diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-eglstream.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-eglstream.c
index 9b2c2c43f..ccaa59cbe 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-eglstream.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-eglstream.c
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@ xwl_glamor_eglstream_post_damage(struct xwl_window *xwl_window,
     pixmap->refcnt++;
 }
 
+static Bool
+xwl_glamor_eglstream_check_flip(PixmapPtr pixmap)
+{
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 xwl_eglstream_display_handle_caps(void *data,
                                   struct wl_eglstream_display *disp,
@@ -942,6 +948,7 @@ xwl_glamor_init_eglstream(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
     xwl_screen->eglstream_backend.get_wl_buffer_for_pixmap = xwl_glamor_eglstream_get_wl_buffer_for_pixmap;
     xwl_screen->eglstream_backend.post_damage = xwl_glamor_eglstream_post_damage;
     xwl_screen->eglstream_backend.allow_commits = xwl_glamor_eglstream_allow_commits;
+    xwl_screen->eglstream_backend.check_flip = xwl_glamor_eglstream_check_flip;
     xwl_screen->eglstream_backend.is_available = TRUE;
     xwl_screen->eglstream_backend.backend_flags = XWL_EGL_BACKEND_NO_FLAG;
 }
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
index 455b755ca..1b1d517da 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ xwl_glamor_init_gbm(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.init_egl = xwl_glamor_gbm_init_egl;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.init_screen = xwl_glamor_gbm_init_screen;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.get_wl_buffer_for_pixmap = xwl_glamor_gbm_get_wl_buffer_for_pixmap;
+    xwl_screen->gbm_backend.check_flip = NULL;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.is_available = TRUE;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.backend_flags = XWL_EGL_BACKEND_HAS_PRESENT_FLIP |
                                             XWL_EGL_BACKEND_NEEDS_BUFFER_FLUSH |
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
index d8bf1bd5d..060471f01 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ glamor_egl_screen_init(ScreenPtr screen, struct glamor_context *glamor_ctx)
     xwl_screen->glamor_ctx = glamor_ctx;
 }
 
+Bool
+xwl_glamor_check_flip(PixmapPtr pixmap)
+{
+    struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen = xwl_screen_get(pixmap->drawable.pScreen);
+
+    if (xwl_screen->egl_backend->check_flip)
+        return xwl_screen->egl_backend->check_flip(pixmap);
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 Bool
 xwl_glamor_is_modifier_supported(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen,
                                  uint32_t format, uint64_t modifier)
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h
index 1637a0733..a86b30b40 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ struct xwl_egl_backend {
      * callback is optional.
      */
     Bool (*allow_commits)(struct xwl_window *xwl_window);
+
+    /* Called by Xwayland to check whether the given pixmap can be
+     * presented by xwl_present_flip. If not implemented, assumed TRUE.
+     */
+    Bool (*check_flip)(PixmapPtr pixmap);
 };
 
 #ifdef XWL_HAS_GLAMOR
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ Bool xwl_glamor_get_formats(ScreenPtr screen,
                             CARD32 *num_formats, CARD32 **formats);
 Bool xwl_glamor_get_modifiers(ScreenPtr screen, uint32_t format,
                               uint32_t *num_modifiers, uint64_t **modifiers);
+Bool xwl_glamor_check_flip(PixmapPtr pixmap);
 
 #ifdef XV
 /* glamor Xv Adaptor */