diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index 9e18a216..689b8158 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ struct wlr_output_event_commit {
 	struct wlr_output *output;
 	uint32_t committed; // bitmask of enum wlr_output_state_field
 	struct timespec *when;
+	struct wlr_buffer *buffer; // NULL if no buffer is committed
 };
 
 enum wlr_output_present_flag {
diff --git a/types/output/output.c b/types/output/output.c
index e82ec1dc..8655ef98 100644
--- a/types/output/output.c
+++ b/types/output/output.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ bool wlr_output_commit(struct wlr_output *output) {
 		.output = output,
 		.committed = committed,
 		.when = &now,
+		.buffer = back_buffer,
 	};
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&output->events.commit, &event);