diff --git a/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c b/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
index 01a9a1de..61e98516 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
@@ -739,24 +739,6 @@ pipewire_submit_buffer(struct pipewire_output *output,
 	output->seq++;
 }
 
-static void
-pipewire_output_arm_timer(struct pipewire_output *output)
-{
-	struct weston_compositor *ec = output->base.compositor;
-	struct timespec now;
-	struct timespec target;
-	int refresh_nsec = millihz_to_nsec(output->base.current_mode->refresh);
-	int64_t delay_nsec;
-
-	weston_compositor_read_presentation_clock(ec, &now);
-	timespec_add_nsec(&target, &output->base.frame_time, refresh_nsec);
-
-	delay_nsec = CLIP(timespec_sub_to_nsec(&target, &now), 1, refresh_nsec);
-
-	wl_event_source_timer_update(output->finish_frame_timer,
-				     DIV_ROUND_UP(delay_nsec, 1000000));
-}
-
 static int
 pipewire_output_repaint(struct weston_output *base, pixman_region32_t *damage)
 {
@@ -787,7 +769,7 @@ pipewire_output_repaint(struct weston_output *base, pixman_region32_t *damage)
 
 out:
 
-	pipewire_output_arm_timer(output);
+	weston_output_arm_frame_timer(base, output->finish_frame_timer);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libweston/backend.h b/libweston/backend.h
index 4bb430b6..da295b1c 100644
--- a/libweston/backend.h
+++ b/libweston/backend.h
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ weston_region_global_to_output(pixman_region32_t *dst,
 const struct weston_hdr_metadata_type1 *
 weston_output_get_hdr_metadata_type1(const struct weston_output *output);
 
+void
+weston_output_arm_frame_timer(struct weston_output *output,
+			      struct wl_event_source *frame_timer);
+
 /* weston_seat */
 
 void
diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index 5f60251b..81466a11 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -9736,3 +9736,31 @@ weston_renderer_resize_output(struct weston_output *output,
 			   output->name);
 	}
 }
+
+/** Queue a frame timer callback
+ *
+ * \param output The output to queue a frame timer callback for.
+ * \param frame_timer The timer that calls weston_output_finish_frame().
+ *
+ * This function calculates the time when the current frame should be completed
+ * such that frames are spaced out evenly by the specified refresh rate.
+ */
+WL_EXPORT void
+weston_output_arm_frame_timer(struct weston_output *output,
+			      struct wl_event_source *frame_timer)
+{
+	struct weston_compositor *ec = output->compositor;
+	struct timespec now;
+	struct timespec target;
+	int refresh_nsec = millihz_to_nsec(output->current_mode->refresh);
+	int64_t delay_nsec;
+
+	weston_compositor_read_presentation_clock(ec, &now);
+	timespec_add_nsec(&target, &output->frame_time, refresh_nsec);
+
+	delay_nsec = CLIP(timespec_sub_to_nsec(&target, &now), 1, refresh_nsec);
+
+	/* The libwayland event source timer API only has msec precision. */
+	wl_event_source_timer_update(frame_timer,
+				     DIV_ROUND_UP(delay_nsec, 1000000));
+}