diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c
index a73c3de695..521841ee9d 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdktoplevel-wayland.c
@@ -2491,6 +2491,27 @@ gdk_wayland_toplevel_unexport_handle (GdkToplevel *toplevel)
   gdk_toplevel_unexport_handle (toplevel);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gdk_wayland_toplevel_drop_exported_handle:
+ * @toplevel: (type GdkWaylandToplevel): the `GdkToplevel` that was exported
+ * @handle: the handle to drop
+ *
+ * Destroy a handle that was obtained with gdk_wayland_toplevel_export_handle().
+ *
+ * Note that this API depends on an unstable Wayland protocol,
+ * and thus may require changes in the future.
+ *
+ * Since: 4.12
+ */
+void
+gdk_wayland_toplevel_drop_exported_handle (GdkToplevel *toplevel,
+                                           const char  *handle)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_WAYLAND_TOPLEVEL (toplevel));
+
+  gdk_toplevel_unexport_handle (toplevel);
+}
+
 static void
 unset_transient_for_exported (GdkWaylandToplevel *toplevel)
 {
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkwaylandtoplevel.h b/gdk/wayland/gdkwaylandtoplevel.h
index 36410b3054..bb7abe5976 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkwaylandtoplevel.h
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkwaylandtoplevel.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ gboolean                 gdk_wayland_toplevel_export_handle (GdkToplevel
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                     gdk_wayland_toplevel_unexport_handle (GdkToplevel *toplevel);
 
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_12
+void                     gdk_wayland_toplevel_drop_exported_handle (GdkToplevel *toplevel,
+                                                                    const char  *handle);
+
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean                 gdk_wayland_toplevel_set_transient_for_exported (GdkToplevel *toplevel,
                                                                          const char   *parent_handle_str);