diff --git a/dix/touch.c b/dix/touch.c
index 7207fd680..3e45e35a4 100644
--- a/dix/touch.c
+++ b/dix/touch.c
@@ -618,6 +618,16 @@ TouchGetPointerEventType(const InternalEvent *event)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * @returns TRUE if the specified grab or selection is the current owner of
+ * the touch sequence.
+ */
+Bool
+TouchResourceIsOwner(TouchPointInfoPtr ti, XID resource)
+{
+    return (ti->listeners[0].listener == resource);
+}
+
 /**
  * Add the resource to this touch's listeners.
  */
diff --git a/include/input.h b/include/input.h
index a6de82458..a6bdce060 100644
--- a/include/input.h
+++ b/include/input.h
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ extern Bool TouchEventHistoryAllocate(TouchPointInfoPtr ti);
 extern void TouchEventHistoryFree(TouchPointInfoPtr ti);
 extern void TouchEventHistoryPush(TouchPointInfoPtr ti, const DeviceEvent *ev);
 extern void TouchEventHistoryReplay(TouchPointInfoPtr ti, DeviceIntPtr dev, XID resource);
+extern Bool TouchResourceIsOwner(TouchPointInfoPtr ti, XID resource);
 extern void TouchAddListener(TouchPointInfoPtr ti, XID resource, enum InputLevel level,
                                      enum TouchListenerType type, enum TouchListenerState state);
 extern Bool TouchRemoveListener(TouchPointInfoPtr ti, XID resource);