diff --git a/libweston/color-lcms/color-lcms.h b/libweston/color-lcms/color-lcms.h
index 9d859b08f..05fa940ac 100644
--- a/libweston/color-lcms/color-lcms.h
+++ b/libweston/color-lcms/color-lcms.h
@@ -180,4 +180,10 @@ cmlcms_color_transform_get(struct weston_color_manager_lcms *cm,
 void
 cmlcms_color_transform_destroy(struct cmlcms_color_transform *xform);
 
+struct cmlcms_color_profile *
+ref_cprof(struct cmlcms_color_profile *cprof);
+
+void
+unref_cprof(struct cmlcms_color_profile *cprof);
+
 #endif /* WESTON_COLOR_LCMS_H */
diff --git a/libweston/color-lcms/color-profile.c b/libweston/color-lcms/color-profile.c
index 46ef46bf2..0d11439d3 100644
--- a/libweston/color-lcms/color-profile.c
+++ b/libweston/color-lcms/color-profile.c
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ cmlcms_color_profile_destroy(struct cmlcms_color_profile *cprof)
 	free(cprof);
 }
 
+struct cmlcms_color_profile *
+ref_cprof(struct cmlcms_color_profile *cprof)
+{
+	if (!cprof)
+		return NULL;
+
+	weston_color_profile_ref(&cprof->base);
+	return  cprof;
+}
+
+void
+unref_cprof(struct cmlcms_color_profile *cprof)
+{
+	if (!cprof)
+		return;
+
+	weston_color_profile_unref(&cprof->base);
+}
+
 static char *
 make_icc_file_description(cmsHPROFILE profile,
 			  const struct cmlcms_md5_sum *md5sum,