diff --git a/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.cpp b/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.cpp
index 9c77a5a3c4..dbdce927da 100644
--- a/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.cpp
@@ -294,12 +294,26 @@ QPoint SubSurfaceInterface::position() const
 }
 
 QPointer<SurfaceInterface> SubSurfaceInterface::surface()
+{
+    // TODO: remove with ABI break (KF6)
+    Q_D();
+    return d->surface;
+}
+
+QPointer<SurfaceInterface> SubSurfaceInterface::surface() const
 {
     Q_D();
     return d->surface;
 }
 
 QPointer<SurfaceInterface> SubSurfaceInterface::parentSurface()
+{
+    // TODO: remove with ABI break (KF6)
+    Q_D();
+    return d->parent;
+}
+
+QPointer<SurfaceInterface> SubSurfaceInterface::parentSurface() const
 {
     Q_D();
     return d->parent;
diff --git a/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.h b/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.h
index 674ea1d89d..2d9a4511f9 100644
--- a/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.h
+++ b/src/wayland/subcompositor_interface.h
@@ -82,8 +82,20 @@ public:
      **/
     bool isSynchronized() const;
 
+    // TODO: remove with ABI break (KF6)
     QPointer<SurfaceInterface> surface();
+    /**
+     * @returns The surface this SubSurfaceInterface was created on.
+     * @since 5.7
+     **/
+    QPointer<SurfaceInterface> surface() const;
+    // TODO: remove with ABI break (KF6)
     QPointer<SurfaceInterface> parentSurface();
+    /**
+     * @returns The parent surface for which this SubSurfaceInterface is a child
+     * @since 5.7
+     **/
+    QPointer<SurfaceInterface> parentSurface() const;
 
     /**
      * @returns the main surface for the sub-surface tree, that is the first surface without a parent