diff --git a/src/virglrenderer.c b/src/virglrenderer.c
index 262c52e..dd3253c 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer.c
+++ b/src/virglrenderer.c
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ int virgl_renderer_resource_import_eglimage(struct virgl_renderer_resource_creat
 #endif
 }
 
+void virgl_renderer_resource_set_priv(uint32_t res_handle, void *priv)
+{
+   vrend_renderer_resource_set_priv(res_handle, priv);
+}
+
+void *virgl_renderer_resource_get_priv(uint32_t res_handle)
+{
+   return vrend_renderer_resource_get_priv(res_handle);
+}
+
 void virgl_renderer_resource_unref(uint32_t res_handle)
 {
    vrend_renderer_resource_unref(res_handle);
diff --git a/src/virglrenderer.h b/src/virglrenderer.h
index bc7cedf..609f447 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer.h
+++ b/src/virglrenderer.h
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ VIRGL_EXPORT int virgl_renderer_resource_create(struct virgl_renderer_resource_c
 VIRGL_EXPORT int virgl_renderer_resource_import_eglimage(struct virgl_renderer_resource_create_args *args, void *image);
 VIRGL_EXPORT void virgl_renderer_resource_unref(uint32_t res_handle);
 
+VIRGL_EXPORT void virgl_renderer_resource_set_priv(uint32_t res_handle, void *priv);
+VIRGL_EXPORT void *virgl_renderer_resource_get_priv(uint32_t res_handle);
+
 VIRGL_EXPORT int virgl_renderer_context_create(uint32_t handle, uint32_t nlen, const char *name);
 VIRGL_EXPORT void virgl_renderer_context_destroy(uint32_t handle);
 
diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.c b/src/vrend_renderer.c
index 2103f66..64fe7a6 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.c
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.c
@@ -8626,6 +8626,24 @@ void vrend_renderer_get_rect(int res_handle, struct iovec *iov, unsigned int num
    vrend_renderer_transfer_iov(&transfer_info, VREND_TRANSFER_READ);
 }
 
+void vrend_renderer_resource_set_priv(uint32_t res_handle, void *priv)
+{
+    struct vrend_resource *res = vrend_resource_lookup(res_handle, 0);
+    if (!res)
+       return;
+
+    res->priv = priv;
+}
+
+void *vrend_renderer_resource_get_priv(uint32_t res_handle)
+{
+    struct vrend_resource *res = vrend_resource_lookup(res_handle, 0);
+    if (!res)
+       return NULL;
+
+    return res->priv;
+}
+
 void vrend_renderer_attach_res_ctx(int ctx_id, int resource_id)
 {
    struct vrend_context *ctx = vrend_lookup_renderer_ctx(ctx_id);
diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.h b/src/vrend_renderer.h
index 01ac910..6075aea 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.h
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct vrend_resource {
 
    GLuint handle;
 
+   void *priv;
    char *ptr;
    struct iovec *iov;
    uint32_t num_iovs;
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ struct vrend_renderer_resource_create_args {
 int vrend_renderer_resource_create(struct vrend_renderer_resource_create_args *args, struct iovec *iov, uint32_t num_iovs, void *image_eos);
 
 void vrend_renderer_resource_unref(uint32_t handle);
+void vrend_renderer_resource_set_priv(uint32_t res_handle, void *priv);
+void *vrend_renderer_resource_get_priv(uint32_t res_handle);
 
 int vrend_create_surface(struct vrend_context *ctx,
                          uint32_t handle,
diff --git a/tests/test_virgl_resource.c b/tests/test_virgl_resource.c
index ec69038..77a5106 100644
--- a/tests/test_virgl_resource.c
+++ b/tests/test_virgl_resource.c
@@ -287,6 +287,23 @@ START_TEST(cubemaparray_res_tests)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(private_ptr)
+{
+  int ret;
+  ret = testvirgl_init_single_ctx();
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  struct virgl_renderer_resource_create_args args = { 1, PIPE_BUFFER, PIPE_FORMAT_R8_UNORM, 0, 50, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 };
+  ret = virgl_renderer_resource_create(&args, NULL, 0);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+
+  void *init_priv = (void*)0xabab;
+  virgl_renderer_resource_set_priv(1, init_priv);
+  void *priv = virgl_renderer_resource_get_priv(1);
+  ck_assert_int_eq((unsigned long)priv, 0xabab);
+  testvirgl_fini_single_ctx();
+}
+END_TEST
+
 static Suite *virgl_init_suite(void)
 {
   Suite *s;
@@ -297,6 +314,7 @@ static Suite *virgl_init_suite(void)
 
   tcase_add_loop_test(tc_core, virgl_res_tests, 0, ARRAY_SIZE(testlist));
   tcase_add_loop_test(tc_core, cubemaparray_res_tests, 0, ARRAY_SIZE(cubemaparray_testlist));
+  tcase_add_test(tc_core, private_ptr);
   suite_add_tcase(s, tc_core);
   return s;