diff --git a/dawn.json b/dawn.json
index 3d6ead9f74..e07bb57b75 100644
--- a/dawn.json
+++ b/dawn.json
@@ -1141,6 +1141,11 @@
                     {"name": "features", "type": "feature name", "annotation": "*"}
                 ]
             },
+            {
+                "name": "get adapter",
+                "returns": "adapter",
+                "tags": ["dawn"]
+            },
             {
                 "name": "get queue",
                 "returns": "queue"
diff --git a/dawn_wire.json b/dawn_wire.json
index 55098d006a..c26d4cdcad 100644
--- a/dawn_wire.json
+++ b/dawn_wire.json
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
             "DeviceCreateQuerySet",
             "DeviceCreateTexture",
             "DeviceCreateErrorTexture",
+            "DeviceGetAdapter",
             "DeviceGetQueue",
             "DeviceInjectError"
         ],
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/Device.cpp b/src/dawn/native/Device.cpp
index e3145a9246..f737e47d09 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/native/Device.cpp
@@ -1284,6 +1284,11 @@ MaybeError DeviceBase::Tick() {
     return {};
 }
 
+AdapterBase* DeviceBase::APIGetAdapter() {
+    mAdapter->Reference();
+    return mAdapter;
+}
+
 QueueBase* DeviceBase::APIGetQueue() {
     // Backends gave the primary queue during initialization.
     ASSERT(mQueue != nullptr);
diff --git a/src/dawn/native/Device.h b/src/dawn/native/Device.h
index 0a046457b9..b8b145b032 100644
--- a/src/dawn/native/Device.h
+++ b/src/dawn/native/Device.h
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class DeviceBase : public RefCountedWithExternalCount {
     ExternalTextureBase* APICreateErrorExternalTexture();
     TextureBase* APICreateErrorTexture(const TextureDescriptor* desc);
 
+    AdapterBase* APIGetAdapter();
     QueueBase* APIGetQueue();
 
     bool APIGetLimits(SupportedLimits* limits) const;
diff --git a/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.cpp b/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.cpp
index ace00a1839..f2bffe2cdf 100644
--- a/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ WGPUTexture Device::CreateErrorTexture(const WGPUTextureDescriptor* descriptor)
     return Texture::CreateError(this, descriptor);
 }
 
+WGPUAdapter Device::GetAdapter() {
+    // Not implemented in the wire.
+    UNREACHABLE();
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 WGPUQueue Device::GetQueue() {
     // The queue is lazily created because if a Device is created by
     // Reserve/Inject, we cannot send the GetQueue message until
diff --git a/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.h b/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.h
index d1af3432fd..6e021feba9 100644
--- a/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.h
+++ b/src/dawn/wire/client/Device.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class Device final : public ObjectBase {
     void SetLimits(const WGPUSupportedLimits* limits);
     void SetFeatures(const WGPUFeatureName* features, uint32_t featuresCount);
 
+    WGPUAdapter GetAdapter();  // Not implemented in the wire.
     WGPUQueue GetQueue();
 
     void CancelCallbacksForDisconnect() override;