diff --git a/include/sway/ipc-json.h b/include/sway/ipc-json.h
index 6f4ade1a..bc9f4985 100644
--- a/include/sway/ipc-json.h
+++ b/include/sway/ipc-json.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _SWAY_IPC_JSON_H
 #define _SWAY_IPC_JSON_H
 #include <json.h>
+#include "sway/output.h"
 #include "sway/tree/container.h"
 #include "sway/input/input-manager.h"
 
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ json_object *ipc_json_get_version(void);
 json_object *ipc_json_get_binding_mode(void);
 
 json_object *ipc_json_describe_disabled_output(struct sway_output *o);
+json_object *ipc_json_describe_non_desktop_output(struct sway_output_non_desktop *o);
 json_object *ipc_json_describe_node(struct sway_node *node);
 json_object *ipc_json_describe_node_recursive(struct sway_node *node);
 json_object *ipc_json_describe_input(struct sway_input_device *device);
diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 63c182f2..763fb3fe 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -240,10 +240,7 @@ static json_object *ipc_json_create_node(int id, const char* type, char *name,
 	return object;
 }
 
-static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
-		json_object *object) {
-	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
-
+static void ipc_json_describe_wlr_output(struct wlr_output *wlr_output, json_object *object) {
 	json_object_object_add(object, "primary", json_object_new_boolean(false));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "make",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->make ? wlr_output->make : "Unknown"));
@@ -267,11 +264,17 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
 	json_object_object_add(object, "modes", modes_array);
 }
 
+static void ipc_json_describe_output(struct sway_output *output,
+		json_object *object) {
+	ipc_json_describe_wlr_output(output->wlr_output, object);
+}
+
 static void ipc_json_describe_enabled_output(struct sway_output *output,
 		json_object *object) {
 	ipc_json_describe_output(output, object);
 
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+	json_object_object_add(object, "non_desktop", json_object_new_boolean(false));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "active", json_object_new_boolean(true));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "dpms",
 			json_object_new_boolean(wlr_output->enabled));
@@ -349,6 +352,7 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_disabled_output(struct sway_output *output) {
 
 	ipc_json_describe_output(output, object);
 
+	json_object_object_add(object, "non_desktop", json_object_new_boolean(false));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "type", json_object_new_string("output"));
 	json_object_object_add(object, "name",
 			json_object_new_string(wlr_output->name));
@@ -370,6 +374,21 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_disabled_output(struct sway_output *output) {
 	return object;
 }
 
+json_object *ipc_json_describe_non_desktop_output(struct sway_output_non_desktop *output) {
+	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
+
+	json_object *object = json_object_new_object();
+
+	ipc_json_describe_wlr_output(wlr_output, object);
+
+	json_object_object_add(object, "non_desktop", json_object_new_boolean(true));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "type", json_object_new_string("output"));
+	json_object_object_add(object, "name",
+				json_object_new_string(wlr_output->name));
+
+	return object;
+}
+
 static json_object *ipc_json_describe_scratchpad_output(void) {
 	struct wlr_box box;
 	root_get_box(root, &box);
diff --git a/sway/ipc-server.c b/sway/ipc-server.c
index 3cbf7889..00b01d7d 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-server.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-server.c
@@ -685,6 +685,12 @@ void ipc_client_handle_command(struct ipc_client *client, uint32_t payload_lengt
 						ipc_json_describe_disabled_output(output));
 			}
 		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < root->non_desktop_outputs->length; i++) {
+			struct sway_output_non_desktop *non_desktop_output = root->non_desktop_outputs->items[i];
+			json_object_array_add(outputs, ipc_json_describe_non_desktop_output(non_desktop_output));
+		}
+
 		const char *json_string = json_object_to_json_string(outputs);
 		ipc_send_reply(client, payload_type, json_string,
 			(uint32_t)strlen(json_string));