should filter and sort and check and match with other connectors, if you use more then one.)
+
+    // Initialize the hardware backend
+    let surface = Rc::new(device.create_surface(crtc).unwrap());
+
+    surface.use_mode(Some(mode)).unwrap();
+    for conn in surface.current_connectors().into_iter() {
+        if conn != connector_info.handle() {
+            surface.remove_connector(conn).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+    surface.add_connector(connector_info.handle()).unwrap();
+
+    /*
+     * Lets create buffers and framebuffers.
+     * We use drm-rs DumbBuffers, because they always work and require little to no setup.
+     * But they are very slow, this is just for demonstration purposes.
+     */
+    let (w, h) = mode.size();
+    let front_buffer =
+        DumbBuffer::create_from_device(&device, (w as u32, h as u32), PixelFormat::XRGB8888).unwrap();
+    let front_framebuffer = device.create_framebuffer(&front_buffer).unwrap();
+    let back_buffer =
+        DumbBuffer::create_from_device(&device, (w as u32, h as u32), PixelFormat::XRGB8888).unwrap();
+    let back_framebuffer = device.create_framebuffer(&back_buffer).unwrap();
+
+    device.set_handler(DrmHandlerImpl {
+        current: front_framebuffer.handle(),
+        front: (front_buffer, front_framebuffer.clone()),
+        back: (back_buffer, back_framebuffer),
+        surface: surface.clone(),
+    });
+
+    /*
+     * Register the DrmDevice on the EventLoop
+     */
+    let mut event_loop = EventLoop::<()>::new().unwrap();
+    let _source = device_bind(&event_loop.handle(), device)
+        .map_err(|err| -> IoError { err.into() })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Start rendering
+    if surface.commit_pending() {
+        surface.commit(front_framebuffer.handle()).unwrap();
+    }
+    surface.page_flip(front_framebuffer.handle()).unwrap();
+
+    // Run
+    event_loop.run(None, &mut (), |_| {}).unwrap();
+}
+
+pub struct DrmHandlerImpl {
+    front: (DumbBuffer, framebuffer::Info),
+    back: (DumbBuffer, framebuffer::Info),
+    current: framebuffer::Handle,
+    surface: Rc<LegacyDrmSurface<File>>,
+}
+
+impl DeviceHandler for DrmHandlerImpl {
+    type Device = LegacyDrmDevice<File>;
+
+    fn vblank(&mut self, _crtc: crtc::Handle) {
+        {
+            // Swap and map buffer
+            let mut mapping = if self.current == self.front.1.handle() {
+                self.current = self.back.1.handle();
+                self.back.0.map(&*self.surface).unwrap()
+            } else {
+                self.current = self.front.1.handle();
+                self.front.0.map(&*self.surface).unwrap()
+            };
+
+            // now we could render to the mapping via software rendering.
+            // this example just sets some grey color
+
+            for mut x in mapping.as_mut() {
+                *x = 128;
+            }
+        }
+        self.surface.page_flip(self.current).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn error(&mut self, error: Error) {
+        panic!("{:?}", error);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/mod.rs b/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
index d75932a..8a143b0 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@
 //!
 
 pub use drm::{
-    Device as BasicDevice,
     buffer::Buffer,
-    control::{connector, crtc, framebuffer, Mode, ResourceHandles, ResourceInfo, Device as ControlDevice},
+    control::{
+        connector, crtc, encoder, framebuffer, Device as ControlDevice, Mode, ResourceHandles, ResourceInfo,
+    },
+    Device as BasicDevice,
 };
 pub use nix::libc::dev_t;