diff --git a/libweston/meson.build b/libweston/meson.build
index b2a8cac8d..2bc719fb0 100644
--- a/libweston/meson.build
+++ b/libweston/meson.build
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('perfetto')
 	srcs_libweston += [
+		'perfetto/annotations.c',
+		'perfetto/annotations.h',
 		'perfetto/u_perfetto.cc',
 		'perfetto/u_perfetto.h',
 		'timeline-perfetto.c'
diff --git a/libweston/perfetto/annotations.c b/libweston/perfetto/annotations.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7cee650a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libweston/perfetto/annotations.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial
+ * portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <libweston/libweston.h>
+
+#include "perfetto/annotations.h"
+#include "weston-trace.h"
+
+WL_EXPORT int
+perfetto_annotate_int(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
+		      unsigned int count,
+		      const char *key,
+		      int value)
+{
+	annots[count].type = WESTON_DEBUG_ANNOTATION_INT_VAL;
+	annots[count].ivalue = value;
+	annots[count].key = key;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+WL_EXPORT int
+perfetto_annotate_float(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
+			unsigned int count,
+			const char *key,
+			float value)
+{
+	annots[count].type = WESTON_DEBUG_ANNOTATION_FLOAT_VAL;
+	annots[count].fvalue = value;
+	annots[count].key = key;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+WL_EXPORT int
+perfetto_annotate_string(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
+			 unsigned int count,
+			 const char *key,
+			 const char *value)
+{
+	annots[count].type = WESTON_DEBUG_ANNOTATION_STR_VAL;
+	annots[count].svalue = value;
+	annots[count].key = key;
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/libweston/perfetto/annotations.h b/libweston/perfetto/annotations.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17a90db4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libweston/perfetto/annotations.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial
+ * portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <libweston/libweston.h>
+
+#include "perfetto/u_perfetto.h"
+
+int
+perfetto_annotate_int(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
+		      unsigned int count,
+		      const char *key,
+		      int value);
+
+int
+perfetto_annotate_float(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
+			unsigned int count,
+			const char *key,
+			float value);
+
+int
+perfetto_annotate_string(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
+			 unsigned int count,
+			 const char *key,
+			 const char *value);
diff --git a/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.cc b/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.cc
index 40800c2d2..6a472dcc4 100644
--- a/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.cc
+++ b/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.cc
@@ -227,45 +227,6 @@ util_perfetto_trace_commit_annotate_func_flow(uint64_t id, const char *name,
 	});
 }
 
-int
-perfetto_annotate_int(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
-		      unsigned int count,
-		      const char *key,
-		      int value)
-{
-	annots[count].type = WESTON_DEBUG_ANNOTATION_INT_VAL;
-	annots[count].ivalue = value;
-	annots[count].key = key;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-int
-perfetto_annotate_float(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
-			unsigned int count,
-			const char *key,
-			float value)
-{
-	annots[count].type = WESTON_DEBUG_ANNOTATION_FLOAT_VAL;
-	annots[count].fvalue = value;
-	annots[count].key = key;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-int
-perfetto_annotate_string(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
-			 unsigned int count,
-			 const char *key,
-			 const char *value)
-{
-	annots[count].type = WESTON_DEBUG_ANNOTATION_STR_VAL;
-	annots[count].svalue = value;
-	annots[count].key = key;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 class UtilPerfettoObserver : public perfetto::TrackEventSessionObserver {
  public:
 	UtilPerfettoObserver() { perfetto::TrackEvent::AddSessionObserver(this); }
diff --git a/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.h b/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.h
index 00570f615..4c84b7250 100644
--- a/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.h
+++ b/libweston/perfetto/u_perfetto.h
@@ -92,24 +92,6 @@ uint64_t util_perfetto_next_id(void);
 
 uint64_t util_perfetto_new_track(const char *name);
 
-int
-perfetto_annotate_int(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
-		      unsigned int count,
-		      const char *key,
-		      int value);
-
-int
-perfetto_annotate_float(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
-			unsigned int count,
-			const char *key,
-			float value);
-
-int
-perfetto_annotate_string(struct weston_debug_annotation *annots,
-			 unsigned int count,
-			 const char *key,
-			 const char *value);
-
 #else /* HAVE_PERFETTO */
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/libweston/weston-trace.h b/libweston/weston-trace.h
index 9d4b55979..b8b4f582a 100644
--- a/libweston/weston-trace.h
+++ b/libweston/weston-trace.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef WESTON_TRACE_H
 #define WESTON_TRACE_H
 
+#include "perfetto/annotations.h"
 #include "perfetto/u_perfetto.h"
 #include <string.h>