diff --git a/include/SDL_metal.h b/include/SDL_metal.h
index 3b7eb18aa..f96735770 100644
--- a/include/SDL_metal.h
+++ b/include/SDL_metal.h
@@ -55,18 +55,13 @@ typedef void *SDL_MetalView;
  *  On macOS, this does *not* associate a MTLDevice with the CAMetalLayer on its
  *  own. It is up to user code to do that.
  *
- *  The returned handle can be casted directly to a NSView or UIView, and the
- *  CAMetalLayer can be accessed from the view's 'layer' property.
+ *  The returned handle can be casted directly to a NSView or UIView.
+ *  To access the backing CAMetalLayer, call SDL_Metal_GetLayer().
  *
- *  \code
- *  SDL_MetalView metalview = SDL_Metal_CreateView(window);
- *  UIView *uiview = (__bridge UIView *)metalview;
- *  CAMetalLayer *metallayer = (CAMetalLayer *)uiview.layer;
- *  // [...]
- *  SDL_Metal_DestroyView(metalview);
- *  \endcode
+ *  \note \a window must be created with the SDL_WINDOW_METAL flag.
  *
  *  \sa SDL_Metal_DestroyView
+ *  \sa SDL_Metal_GetLayer
  */
 extern DECLSPEC SDL_MetalView SDLCALL SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window * window);
 
@@ -80,6 +75,37 @@ extern DECLSPEC SDL_MetalView SDLCALL SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window * window);
  */
 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_Metal_DestroyView(SDL_MetalView view);
 
+/**
+ *  \brief Get a pointer to the backing CAMetalLayer for the given view.
+ *
+ *  \sa SDL_MetalCreateView
+ */
+extern DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_Metal_GetLayer(SDL_MetalView view);
+
+/**
+ *  \brief Get the size of a window's underlying drawable in pixels (for use
+ *         with setting viewport, scissor & etc).
+ *
+ *  \param window   SDL_Window from which the drawable size should be queried
+ *  \param w        Pointer to variable for storing the width in pixels,
+ *                  may be NULL
+ *  \param h        Pointer to variable for storing the height in pixels,
+ *                  may be NULL
+ *
+ * This may differ from SDL_GetWindowSize() if we're rendering to a high-DPI
+ * drawable, i.e. the window was created with SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI on a
+ * platform with high-DPI support (Apple calls this "Retina"), and not disabled
+ * by the \c SDL_HINT_VIDEO_HIGHDPI_DISABLED hint.
+ *
+ *  \note On macOS high-DPI support must be enabled for an application by
+ *        setting NSHighResolutionCapable to true in its Info.plist.
+ *
+ *  \sa SDL_GetWindowSize()
+ *  \sa SDL_CreateWindow()
+ */
+extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_Metal_GetDrawableSize(SDL_Window* window, int *w,
+                                                       int *h);
+
 /* @} *//* Metal support functions */
 
 /* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
diff --git a/include/SDL_video.h b/include/SDL_video.h
index 20d4ce2d4..c7411ca49 100644
--- a/include/SDL_video.h
+++ b/include/SDL_video.h
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ typedef enum
     SDL_WINDOW_UTILITY       = 0x00020000,      /**< window should be treated as a utility window */
     SDL_WINDOW_TOOLTIP       = 0x00040000,      /**< window should be treated as a tooltip */
     SDL_WINDOW_POPUP_MENU    = 0x00080000,      /**< window should be treated as a popup menu */
-    SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN        = 0x10000000       /**< window usable for Vulkan surface */
+    SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN        = 0x10000000,      /**< window usable for Vulkan surface */
+    SDL_WINDOW_METAL         = 0x20000000       /**< window usable for Metal view */
 } SDL_WindowFlags;
 
 /**
@@ -484,7 +485,8 @@ extern DECLSPEC Uint32 SDLCALL SDL_GetWindowPixelFormat(SDL_Window * window);
  *               ::SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN,        ::SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS,
  *               ::SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE,     ::SDL_WINDOW_MAXIMIZED,
  *               ::SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED,     ::SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_GRABBED,
- *               ::SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI, ::SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN.
+ *               ::SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI, ::SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN
+ *               ::SDL_WINDOW_METAL.
  *
  *  \return The created window, or NULL if window creation failed.
  *
@@ -503,6 +505,9 @@ extern DECLSPEC Uint32 SDLCALL SDL_GetWindowPixelFormat(SDL_Window * window);
  *  If SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN is specified and there isn't a working Vulkan driver,
  *  SDL_CreateWindow() will fail because SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary() will fail.
  *
+ *  If SDL_WINDOW_METAL is specified on an OS that does not support Metal,
+ *  SDL_CreateWindow() will fail.
+ *
  *  \note On non-Apple devices, SDL requires you to either not link to the
  *        Vulkan loader or link to a dynamic library version. This limitation
  *        may be removed in a future version of SDL.
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
index 28c800b96..cf0dc1287 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
@@ -759,3 +759,5 @@
 #define SDL_GetErrorMsg SDL_GetErrorMsg_REAL
 #define SDL_LockSensors SDL_LockSensors_REAL
 #define SDL_UnlockSensors SDL_UnlockSensors_REAL
+#define SDL_Metal_GetLayer SDL_Metal_GetLayer_REAL
+#define SDL_Metal_GetDrawableSize SDL_Metal_GetDrawableSize_REAL
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
index b08fe74b7..9bbcc6cce 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
@@ -818,3 +818,5 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_JoystickSetVirtualHat,(SDL_Joystick *a, int b, Uint8 c),
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(char*,SDL_GetErrorMsg,(char *a, int b),(a,b),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_LockSensors,(void),(),)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_UnlockSensors,(void),(),)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void*,SDL_Metal_GetLayer,(SDL_MetalView a),(a),return)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(void,SDL_Metal_GetDrawableSize,(SDL_Window *a, int *b, int *c),(a,b,c),)
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h b/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
index 38ed97157..6f1faa031 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
+++ b/src/video/SDL_sysvideo.h
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ struct SDL_VideoDevice
      */
     SDL_MetalView (*Metal_CreateView) (_THIS, SDL_Window * window);
     void (*Metal_DestroyView) (_THIS, SDL_MetalView view);
+    void *(*Metal_GetLayer) (_THIS, SDL_MetalView view);
+    void (*Metal_GetDrawableSize) (_THIS, SDL_Window * window, int *w, int *h);
 
     /* * * */
     /*
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 76097a8e4..b6d083a53 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ SDL_UpdateFullscreenMode(SDL_Window * window, SDL_bool fullscreen)
 }
 
 #define CREATE_FLAGS \
-    (SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | SDL_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP | SDL_WINDOW_SKIP_TASKBAR | SDL_WINDOW_POPUP_MENU | SDL_WINDOW_UTILITY | SDL_WINDOW_TOOLTIP | SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED)
+    (SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | SDL_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP | SDL_WINDOW_SKIP_TASKBAR | SDL_WINDOW_POPUP_MENU | SDL_WINDOW_UTILITY | SDL_WINDOW_TOOLTIP | SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED | SDL_WINDOW_METAL)
 
 static SDL_INLINE SDL_bool
 IsAcceptingDragAndDrop(void)
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ SDL_CreateWindow(const char *title, int x, int y, int w, int h, Uint32 flags)
 
     /* Some platforms have OpenGL enabled by default */
 #if (SDL_VIDEO_OPENGL && __MACOSX__) || __IPHONEOS__ || __ANDROID__ || __NACL__
-    if (!_this->is_dummy && !(flags & SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN) && !SDL_IsVideoContextExternal()) {
+    if (!_this->is_dummy && !(flags & SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN) && !(flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL) && !SDL_IsVideoContextExternal()) {
         flags |= SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL;
     }
 #endif
@@ -1487,6 +1487,24 @@ SDL_CreateWindow(const char *title, int x, int y, int w, int h, Uint32 flags)
         }
     }
 
+    if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL) {
+        if (!_this->Metal_CreateView) {
+            SDL_SetError("Metal support is either not configured in SDL "
+                         "or not available in current SDL video driver "
+                         "(%s) or platform", _this->name);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL) {
+            SDL_SetError("Metal and OpenGL not supported on same window");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        if (flags & SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN) {
+            SDL_SetError("Metal and Vulkan not supported on same window. "
+                         "To use MoltenVK, set SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN only.");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Unless the user has specified the high-DPI disabling hint, respect the
      * SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI flag.
      */
@@ -1688,11 +1706,26 @@ SDL_RecreateWindow(SDL_Window * window, Uint32 flags)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if ((window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL) != (flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL)) {
+        SDL_SetError("Can't change SDL_WINDOW_METAL window flag");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if ((window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN) && (flags & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL)) {
         SDL_SetError("Vulkan and OpenGL not supported on same window");
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if ((window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL) && (flags & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL)) {
+        SDL_SetError("Metal and OpenGL not supported on same window");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if ((window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL) && (flags & SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN)) {
+        SDL_SetError("Metal and Vulkan not supported on same window");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     window->flags = ((flags & CREATE_FLAGS) | SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN);
     window->last_fullscreen_flags = window->flags;
     window->is_destroying = SDL_FALSE;
@@ -4223,6 +4256,11 @@ SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window * window)
 {
     CHECK_WINDOW_MAGIC(window, NULL);
 
+    if (!(window->flags & SDL_WINDOW_METAL)) {
+        SDL_SetError("The specified window isn't a Metal window");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     if (_this->Metal_CreateView) {
         return _this->Metal_CreateView(_this, window);
     } else {
@@ -4239,4 +4277,31 @@ SDL_Metal_DestroyView(SDL_MetalView view)
     }
 }
 
+void *
+SDL_Metal_GetLayer(SDL_MetalView view)
+{
+    if (_this && _this->Metal_GetLayer) {
+        if (view) {
+            return _this->Metal_GetLayer(_this, view);
+        } else {
+            SDL_InvalidParamError("view");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        SDL_SetError("Metal is not supported.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+void SDL_Metal_GetDrawableSize(SDL_Window * window, int *w, int *h)
+{
+    CHECK_WINDOW_MAGIC(window,);
+
+    if (_this->Metal_GetDrawableSize) {
+        _this->Metal_GetDrawableSize(_this, window, w, h);
+    } else {
+        SDL_GetWindowSize(window, w, h);
+    }
+}
+
 /* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.h b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.h
index 4dc5fa9f4..69c4fea70 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.h
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.h
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
 
 SDL_MetalView Cocoa_Metal_CreateView(_THIS, SDL_Window * window);
 void Cocoa_Metal_DestroyView(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view);
-
-void Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize(SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h);
+void *Cocoa_Metal_GetLayer(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view);
+void Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h);
 
 #endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_COCOA && (SDL_VIDEO_VULKAN || SDL_VIDEO_METAL) */
 
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.m
index 1c67c9f50..605ecd370 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoametalview.m
@@ -157,8 +157,15 @@ Cocoa_Metal_DestroyView(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view)
     [metalview removeFromSuperview];
 }}
 
+void *
+Cocoa_Metal_GetLayer(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view)
+{ @autoreleasepool {
+    SDL_cocoametalview *cocoaview = (__bridge SDL_cocoametalview *)view;
+    return (__bridge void *)cocoaview.layer;
+}}
+
 void
-Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize(SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h)
+Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h)
 { @autoreleasepool {
     SDL_WindowData *data = (__bridge SDL_WindowData *)window->driverdata;
     NSView *view = data->nswindow.contentView;
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
index f51c98c42..76d02713c 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ Cocoa_CreateDevice(int devindex)
 #if SDL_VIDEO_METAL
     device->Metal_CreateView = Cocoa_Metal_CreateView;
     device->Metal_DestroyView = Cocoa_Metal_DestroyView;
+    device->Metal_GetLayer = Cocoa_Metal_GetLayer;
+    device->Metal_GetDrawableSize = Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize;
 #endif
 
     device->StartTextInput = Cocoa_StartTextInput;
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavulkan.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavulkan.m
index af41b9e19..c8561299d 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavulkan.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavulkan.m
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ SDL_bool Cocoa_Vulkan_CreateSurface(_THIS,
 
 void Cocoa_Vulkan_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window *window, int *w, int *h)
 {
-    Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize(window, w, h);
+    Cocoa_Metal_GetDrawableSize(_this, window, w, h);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.h b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.h
index 9ae37cb67..cd63e7852 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.h
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.h
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 
 SDL_MetalView UIKit_Metal_CreateView(_THIS, SDL_Window * window);
 void UIKit_Metal_DestroyView(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view);
-
-void UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize(SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h);
+void *UIKit_Metal_GetLayer(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view);
+void UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h);
 
 #endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_UIKIT && (SDL_VIDEO_VULKAN || SDL_VIDEO_METAL) */
 
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.m
index 29ed8606d..0882b39db 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmetalview.m
@@ -110,8 +110,15 @@ UIKit_Metal_DestroyView(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view)
     }
 }}
 
+void *
+UIKit_Metal_GetLayer(_THIS, SDL_MetalView view)
+{ @autoreleasepool {
+    SDL_uikitview *uiview = (__bridge SDL_uikitview *)view;
+    return (__bridge void *)uiview.layer;
+}}
+
 void
-UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize(SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h)
+UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, int * w, int * h)
 {
     @autoreleasepool {
         SDL_WindowData *data = (__bridge SDL_WindowData *)window->driverdata;
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
index 4e01d17df..ac538162d 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ UIKit_CreateDevice(int devindex)
 #if SDL_VIDEO_METAL
         device->Metal_CreateView = UIKit_Metal_CreateView;
         device->Metal_DestroyView = UIKit_Metal_DestroyView;
+        device->Metal_GetLayer = UIKit_Metal_GetLayer;
+        device->Metal_GetDrawableSize = UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize;
 #endif
 
         device->gl_config.accelerated = 1;
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvulkan.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvulkan.m
index b92940b83..18970b783 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvulkan.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvulkan.m
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ SDL_bool UIKit_Vulkan_CreateSurface(_THIS,
 
 void UIKit_Vulkan_GetDrawableSize(_THIS, SDL_Window *window, int *w, int *h)
 {
-    UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize(window, w, h);
+    UIKit_Metal_GetDrawableSize(_this, window, w, h);
 }
 
 #endif