diff --git a/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.c b/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.c
index 0f2d02032b5..a9d8f32e007 100644
--- a/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.c
+++ b/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.c
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ resource_surface_add_resources(struct resource_surface *rsurf,
    return ((rsurf->resource_mask & resource_mask) == resource_mask);
 }
 
+void
+resource_surface_import_resource(struct resource_surface *rsurf,
+                                 enum native_attachment which,
+                                 struct pipe_resource *pres)
+{
+	pipe_resource_reference(&rsurf->resources[which], pres);
+	rsurf->resource_mask |= 1 << which;
+}
 
 void
 resource_surface_get_resources(struct resource_surface *rsurf,
diff --git a/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.h b/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.h
index d1569ac3ea6..03995de19ae 100644
--- a/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.h
+++ b/src/gallium/state_trackers/egl/common/native_helper.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ boolean
 resource_surface_add_resources(struct resource_surface *rsurf,
                                uint resource_mask);
 
+void
+resource_surface_import_resource(struct resource_surface *rsurf,
+                                 enum native_attachment which,
+                                 struct pipe_resource *pres);
+
 void
 resource_surface_get_resources(struct resource_surface *rsurf,
                                struct pipe_resource **resources,