diff --git a/src/x.c b/src/x.c
index 06c8b93..c4de911 100644
--- a/src/x.c
+++ b/src/x.c
@@ -321,6 +321,21 @@ xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standa
 	return x_get_visual_for_pictfmt(g_pictfmts, pictfmt->id);
 }
 
+xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_depth(struct x_connection *c, uint8_t depth) {
+	xcb_screen_iterator_t screen_it = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(c->c));
+	for (; screen_it.rem; xcb_screen_next(&screen_it)) {
+		xcb_depth_iterator_t depth_it =
+		    xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(screen_it.data);
+		for (; depth_it.rem; xcb_depth_next(&depth_it)) {
+			if (depth_it.data->depth == depth) {
+				return xcb_depth_visuals_iterator(depth_it.data).data->visual_id;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return XCB_NONE;
+}
+
 xcb_render_pictformat_t
 x_get_pictfmt_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std) {
 	x_get_server_pictfmts(c);
diff --git a/src/x.h b/src/x.h
index df45b5c..fe44313 100644
--- a/src/x.h
+++ b/src/x.h
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ struct xvisual_info x_get_visual_info(struct x_connection *c, xcb_visualid_t vis
 
 xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std);
 
+xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_depth(struct x_connection *c, uint8_t depth);
+
 xcb_render_pictformat_t
 x_get_pictfmt_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std);