diff --git a/include/c/sk_canvas.h b/include/c/sk_canvas.h
index 47615c1f751c..67fc7201a904 100644
--- a/include/c/sk_canvas.h
+++ b/include/c/sk_canvas.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ SK_C_API void sk_nway_canvas_remove_all(sk_nway_canvas_t* t);
 SK_C_API sk_overdraw_canvas_t* sk_overdraw_canvas_new(sk_canvas_t* canvas);
 SK_C_API void sk_overdraw_canvas_destroy(sk_overdraw_canvas_t* canvas);
 SK_C_API gr_recording_context_t* sk_get_recording_context(sk_canvas_t* canvas);
+SK_C_API sk_surface_t* sk_get_surface(sk_canvas_t* canvas);
 
 SK_C_PLUS_PLUS_END_GUARD
 
diff --git a/src/c/sk_canvas.cpp b/src/c/sk_canvas.cpp
index 039324a53707..71b11a26698d 100644
--- a/src/c/sk_canvas.cpp
+++ b/src/c/sk_canvas.cpp
@@ -304,3 +304,7 @@ void sk_overdraw_canvas_destroy(sk_overdraw_canvas_t* canvas) {
 gr_recording_context_t* sk_get_recording_context(sk_canvas_t* canvas) {
     return ToGrRecordingContext(AsCanvas(canvas)->recordingContext());
 }
+
+sk_surface_t* sk_get_surface(sk_canvas_t* canvas) {
+    return ToSurface(AsCanvas(canvas)->getSurface());
+}