2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.cpp
index a8606ff1b6..8e78586697 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.cpp
@@ -4564,6 +4564,20 @@ void QQuickWindow::setSceneGraphBackend(const QString &backend)
 }
 
 /*!
+    Returns the requested Qt Quick scenegraph \a backend.
+
+    \note The return value of this function may still be outdated by
+    subsequent calls to setSceneGraphBackend() until the first QQuickWindow in the
+    application has been constructed.
+
+    \since 5.9
+ */
+QString QQuickWindow::sceneGraphBackend()
+{
+    return QSGContext::backend();
+}
+
+/*!
     Creates a simple rectangle node. When the scenegraph is not initialized, the return value is null.
 
     This is cross-backend alternative to constructing a QSGSimpleRectNode directly.
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.h b/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.h
index 27a73988ae..9c3e7277bc 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.h
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickwindow.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public:
 
     static void setSceneGraphBackend(QSGRendererInterface::GraphicsApi api);
     static void setSceneGraphBackend(const QString &backend);
+    static QString sceneGraphBackend();
 
     QSGRectangleNode *createRectangleNode() const;
     QSGImageNode *createImageNode() const;