diff --git a/niri-ipc/src/lib.rs b/niri-ipc/src/lib.rs
index 6041181f..8eba86e6 100644
--- a/niri-ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/niri-ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -1505,6 +1505,10 @@ pub struct Cast {
     /// This can be `false` for example when switching away to a different scene in OBS, which
     /// pauses the stream.
     pub is_active: bool,
+    /// Process ID of the screencast consumer, if known.
+    ///
+    /// Currently, only wlr-screencopy screencasts can have a pid.
+    pub pid: Option<i32>,
 }
 
 /// Kind of screencast.
diff --git a/src/ipc/client.rs b/src/ipc/client.rs
index 22bf15cf..923cfd0a 100644
--- a/src/ipc/client.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/client.rs
@@ -764,6 +764,10 @@ fn print_cast(cast: &Cast) {
     if cast.is_dynamic_target {
         println!("  Dynamic cast target");
     }
+
+    if let Some(pid) = cast.pid {
+        println!("  PID: {pid}");
+    }
 }
 
 fn fmt_rounded(x: f64) -> String {
diff --git a/src/ipc/server.rs b/src/ipc/server.rs
index 662287e0..ee7d9e02 100644
--- a/src/ipc/server.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/server.rs
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ impl State {
                         target: niri_ipc::CastTarget::Nothing {},
                         is_dynamic_target: true,
                         is_active: false,
+                        pid: None,
                     };
                     events.push(Event::CastStartedOrChanged { cast });
                 }
@@ -850,6 +851,7 @@ impl State {
                         target: cast.target.make_ipc(),
                         is_dynamic_target: cast.dynamic_target,
                         is_active: cast.is_active(),
+                        pid: None,
                     };
                     events.push(Event::CastStartedOrChanged { cast });
                 }
@@ -883,6 +885,7 @@ impl State {
                         },
                         is_dynamic_target: false,
                         is_active: true,
+                        pid: queue.credentials().map(|creds| creds.pid),
                     };
                     events.push(Event::CastStartedOrChanged { cast });
                 }
diff --git a/src/protocols/screencopy.rs b/src/protocols/screencopy.rs
index 5560b8fc..ccb550d6 100644
--- a/src/protocols/screencopy.rs
+++ b/src/protocols/screencopy.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ use smithay::reexports::wayland_server::{
 };
 use smithay::utils::{Physical, Point, Rectangle, Size, Transform};
 use smithay::wayland::{dmabuf, shm};
+use wayland_backend::server::Credentials;
 use zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1::{Flags, ZwlrScreencopyFrameV1};
 use zwlr_screencopy_manager_v1::ZwlrScreencopyManagerV1;
 
-use crate::utils::{get_monotonic_time, CastSessionId, CastStreamId};
+use crate::utils::{get_credentials_for_client, get_monotonic_time, CastSessionId, CastStreamId};
 
 const VERSION: u32 = 3;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ const VERSION: u32 = 3;
 const CAST_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
 pub struct ScreencopyQueue {
+    /// Credentials of this wlr-screencopy client, if known.
+    credentials: Option<Credentials>,
     damage_tracker: OutputDamageTracker,
     /// Frames waiting for the client to call copy or destroy.
     pending_frames: HashSet<ZwlrScreencopyFrameV1>,
@@ -83,19 +86,14 @@ impl ScreencopyCast {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for ScreencopyQueue {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
-    }
-}
-
 impl ScreencopyQueue {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub fn new(credentials: Option<Credentials>) -> Self {
         Self {
             damage_tracker: OutputDamageTracker::new((0, 0), 1.0, Transform::Normal),
             pending_frames: HashSet::new(),
             screencopies: Vec::new(),
             cast: None,
+            credentials,
         }
     }
 
@@ -108,6 +106,10 @@ impl ScreencopyQueue {
         self.cast.as_ref()
     }
 
+    pub fn credentials(&self) -> Option<Credentials> {
+        self.credentials
+    }
+
     pub fn split(&mut self) -> (&mut OutputDamageTracker, Option<&Screencopy>) {
         let ScreencopyQueue {
             damage_tracker,
@@ -287,8 +289,8 @@ where
 {
     fn bind(
         state: &mut D,
-        _display: &DisplayHandle,
-        _client: &Client,
+        dh: &DisplayHandle,
+        client: &Client,
         manager: New<ZwlrScreencopyManagerV1>,
         _manager_state: &ScreencopyManagerGlobalData,
         data_init: &mut DataInit<'_, D>,
@@ -296,7 +298,9 @@ where
         let manager = data_init.init(manager, ());
 
         let state = state.screencopy_state();
-        state.queues.insert(manager.clone(), ScreencopyQueue::new());
+        let credentials = get_credentials_for_client(dh, client);
+        let queue = ScreencopyQueue::new(credentials);
+        state.queues.insert(manager.clone(), queue);
     }
 
     fn can_view(client: Client, global_data: &ScreencopyManagerGlobalData) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index d15628ce..659c3823 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use smithay::reexports::rustix::time::{clock_gettime, ClockId};
 use smithay::reexports::wayland_protocols::xdg::decoration::zv1::server::zxdg_toplevel_decoration_v1;
 use smithay::reexports::wayland_protocols::xdg::shell::server::xdg_toplevel;
 use smithay::reexports::wayland_server::protocol::wl_surface::WlSurface;
-use smithay::reexports::wayland_server::{DisplayHandle, Resource as _};
+use smithay::reexports::wayland_server::{Client, DisplayHandle, Resource as _};
 use smithay::utils::{Coordinate, Logical, Point, Rectangle, Size, Transform};
 use smithay::wayland::compositor::{send_surface_state, with_states, SurfaceData};
 use smithay::wayland::fractional_scale::with_fractional_scale;
@@ -457,12 +457,16 @@ pub fn get_credentials_for_surface(surface: &WlSurface) -> Option<Credentials> {
     let dh = DisplayHandle::from(handle);
 
     let client = dh.get_client(surface.id()).ok()?;
+    get_credentials_for_client(&dh, &client)
+}
+
+pub fn get_credentials_for_client(dh: &DisplayHandle, client: &Client) -> Option<Credentials> {
     let data = client.get_data::<ClientState>().unwrap();
     if data.credentials_unknown {
         return None;
     }
 
-    client.get_credentials(&dh).ok()
+    client.get_credentials(dh).ok()
 }
 
 pub fn ensure_min_max_size(mut x: i32, min_size: i32, max_size: i32) -> i32 {