diff --git a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_defines.h b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_defines.h
index 8fb7038d1..1a3348fb2 100644
--- a/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_defines.h
+++ b/src/xrt/include/xrt/xrt_defines.h
@@ -1480,6 +1480,41 @@ union xrt_input_value {
  */
 #define XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_BITMASK 0xffu
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Create an enum value for xrt_output_name that packs an ID and output
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @param id an integer
+ * @param type The suffix of an xrt_output_type value name: `XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_` is
+ * prepended automatically.
+ *
+ * @see xrt_output_name
+ * @ingroup xrt_iface
+ */
+#define XRT_OUTPUT_NAME(id, type) ((UINT32_C(id) << XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_BITWIDTH) | (uint32_t)XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_##type)
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Extract the xrt_output_type from an xrt_output_name.
+ *
+ * @param name An xrt_output_name value
+ *
+ * @relates xrt_output_name
+ * @returns @ref xrt_output_type
+ * @ingroup xrt_iface
+ */
+#define XRT_GET_OUTPUT_TYPE(name) ((enum xrt_output_type)(name & XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_BITMASK))
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Extract the xrt_output_name id from an xrt_output_name.
+ *
+ * @param name An xrt_output_name value
+ *
+ * @relates xrt_output_name
+ * @returns The extracted id.
+ * @ingroup xrt_iface
+ */
+#define XRT_GET_OUTPUT_ID(name) ((uint32_t)(name >> XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_BITWIDTH))
+
 /*!
  * Base type of this output.
  *
@@ -1493,8 +1528,6 @@ enum xrt_output_type
 	// clang-format on
 };
 
-#define XRT_OUTPUT_NAME(id, type) ((UINT32_C(id) << XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_BITWIDTH) | (uint32_t)XRT_OUTPUT_TYPE_##type)
-
 enum xrt_face_expression2_fb
 {
 	XRT_FACE_EXPRESSION2_BROW_LOWERER_L_FB = 0,