diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h
index 59996fce..ca94e93c 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_buffer.h
@@ -15,12 +15,21 @@
 
 struct wlr_buffer;
 
+struct wlr_shm_attributes {
+	int fd;
+	uint32_t format;
+	int width, height, stride;
+	off_t offset;
+};
+
 struct wlr_buffer_impl {
 	void (*destroy)(struct wlr_buffer *buffer);
 	bool (*get_dmabuf)(struct wlr_buffer *buffer,
 		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
 	bool (*get_data_ptr)(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, void **data,
 		size_t *stride);
+	bool (*get_shm)(struct wlr_buffer *buffer,
+		struct wlr_shm_attributes *attribs);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -78,6 +87,16 @@ void wlr_buffer_unlock(struct wlr_buffer *buffer);
  */
 bool wlr_buffer_get_dmabuf(struct wlr_buffer *buffer,
 	struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
+/**
+ * Read shared memory attributes of the buffer. If this buffer isn't shared
+ * memory, returns false.
+ *
+ * The returned shared memory attributes are valid for the lifetime of the
+ * wlr_buffer. The caller isn't responsible for cleaning up the shared memory
+ * attributes.
+ */
+bool wlr_buffer_get_shm(struct wlr_buffer *buffer,
+	struct wlr_shm_attributes *attribs);
 
 /**
  * A client buffer.
diff --git a/types/wlr_buffer.c b/types/wlr_buffer.c
index cc20af59..73d770d0 100644
--- a/types/wlr_buffer.c
+++ b/types/wlr_buffer.c
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ bool buffer_get_data_ptr(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, void **data,
 	return buffer->impl->get_data_ptr(buffer, data, size);
 }
 
+bool wlr_buffer_get_shm(struct wlr_buffer *buffer,
+		struct wlr_shm_attributes *attribs) {
+	if (!buffer->impl->get_shm) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return buffer->impl->get_shm(buffer, attribs);
+}
+
 bool wlr_resource_is_buffer(struct wl_resource *resource) {
 	return strcmp(wl_resource_get_class(resource), wl_buffer_interface.name) == 0;
 }