diff --git a/include/xkbsrv.h b/include/xkbsrv.h
index a80e11970..229de2194 100644
--- a/include/xkbsrv.h
+++ b/include/xkbsrv.h
@@ -824,6 +824,9 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void XkbSendNewKeyboardNotify(DeviceIntPtr /* kbd */ ,
 extern Bool XkbCopyKeymap(XkbDescPtr /* dst */ ,
                           XkbDescPtr /* src */ );
 
+extern _X_EXPORT Bool XkbCopyDeviceKeymap(DeviceIntPtr /* dst */,
+					  DeviceIntPtr /* src */);
+
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool XkbDeviceApplyKeymap(DeviceIntPtr /* dst */ ,
                                            XkbDescPtr /* src */ );
 
diff --git a/xkb/xkbUtils.c b/xkb/xkbUtils.c
index 6cf6e79df..c14a790df 100644
--- a/xkb/xkbUtils.c
+++ b/xkb/xkbUtils.c
@@ -2027,6 +2027,12 @@ XkbDeviceApplyKeymap(DeviceIntPtr dst, XkbDescPtr desc)
     return ret;
 }
 
+Bool
+XkbCopyDeviceKeymap(DeviceIntPtr dst, DeviceIntPtr src)
+{
+    return XkbDeviceApplyKeymap(dst, src->key->xkbInfo->desc);
+}
+
 int
 XkbGetEffectiveGroup(XkbSrvInfoPtr xkbi, XkbStatePtr xkbState, CARD8 keycode)
 {