diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
index 3c3a3b8e..53de51a9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
@@ -205,6 +205,17 @@ public final class Display {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the initial desktop display mode.
+	 *
+	 * @return The desktop display mode
+	 */
+	public static DisplayMode getDesktopDisplayMode() {
+		synchronized (GlobalLock.lock) {
+			return initial_mode;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the current display mode, as set by setDisplayMode().
 	 *