diff --git a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml
index 3f4d35233..05303a515 100644
--- a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml
+++ b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
   <interface name="org.gnome.Mutter.DebugControl">
 
+    <property name="ColorManagementProtocol" type="b" access="readwrite" />
     <property name="EnableHDR" type="b" access="readwrite" />
     <property name="ForceLinearBlending" type="b" access="readwrite" />
 
diff --git a/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h b/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h
index 866549a4c..128d94e3b 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h
+++ b/src/core/meta-debug-control-private.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "meta/meta-debug-control.h"
 
+gboolean meta_debug_control_is_color_management_protocol_enabled (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
+
 gboolean meta_debug_control_is_linear_blending_forced (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
 
 gboolean meta_debug_control_is_hdr_enabled (MetaDebugControl *debug_control);
diff --git a/src/core/meta-debug-control.c b/src/core/meta-debug-control.c
index b8ec598bc..1fae626f6 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-debug-control.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-debug-control.c
@@ -168,7 +168,12 @@ meta_debug_control_init (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
 {
   MetaDBusDebugControl *dbus_debug_control =
     META_DBUS_DEBUG_CONTROL (debug_control);
-  gboolean enable_hdr, force_linear_blending;
+  gboolean enable_hdr, force_linear_blending, color_management_protocol;
+
+  color_management_protocol =
+    g_strcmp0 (getenv ("MUTTER_DEBUG_COLOR_MANAGEMENT_PROTOCOL"), "1") == 0;
+  meta_dbus_debug_control_set_color_management_protocol (dbus_debug_control,
+                                                         color_management_protocol);
 
   enable_hdr = g_strcmp0 (getenv ("MUTTER_DEBUG_ENABLE_HDR"), "1") == 0;
   meta_dbus_debug_control_set_enable_hdr (dbus_debug_control, enable_hdr);
@@ -179,6 +184,15 @@ meta_debug_control_init (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
                                                      force_linear_blending);
 }
 
+gboolean
+meta_debug_control_is_color_management_protocol_enabled (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
+{
+  MetaDBusDebugControl *dbus_debug_control =
+    META_DBUS_DEBUG_CONTROL (debug_control);
+
+  return meta_dbus_debug_control_get_color_management_protocol (dbus_debug_control);
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_debug_control_is_linear_blending_forced (MetaDebugControl *debug_control)
 {