diff --git a/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.cpp b/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.cpp
index 125e0a0bd9..44b8b9fdd7 100644
--- a/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,21 @@ void OutputDeviceInterface::setCurrentMode(const int modeId)
     emit currentModeChanged();
 }
 
+bool OutputDeviceInterface::setCurrentMode(const QSize &size, int refreshRate)
+{
+    Q_D();
+    auto mode = std::find_if(d->modes.constBegin(), d->modes.constEnd(),
+        [size, refreshRate](const Mode &mode) {
+            return mode.size == size && mode.refreshRate == refreshRate;
+        }
+    );
+    if (mode == d->modes.constEnd()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    setCurrentMode((*mode).id);
+    return true;
+}
+
 int32_t OutputDeviceInterface::Private::toTransform() const
 {
     switch (transform) {
diff --git a/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.h b/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.h
index 374f97b34e..64f64721de 100644
--- a/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.h
+++ b/src/wayland/server/outputdevice_interface.h
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ public:
      */
     void addMode(Mode &mode);
     void setCurrentMode(const int modeId);
+    /**
+     * Makes the mode with the specified @a size and @a refreshRate current.
+     * Returns @c false if no mode with the given attributes exists; otherwise returns @c true.
+     */
+    bool setCurrentMode(const QSize &size, int refreshRate);
 
     void setEdid(const QByteArray &edid);
     void setEnabled(OutputDeviceInterface::Enablement enabled);