diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernode.h b/gsk/gskrendernode.h
index f9b1657bb6..475cdffea7 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernode.h
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernode.h
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ GskRenderNode *         gsk_stroke_node_get_child               (GskRenderNode
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GskPath *               gsk_stroke_node_get_path                (GskRenderNode            *node);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-const GskStroke *       gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke              (GskRenderNode            *node);
+const GskStroke *       gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke              (const GskRenderNode      *node);
 
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GType                   gsk_shadow_node_get_type                (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
index ff343fba17..072564a818 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
@@ -4567,6 +4567,7 @@ struct _GskStrokeNode
 
   GskRenderNode *child;
   GskPath *path;
+  GskPath *stroke_path;
   GskStroke stroke;
 };
 
@@ -4578,6 +4579,7 @@ gsk_stroke_node_finalize (GskRenderNode *node)
 
   gsk_render_node_unref (self->child);
   gsk_path_unref (self->path);
+  gsk_path_unref (self->stroke_path);
   gsk_stroke_clear (&self->stroke);
 
   parent_class->finalize (node);
@@ -4672,6 +4674,7 @@ gsk_stroke_node_new (GskRenderNode   *child,
   self->child = gsk_render_node_ref (child);
   self->path = gsk_path_ref (path);
   gsk_stroke_init_copy (&self->stroke, stroke);
+  self->stroke_path = gsk_path_stroke (path, &self->stroke);
 
   /* XXX: Figure out a way to compute bounds from the path */
   graphene_rect_init_from_rect (&node->bounds, &child->bounds);
@@ -4716,6 +4719,16 @@ gsk_stroke_node_get_path (GskRenderNode *node)
   return self->path;
 }
 
+GskPath *
+gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke_path (const GskRenderNode *node)
+{
+  const GskStrokeNode *self = (const GskStrokeNode *) node;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GSK_IS_RENDER_NODE_TYPE (node, GSK_STROKE_NODE), NULL);
+
+  return self->stroke_path;
+}
+
 /**
  * gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke:
  * @node: (type GskStrokeNode): a stroke #GskRenderNode
@@ -4725,9 +4738,9 @@ gsk_stroke_node_get_path (GskRenderNode *node)
  * Returns: a #GskStroke
  */
 const GskStroke *
-gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke (GskRenderNode *node)
+gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke (const GskRenderNode *node)
 {
-  GskStrokeNode *self = (GskStrokeNode *) node;
+  const GskStrokeNode *self = (const GskStrokeNode *) node;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GSK_IS_RENDER_NODE_TYPE (node, GSK_STROKE_NODE), NULL);
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernodeprivate.h b/gsk/gskrendernodeprivate.h
index 4ad79bd593..f746af0025 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernodeprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernodeprivate.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ gboolean        gsk_container_node_is_disjoint          (const GskRenderNode
 
 gboolean        gsk_render_node_use_offscreen_for_opacity (const GskRenderNode       *node);
 
+GskPath *      gsk_stroke_node_get_stroke_path           (const GskRenderNode *node);
 
 G_END_DECLS