diff --git a/wayland-backend/src/server_api.rs b/wayland-backend/src/server_api.rs
index 6e3565db1c0..b3314870bd3 100644
--- a/wayland-backend/src/server_api.rs
+++ b/wayland-backend/src/server_api.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ impl WeakHandle {
     /// Try to upgrade this weak handle to a [`Handle`]
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if the associated backend was already dropped.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn upgrade(&self) -> Option<Handle> {
         self.handle.upgrade().map(|handle| Handle { handle })
     }
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ impl WeakHandle {
 
 impl Handle {
     /// Get a [`WeakHandle`] from this handle
+    #[inline]
     pub fn downgrade(&self) -> WeakHandle {
         WeakHandle { handle: self.handle.downgrade() }
     }
diff --git a/wayland-scanner/src/server_gen.rs b/wayland-scanner/src/server_gen.rs
index 8f4a27f4d12..af13af35e52 100644
--- a/wayland-scanner/src/server_gen.rs
+++ b/wayland-scanner/src/server_gen.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ fn generate_objects_for(interface: &Interface) -> TokenStream {
             }
 
             impl std::cmp::PartialEq for #iface_name {
+                #[inline]
                 fn eq(&self, other: &#iface_name) -> bool {
                     self.id == other.id
                 }
@@ -91,18 +92,21 @@ fn generate_objects_for(interface: &Interface) -> TokenStream {
             impl std::cmp::Eq for #iface_name {}
 
             impl PartialEq<Weak<#iface_name>> for #iface_name {
+                #[inline]
                 fn eq(&self, other: &Weak<#iface_name>) -> bool {
                     self.id == other.id()
                 }
             }
 
             impl std::borrow::Borrow<ObjectId> for #iface_name {
+                #[inline]
                 fn borrow(&self) -> &ObjectId {
                     &self.id
                 }
             }
 
             impl std::hash::Hash for #iface_name {
+                #[inline]
                 fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
                     self.id.hash(state)
                 }
diff --git a/wayland-scanner/tests/scanner_assets/test-server-code.rs b/wayland-scanner/tests/scanner_assets/test-server-code.rs
index e6773cbc24a..495fe6d5eaa 100644
--- a/wayland-scanner/tests/scanner_assets/test-server-code.rs
+++ b/wayland-scanner/tests/scanner_assets/test-server-code.rs
@@ -54,22 +54,26 @@ pub mod wl_callback {
         handle: WeakHandle,
     }
     impl std::cmp::PartialEq for WlCallback {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &WlCallback) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id
         }
     }
     impl std::cmp::Eq for WlCallback {}
     impl PartialEq<Weak<WlCallback>> for WlCallback {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Weak<WlCallback>) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id()
         }
     }
     impl std::borrow::Borrow<ObjectId> for WlCallback {
+        #[inline]
         fn borrow(&self) -> &ObjectId {
             &self.id
         }
     }
     impl std::hash::Hash for WlCallback {
+        #[inline]
         fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
             self.id.hash(state)
         }
@@ -316,22 +320,26 @@ pub mod test_global {
         handle: WeakHandle,
     }
     impl std::cmp::PartialEq for TestGlobal {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &TestGlobal) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id
         }
     }
     impl std::cmp::Eq for TestGlobal {}
     impl PartialEq<Weak<TestGlobal>> for TestGlobal {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Weak<TestGlobal>) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id()
         }
     }
     impl std::borrow::Borrow<ObjectId> for TestGlobal {
+        #[inline]
         fn borrow(&self) -> &ObjectId {
             &self.id
         }
     }
     impl std::hash::Hash for TestGlobal {
+        #[inline]
         fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
             self.id.hash(state)
         }
@@ -822,22 +830,26 @@ pub mod secondary {
         handle: WeakHandle,
     }
     impl std::cmp::PartialEq for Secondary {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Secondary) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id
         }
     }
     impl std::cmp::Eq for Secondary {}
     impl PartialEq<Weak<Secondary>> for Secondary {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Weak<Secondary>) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id()
         }
     }
     impl std::borrow::Borrow<ObjectId> for Secondary {
+        #[inline]
         fn borrow(&self) -> &ObjectId {
             &self.id
         }
     }
     impl std::hash::Hash for Secondary {
+        #[inline]
         fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
             self.id.hash(state)
         }
@@ -981,22 +993,26 @@ pub mod tertiary {
         handle: WeakHandle,
     }
     impl std::cmp::PartialEq for Tertiary {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Tertiary) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id
         }
     }
     impl std::cmp::Eq for Tertiary {}
     impl PartialEq<Weak<Tertiary>> for Tertiary {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Weak<Tertiary>) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id()
         }
     }
     impl std::borrow::Borrow<ObjectId> for Tertiary {
+        #[inline]
         fn borrow(&self) -> &ObjectId {
             &self.id
         }
     }
     impl std::hash::Hash for Tertiary {
+        #[inline]
         fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
             self.id.hash(state)
         }
@@ -1140,22 +1156,26 @@ pub mod quad {
         handle: WeakHandle,
     }
     impl std::cmp::PartialEq for Quad {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Quad) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id
         }
     }
     impl std::cmp::Eq for Quad {}
     impl PartialEq<Weak<Quad>> for Quad {
+        #[inline]
         fn eq(&self, other: &Weak<Quad>) -> bool {
             self.id == other.id()
         }
     }
     impl std::borrow::Borrow<ObjectId> for Quad {
+        #[inline]
         fn borrow(&self) -> &ObjectId {
             &self.id
         }
     }
     impl std::hash::Hash for Quad {
+        #[inline]
         fn hash<H: std::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
             self.id.hash(state)
         }
diff --git a/wayland-server/CHANGELOG.md b/wayland-server/CHANGELOG.md
index c0c420ea1d4..2440948b1e1 100644
--- a/wayland-server/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/wayland-server/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+#### Additions
+
+- Add `Weak::is_alive` allowing to check if a resource is still alive.
+
 ## 0.31.1 -- 2024-01-29
 
 - Dropped `nix` dependency in favor of `rustix`
diff --git a/wayland-server/src/lib.rs b/wayland-server/src/lib.rs
index 7526f430a46..74f8744a58a 100644
--- a/wayland-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wayland-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ pub trait Resource: Clone + std::fmt::Debug + Sized {
     fn version(&self) -> u32;
 
     /// Checks if the Wayland object associated with this proxy is still alive
+    #[inline]
     fn is_alive(&self) -> bool {
         if let Some(handle) = self.handle().upgrade() {
             handle.object_info(self.id()).is_ok()
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ pub trait Resource: Clone + std::fmt::Debug + Sized {
     ///
     /// This can be of use if you need to store resources in the used data of other objects and want
     /// to be sure to avoid reference cycles that would cause memory leaks.
+    #[inline]
     fn downgrade(&self) -> Weak<Self> {
         Weak { handle: self.handle().clone(), id: self.id(), _iface: std::marker::PhantomData }
     }
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ impl<I: Resource> Weak<I> {
     /// This will fail if either:
     /// - the object represented by this handle has already been destroyed at the protocol level
     /// - the Wayland connection has already been closed
+    #[inline]
     pub fn upgrade(&self) -> Result<I, InvalidId> {
         let handle = self.handle.upgrade().ok_or(InvalidId)?;
         // Check if the object has been destroyed
@@ -293,6 +296,19 @@ impl<I: Resource> Weak<I> {
         I::from_id(&d_handle, self.id.clone())
     }
 
+    /// Check if this resource is still alive
+    ///
+    /// This will return `false` if either:
+    /// - the object represented by this handle has already been destroyed at the protocol level
+    /// - the Wayland connection has already been closed
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_alive(&self) -> bool {
+        let Some(handle) = self.handle.upgrade() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        handle.object_info(self.id.clone()).is_ok()
+    }
+
     /// The underlying [`ObjectId`]
     pub fn id(&self) -> ObjectId {
         self.id.clone()
@@ -300,6 +316,7 @@ impl<I: Resource> Weak<I> {
 }
 
 impl<I> PartialEq for Weak<I> {
+    #[inline]
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.id == other.id
     }
@@ -308,12 +325,14 @@ impl<I> PartialEq for Weak<I> {
 impl<I> Eq for Weak<I> {}
 
 impl<I> Hash for Weak<I> {
+    #[inline]
     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
         self.id.hash(state);
     }
 }
 
 impl<I: Resource> PartialEq<I> for Weak<I> {
+    #[inline]
     fn eq(&self, other: &I) -> bool {
         self.id == other.id()
     }