diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qrhi.cpp b/src/gui/rhi/qrhi.cpp
index eac11638bf..afe79c6687 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qrhi.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qrhi.cpp
@@ -2211,6 +2211,14 @@ quint64 QRhiResource::globalResourceId() const
     return m_id;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \return the QRhi that created this resource.
+ */
+QRhi *QRhiResource::rhi() const
+{
+    return m_rhi->q;
+}
+
 /*!
     \class QRhiBuffer
     \internal
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_p.h b/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_p.h
index 1d0dce97c5..1d32d08e84 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_p.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 class QWindow;
+class QRhi;
 class QRhiImplementation;
 class QRhiBuffer;
 class QRhiRenderBuffer;
@@ -684,6 +685,8 @@ public:
 
     quint64 globalResourceId() const;
 
+    QRhi *rhi() const;
+
 protected:
     QRhiResource(QRhiImplementation *rhi);
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(QRhiResource)