diff --git a/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
index 4a77fd4a..f25da387 100644
--- a/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/public/Terminal.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminalApi {
   public get onDimensionsChange(): IEvent<IRenderDimensions> { return this._core.onDimensionsChange; }
 
   public get element(): HTMLElement | undefined { return this._core.element; }
+  public get screenElement(): HTMLElement | undefined { return this._core.screenElement; }
   public get parser(): IParser {
     return this._parser ??= new ParserApi(this._core);
   }
diff --git a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
index 59bcc1e8..f1569d41 100644
--- a/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
+++ b/test/playwright/TestUtils.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ type TerminalProxyAsyncMethodOverrides = 'hasSelection' | 'getSelection' | 'getS
 type TerminalProxyCustomOverrides = 'buffer' | 'dimensions' | (
   // The below are not implemented yet
   'element' |
+  'screenElement' |
   'textarea' |
   'markers' |
   'unicode' |
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 62de0ab2..39b0d592 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -911,6 +911,12 @@ declare module '@xterm/xterm' {
      */
     readonly element: HTMLElement | undefined;
 
+    /**
+     * The screen element containing the terminal's canvas rendering layers and
+     * decorations, excluding the viewport and the scrollbar.
+     */
+    readonly screenElement: HTMLElement | undefined;
+
     /**
      * The textarea that accepts input for the terminal.
      */