diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 93bb03a9e2..79e4702912 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-ui.h"
 #include "ui/input.h"
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-# include <epoxy/gl.h>
-# include "ui/shader.h"
-#endif
+#include "ui/surface.h"
 
 #define TYPE_QEMU_CONSOLE "qemu-console"
 OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE(QemuConsole, QemuConsoleClass, QEMU_CONSOLE)
@@ -136,9 +132,6 @@ struct QemuConsoleClass {
     ObjectClass parent_class;
 };
 
-#define QEMU_ALLOCATED_FLAG     0x01
-#define QEMU_PLACEHOLDER_FLAG   0x02
-
 typedef struct ScanoutTexture {
     uint32_t backing_id;
     bool backing_y_0_top;
@@ -151,20 +144,6 @@ typedef struct ScanoutTexture {
     void *d3d_tex2d;
 } ScanoutTexture;
 
-typedef struct DisplaySurface {
-    pixman_image_t *image;
-    uint8_t flags;
-#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
-    GLenum glformat;
-    GLenum gltype;
-    GLuint texture;
-#endif
-#ifdef WIN32
-    HANDLE handle;
-    uint32_t handle_offset;
-#endif
-} DisplaySurface;
-
 typedef struct QemuUIInfo {
     /* physical dimension */
     uint16_t width_mm;
@@ -344,30 +323,6 @@ struct DisplayGLCtx {
 };
 
 DisplayState *init_displaystate(void);
-DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface_from(int width, int height,
-                                                pixman_format_code_t format,
-                                                int linesize, uint8_t *data);
-DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface_pixman(pixman_image_t *image);
-DisplaySurface *qemu_create_placeholder_surface(int w, int h,
-                                                const char *msg);
-#ifdef WIN32
-void qemu_displaysurface_win32_set_handle(DisplaySurface *surface,
-                                          HANDLE h, uint32_t offset);
-#endif
-PixelFormat qemu_default_pixelformat(int bpp);
-
-DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface(int width, int height);
-void qemu_free_displaysurface(DisplaySurface *surface);
-
-static inline int is_buffer_shared(DisplaySurface *surface)
-{
-    return !(surface->flags & QEMU_ALLOCATED_FLAG);
-}
-
-static inline int is_placeholder(DisplaySurface *surface)
-{
-    return surface->flags & QEMU_PLACEHOLDER_FLAG;
-}
 
 void register_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl);
 void update_displaychangelistener(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
@@ -415,43 +370,6 @@ int dpy_gl_ctx_make_current(QemuConsole *con, QEMUGLContext ctx);
 
 bool console_has_gl(QemuConsole *con);
 
-static inline int surface_stride(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    return pixman_image_get_stride(s->image);
-}
-
-static inline void *surface_data(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    return pixman_image_get_data(s->image);
-}
-
-static inline int surface_width(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    return pixman_image_get_width(s->image);
-}
-
-static inline int surface_height(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    return pixman_image_get_height(s->image);
-}
-
-static inline pixman_format_code_t surface_format(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    return pixman_image_get_format(s->image);
-}
-
-static inline int surface_bits_per_pixel(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    int bits = PIXMAN_FORMAT_BPP(surface_format(s));
-    return bits;
-}
-
-static inline int surface_bytes_per_pixel(DisplaySurface *s)
-{
-    int bits = PIXMAN_FORMAT_BPP(surface_format(s));
-    return DIV_ROUND_UP(bits, 8);
-}
-
 typedef uint32_t console_ch_t;
 
 static inline void console_write_ch(console_ch_t *dest, uint32_t ch)
diff --git a/include/ui/surface.h b/include/ui/surface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37725a303e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ui/surface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#ifndef SURFACE_H
+#define SURFACE_H
+
+#include "ui/qemu-pixman.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
+# include <epoxy/gl.h>
+# include "ui/shader.h"
+#endif
+
+#define QEMU_ALLOCATED_FLAG     0x01
+#define QEMU_PLACEHOLDER_FLAG   0x02
+
+typedef struct DisplaySurface {
+    pixman_image_t *image;
+    uint8_t flags;
+#ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
+    GLenum glformat;
+    GLenum gltype;
+    GLuint texture;
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32
+    HANDLE handle;
+    uint32_t handle_offset;
+#endif
+} DisplaySurface;
+
+PixelFormat qemu_default_pixelformat(int bpp);
+
+DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface_from(int width, int height,
+                                                pixman_format_code_t format,
+                                                int linesize, uint8_t *data);
+DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface_pixman(pixman_image_t *image);
+DisplaySurface *qemu_create_placeholder_surface(int w, int h,
+                                                const char *msg);
+#ifdef WIN32
+void qemu_displaysurface_win32_set_handle(DisplaySurface *surface,
+                                          HANDLE h, uint32_t offset);
+#endif
+
+DisplaySurface *qemu_create_displaysurface(int width, int height);
+void qemu_free_displaysurface(DisplaySurface *surface);
+
+static inline int is_buffer_shared(DisplaySurface *surface)
+{
+    return !(surface->flags & QEMU_ALLOCATED_FLAG);
+}
+
+static inline int is_placeholder(DisplaySurface *surface)
+{
+    return surface->flags & QEMU_PLACEHOLDER_FLAG;
+}
+
+static inline int surface_stride(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    return pixman_image_get_stride(s->image);
+}
+
+static inline void *surface_data(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    return pixman_image_get_data(s->image);
+}
+
+static inline int surface_width(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    return pixman_image_get_width(s->image);
+}
+
+static inline int surface_height(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    return pixman_image_get_height(s->image);
+}
+
+static inline pixman_format_code_t surface_format(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    return pixman_image_get_format(s->image);
+}
+
+static inline int surface_bits_per_pixel(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    int bits = PIXMAN_FORMAT_BPP(surface_format(s));
+    return bits;
+}
+
+static inline int surface_bytes_per_pixel(DisplaySurface *s)
+{
+    int bits = PIXMAN_FORMAT_BPP(surface_format(s));
+    return DIV_ROUND_UP(bits, 8);
+}
+
+#endif
