diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs
index 2a6c2bd2d87..1b017d96118 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/metal/adapter.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use objc2::rc::autoreleasepool;
+use objc2::rc::{autoreleasepool, Retained};
 use objc2::runtime::{AnyObject, ProtocolObject, Sel};
 use objc2::{available, sel};
 use objc2_foundation::{NSOperatingSystemVersion, NSProcessInfo};
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ impl super::Adapter {
     pub(super) fn new(shared: Arc<super::AdapterShared>) -> Self {
         Self { shared }
     }
+    pub fn raw_device(&self) -> &Retained<ProtocolObject<dyn MTLDevice>> {
+        &self.shared.device
+    }
 }
 
 impl crate::Adapter for super::Adapter {