diff --git a/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.c b/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.c
index 334f2f135f..18d8f37070 100644
--- a/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.c
+++ b/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ struct ra_pl {
     const struct pl_gpu *gpu;
 };
 
-static inline const struct pl_gpu *get_gpu(struct ra *ra)
+static inline const struct pl_gpu *get_gpu(const struct ra *ra)
 {
     struct ra_pl *p = ra->priv;
     return p->gpu;
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ static inline const struct pl_gpu *get_gpu(struct ra *ra)
 
 static struct ra_fns ra_fns_pl;
 
+const struct pl_gpu *ra_pl_get(const struct ra *ra)
+{
+    return ra->fns == &ra_fns_pl ? get_gpu(ra) : NULL;
+}
+
 struct ra *ra_create_pl(const struct pl_gpu *gpu, struct mp_log *log)
 {
     assert(gpu);
diff --git a/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h b/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h
index a342892963..c1c0c16af5 100644
--- a/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h
+++ b/video/out/placebo/ra_pl.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 struct ra *ra_create_pl(const struct pl_gpu *gpu, struct mp_log *log);
 
+const struct pl_gpu *ra_pl_get(const struct ra *ra);
+
 // Wrap a pl_tex into a ra_tex struct, returns if successful
 bool mppl_wrap_tex(struct ra *ra, const struct pl_tex *pltex,
                    struct ra_tex *out_tex);