diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index 45c82c98..83ec3edc 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -424,15 +424,22 @@ weston_surface_update_transform(struct weston_surface *surface)
 	weston_compositor_schedule_repaint(surface->compositor);
 }
 
+WL_EXPORT void
+weston_surface_to_global_float(struct weston_surface *surface,
+			       int32_t sx, int32_t sy, GLfloat *x, GLfloat *y)
+{
+	weston_surface_update_transform(surface);
+
+	surface_to_global_float(surface, sx, sy, x, y);
+}
+
 WL_EXPORT void
 weston_surface_to_global(struct weston_surface *surface,
 			 int32_t sx, int32_t sy, int32_t *x, int32_t *y)
 {
 	GLfloat xf, yf;
 
-	weston_surface_update_transform(surface);
-
-	surface_to_global_float(surface, sx, sy, &xf, &yf);
+	weston_surface_to_global_float(surface, sx, sy, &xf, &yf);
 	*x = floorf(xf);
 	*y = floorf(yf);
 }
diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
index a88a6bab..58bae0f4 100644
--- a/src/compositor.h
+++ b/src/compositor.h
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ weston_surface_update_transform(struct weston_surface *surface);
 void
 weston_surface_to_global(struct weston_surface *surface,
 			 int32_t sx, int32_t sy, int32_t *x, int32_t *y);
+void
+weston_surface_to_global_float(struct weston_surface *surface,
+			       int32_t sx, int32_t sy, GLfloat *x, GLfloat *y);
 
 void
 weston_surface_from_global(struct weston_surface *surface,