diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp
index 72299d5a9a..aeda1e11d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int resourceType(const QByteArray &key)
         QByteArrayLiteral("glxcontext"), QByteArrayLiteral("apptime"),
         QByteArrayLiteral("appusertime"), QByteArrayLiteral("hintstyle"),
         QByteArrayLiteral("startupid"), QByteArrayLiteral("traywindow"),
-        QByteArrayLiteral("gettimestamp")
+        QByteArrayLiteral("gettimestamp"), QByteArrayLiteral("x11screen")
     };
     const QByteArray *end = names + sizeof(names) / sizeof(names[0]);
     const QByteArray *result = std::find(names, end, key);
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ void *QXcbNativeInterface::nativeResourceForIntegration(const QByteArray &resour
     case StartupId:
         result = startupId();
         break;
+    case X11Screen:
+        result = x11Screen();
+        break;
     default:
         break;
     }
@@ -252,6 +255,15 @@ void *QXcbNativeInterface::startupId()
     return 0;
 }
 
+void *QXcbNativeInterface::x11Screen()
+{
+    QXcbIntegration *integration = static_cast<QXcbIntegration *>(QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration());
+    QXcbConnection *defaultConnection = integration->defaultConnection();
+    if (defaultConnection)
+        return reinterpret_cast<void *>(defaultConnection->primaryScreen());
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void QXcbNativeInterface::setAppTime(QScreen* screen, xcb_timestamp_t time)
 {
     static_cast<QXcbScreen *>(screen->handle())->connection()->setTime(time);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h
index 86b94e62e4..aec78087f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbnativeinterface.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ public:
         ScreenHintStyle,
         StartupId,
         TrayWindow,
-        GetTimestamp
+        GetTimestamp,
+        X11Screen
     };
 
     QXcbNativeInterface();
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ public:
     void *appUserTime(const QXcbScreen *screen);
     void *getTimestamp(const QXcbScreen *screen);
     void *startupId();
+    void *x11Screen();
     static void setAppTime(QScreen *screen, xcb_timestamp_t time);
     static void setAppUserTime(QScreen *screen, xcb_timestamp_t time);
     static void *eglContextForContext(QOpenGLContext *context);