diff --git a/panels/display/cc-display-config-dbus.c b/panels/display/cc-display-config-dbus.c
index 83a49ade9..fc38fd83b 100644
--- a/panels/display/cc-display-config-dbus.c
+++ b/panels/display/cc-display-config-dbus.c
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ cc_display_mode_dbus_is_interlaced (CcDisplayMode *pself)
   return !!(self->flags & MODE_INTERLACED);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+cc_display_mode_dbus_is_preferred (CcDisplayMode *pself)
+{
+  CcDisplayModeDBus *self = CC_DISPLAY_MODE_DBUS (pself);
+
+  return !!(self->flags & MODE_PREFERRED);
+}
+
 static int
 cc_display_mode_dbus_get_freq (CcDisplayMode *pself)
 {
@@ -169,6 +177,7 @@ cc_display_mode_dbus_class_init (CcDisplayModeDBusClass *klass)
   parent_class->get_supported_scales = cc_display_mode_dbus_get_supported_scales;
   parent_class->get_preferred_scale = cc_display_mode_dbus_get_preferred_scale;
   parent_class->is_interlaced = cc_display_mode_dbus_is_interlaced;
+  parent_class->is_preferred = cc_display_mode_dbus_is_preferred;
   parent_class->get_freq = cc_display_mode_dbus_get_freq;
   parent_class->get_freq_f = cc_display_mode_dbus_get_freq_f;
 }
diff --git a/panels/display/cc-display-config.c b/panels/display/cc-display-config.c
index a78b33fc9..9346dc3de 100644
--- a/panels/display/cc-display-config.c
+++ b/panels/display/cc-display-config.c
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ cc_display_mode_is_interlaced (CcDisplayMode *self)
   return CC_DISPLAY_MODE_GET_CLASS (self)->is_interlaced (self);
 }
 
+gboolean
+cc_display_mode_is_preferred (CcDisplayMode *self)
+{
+  return CC_DISPLAY_MODE_GET_CLASS (self)->is_preferred (self);
+}
+
 int
 cc_display_mode_get_freq (CcDisplayMode *self)
 {
diff --git a/panels/display/cc-display-config.h b/panels/display/cc-display-config.h
index d83fa8edc..dbaaa5cc5 100644
--- a/panels/display/cc-display-config.h
+++ b/panels/display/cc-display-config.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct _CcDisplayModeClass
   GArray*       (*get_supported_scales) (CcDisplayMode *self);
   double        (*get_preferred_scale)  (CcDisplayMode *self);
   gboolean      (*is_interlaced)        (CcDisplayMode *self);
+  gboolean      (*is_preferred)         (CcDisplayMode *self);
   int           (*get_freq)             (CcDisplayMode *self);
   double        (*get_freq_f)           (CcDisplayMode *self);
 };
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ void              cc_display_mode_get_resolution            (CcDisplayMode     *
 GArray*           cc_display_mode_get_supported_scales      (CcDisplayMode     *self);
 double            cc_display_mode_get_preferred_scale       (CcDisplayMode     *self);
 gboolean          cc_display_mode_is_interlaced             (CcDisplayMode     *mode);
+gboolean          cc_display_mode_is_preferred              (CcDisplayMode     *mode);
 int               cc_display_mode_get_freq                  (CcDisplayMode     *mode);
 double            cc_display_mode_get_freq_f                (CcDisplayMode     *mode);