diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_screen.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_screen.c
index 8198dde4cd2..7866ee0fdb3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_screen.c
@@ -460,6 +460,15 @@ dri_get_egl_image(struct st_manager *smapi,
    return TRUE;
 }
 
+static bool
+dri_validate_egl_image(struct st_manager *smapi,
+                       void *egl_image)
+{
+   struct dri_screen *screen = (struct dri_screen *)smapi;
+
+   return screen->validate_egl_image(screen, egl_image);
+}
+
 static int
 dri_get_param(struct st_manager *smapi,
               enum st_manager_param param)
@@ -546,6 +555,9 @@ dri_init_screen_helper(struct dri_screen *screen,
    screen->base.get_param = dri_get_param;
    screen->base.set_background_context = dri_set_background_context;
 
+   if (screen->validate_egl_image)
+      screen->base.validate_egl_image = dri_validate_egl_image;
+
    screen->st_api = st_gl_api_create();
    if (!screen->st_api)
       return NULL;
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/frontend/api.h b/src/gallium/include/frontend/api.h
index 16f0ff18189..4fa1256f07a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/frontend/api.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/frontend/api.h
@@ -473,6 +473,12 @@ struct st_manager
                          void *egl_image,
                          struct st_egl_image *out);
 
+   /**
+    * Validate EGLImage passed to get_egl_image.
+    */
+   bool (*validate_egl_image)(struct st_manager *smapi,
+                              void *egl_image);
+
    /**
     * Query an manager param.
     */