diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 3e6f0651..303fe29c 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod generate;
 mod idle;
 mod input;
 mod log;
+mod pid;
 mod quit;
 mod randr;
 mod reexec;
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ pub enum Cmd {
     Tree(TreeArgs),
     /// Prints the Jay version and exits.
     Version,
+    /// Prints the Jay PID and exits.
+    Pid,
     #[cfg(feature = "it")]
     RunTests,
 }
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ pub fn main() {
         Cmd::Clients(a) => clients::main(cli.global, a),
         Cmd::Tree(a) => tree::main(cli.global, a),
         Cmd::Version => version::main(cli.global),
+        Cmd::Pid => pid::main(cli.global),
         #[cfg(feature = "it")]
         Cmd::RunTests => crate::it::run_tests(),
         Cmd::Reexec(a) => reexec::main(cli.global, a),
diff --git a/src/cli/pid.rs b/src/cli/pid.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce75262f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/pid.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use {
+    crate::{
+        cli::GlobalArgs,
+        tools::tool_client::{Handle, ToolClient, with_tool_client},
+        wire::jay_compositor::{GetPid, Pid},
+    },
+    std::rc::Rc,
+};
+
+pub fn main(global: GlobalArgs) {
+    with_tool_client(global.log_level, |tc| async move {
+        let pid = Rc::new(P { tc: tc.clone() });
+        run(pid).await;
+    });
+}
+
+struct P {
+    tc: Rc<ToolClient>,
+}
+
+async fn run(p: Rc<P>) {
+    let tc = &p.tc;
+    let comp = tc.jay_compositor().await;
+    tc.send(GetPid { self_id: comp });
+    Pid::handle(tc, comp, (), |_, pid| {
+        println!("{}", pid.pid);
+    });
+    tc.round_trip().await;
+}
diff --git a/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs b/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs
index 443a944d..d0f8c3d4 100644
--- a/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ global_base!(JayCompositorGlobal, JayCompositor, JayCompositorError);
 
 impl Global for JayCompositorGlobal {
     fn version(&self) -> u32 {
-        26
+        27
     }
 
     fn required_caps(&self) -> ClientCaps {
@@ -533,6 +533,14 @@ impl JayCompositorRequestHandler for JayCompositor {
         self.client.add_client_obj(&obj)?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn get_pid(&self, _req: GetPid, _slf: &Rc<Self>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        self.client.event(Pid {
+            self_id: self.id,
+            pid: self.client.state.pid,
+        });
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 object_base! {
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 2d624d5b..652f50a0 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ use {
 };
 
 pub struct State {
-    #[expect(dead_code)]
     pub pid: c::pid_t,
     pub kb_ctx: KbvmContext,
     pub backend: CloneCell<Rc<dyn Backend>>,
diff --git a/src/tools/tool_client.rs b/src/tools/tool_client.rs
index a4242a89..3464fed8 100644
--- a/src/tools/tool_client.rs
+++ b/src/tools/tool_client.rs
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ impl ToolClient {
             self_id: s.registry,
             name: s.jay_compositor.0,
             interface: JayCompositor.name(),
-            version: s.jay_compositor.1.min(25),
+            version: s.jay_compositor.1.min(27),
             id: id.into(),
         });
         self.jay_compositor.set(Some(id));
diff --git a/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_compositor.rs b/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_compositor.rs
index 8ad821ec..3d0a7287 100644
--- a/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_compositor.rs
+++ b/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_compositor.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ impl JayCompositorEventHandler for UsrJayCompositor {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn pid(&self, _ev: Pid, _slf: &Rc<Self>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 usr_object_base! {
diff --git a/wire/jay_compositor.txt b/wire/jay_compositor.txt
index 23b200d0..019f9ea3 100644
--- a/wire/jay_compositor.txt
+++ b/wire/jay_compositor.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ request get_sync_file_surface (since = 26) {
     surface: id(wl_surface),
 }
 
+request get_pid (since = 27) {
+
+}
+
 # events
 
 event client_id {
@@ -145,3 +149,7 @@ event seat {
 event capabilities {
     cap: array(pod(u16)),
 }
+
+event pid (since = 27) {
+    pid: pod(uapi::c::pid_t),
+}