diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 97a00280b8..347190d672 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -13816,3 +13816,15 @@ gtk_widget_set_transform (GtkWidget               *widget,
 
   graphene_matrix_init_from_matrix (&priv->transform, transform);
 }
+
+void
+gtk_widget_get_transform (GtkWidget         *widget,
+                          graphene_matrix_t *out_transform)
+{
+  GtkWidgetPrivate *priv = gtk_widget_get_instance_private (widget);
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
+  g_return_if_fail (out_transform != NULL);
+
+  *out_transform = priv->transform;
+}
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index fdba3b170d..0b4a53f011 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -1061,6 +1061,9 @@ void                    gtk_widget_snapshot_child       (GtkWidget   *widget,
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    gtk_widget_set_transform        (GtkWidget               *widget,
                                                          const graphene_matrix_t *transform);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void                    gtk_widget_get_transform        (GtkWidget               *widget,
+                                                         graphene_matrix_t       *out_transform);
 
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GtkWidget, g_object_unref)
 G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GtkRequisition, gtk_requisition_free)