diff --git a/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/custom.rs b/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/custom.rs
index c3815fbbab9..8192379ec3f 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/custom.rs
+++ b/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/custom.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use wgpu::custom::{
-    AdapterInterface, DeviceInterface, DispatchAdapter, DispatchDevice, DispatchQueue,
-    DispatchShaderModule, DispatchSurface, InstanceInterface, QueueInterface, RequestAdapterFuture,
-    ShaderModuleInterface,
+    AdapterInterface, ComputePipelineInterface, DeviceInterface, DispatchAdapter, DispatchDevice,
+    DispatchQueue, DispatchShaderModule, DispatchSurface, InstanceInterface, QueueInterface,
+    RequestAdapterFuture, ShaderModuleInterface,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -163,9 +163,10 @@ impl DeviceInterface for CustomDevice {
 
     fn create_compute_pipeline(
         &self,
-        _desc: &wgpu::ComputePipelineDescriptor<'_>,
+        desc: &wgpu::ComputePipelineDescriptor<'_>,
     ) -> wgpu::custom::DispatchComputePipeline {
-        unimplemented!()
+        let module = desc.module.as_custom::<CustomShaderModule>().unwrap();
+        wgpu::custom::DispatchComputePipeline::custom(CustomComputePipeline(module.0.clone()))
     }
 
     unsafe fn create_pipeline_cache(
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ impl DeviceInterface for CustomDevice {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct CustomShaderModule(Counter);
+pub struct CustomShaderModule(pub Counter);
 
 impl ShaderModuleInterface for CustomShaderModule {
     fn get_compilation_info(&self) -> Pin<Box<dyn wgpu::custom::ShaderCompilationInfoFuture>> {
@@ -343,3 +344,12 @@ impl QueueInterface for CustomQueue {
         unimplemented!()
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CustomComputePipeline(pub Counter);
+
+impl ComputePipelineInterface for CustomComputePipeline {
+    fn get_bind_group_layout(&self, _index: u32) -> wgpu::custom::DispatchBindGroupLayout {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/main.rs b/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/main.rs
index 11f05e98ea8..1582bcc7d6b 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/standalone/custom_backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use custom::Counter;
+use custom::{Counter, CustomShaderModule};
 use wgpu::{DeviceDescriptor, RequestAdapterOptions};
 
 mod custom;
@@ -31,12 +31,26 @@ async fn main() {
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(counter.count(), 5);
 
-        let _module = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
+        let module = device.create_shader_module(wgpu::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
             label: Some("shader"),
             source: wgpu::ShaderSource::Dummy(PhantomData),
         });
 
+        let custom_module = module.as_custom::<CustomShaderModule>().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(custom_module.0.count(), 6);
+        let _module_clone = module.clone();
         assert_eq!(counter.count(), 6);
+
+        let _pipeline = device.create_compute_pipeline(&wgpu::ComputePipelineDescriptor {
+            label: None,
+            layout: None,
+            module: &module,
+            entry_point: None,
+            compilation_options: Default::default(),
+            cache: None,
+        });
+
+        assert_eq!(counter.count(), 7);
     }
     assert_eq!(counter.count(), 1);
 }
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/adapter.rs b/wgpu/src/api/adapter.rs
index 614f43bae6c..3b83ccc0f46 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/adapter.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ impl Adapter {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of adapter (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::AdapterInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+
     #[cfg(custom)]
     /// Creates Adapter from custom implementation
     pub fn from_custom<T: custom::AdapterInterface>(adapter: T) -> Self {
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/bind_group.rs b/wgpu/src/api/bind_group.rs
index d9c27bdc4c5..2f4ae007ff6 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/bind_group.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/bind_group.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(BindGroup: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(BindGroup => .inner);
 
+impl BindGroup {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of BindGroup (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::BindGroupInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Resource to be bound by a [`BindGroup`] for use with a pipeline.
 ///
 /// The pipeline’s [`BindGroupLayout`] must contain a matching [`BindingType`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/bind_group_layout.rs b/wgpu/src/api/bind_group_layout.rs
index a55921ccc8b..62eb7dd4147 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/bind_group_layout.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/bind_group_layout.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(BindGroupLayout: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(BindGroupLayout => .inner);
 
+impl BindGroupLayout {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of BindGroupLayout (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::BindGroupLayoutInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Describes a [`BindGroupLayout`].
 ///
 /// For use with [`Device::create_bind_group_layout`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/blas.rs b/wgpu/src/api/blas.rs
index 3ab53098f75..82c976b98df 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/blas.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/blas.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ impl Blas {
             hal_blas_callback(None)
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Blas (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: crate::custom::BlasInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Context version of [BlasTriangleGeometry].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/buffer.rs b/wgpu/src/api/buffer.rs
index 089c743a08f..c962c8d65ca 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/buffer.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/buffer.rs
@@ -386,6 +386,12 @@ impl Buffer {
     ) -> BufferViewMut<'_> {
         self.slice(bounds).get_mapped_range_mut()
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Buffer (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::BufferInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// A slice of a [`Buffer`], to be mapped, used for vertex or index data, or the like.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/command_buffer.rs b/wgpu/src/api/command_buffer.rs
index 00c84af30df..eb1358946aa 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/command_buffer.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/command_buffer.rs
@@ -13,3 +13,11 @@ pub struct CommandBuffer {
 }
 #[cfg(send_sync)]
 static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(CommandBuffer: Send, Sync);
+
+impl CommandBuffer {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of CommandBuffer (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::CommandBufferInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.buffer.as_custom()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/command_encoder.rs b/wgpu/src/api/command_encoder.rs
index 1cdb9267d41..6e91a452844 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/command_encoder.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/command_encoder.rs
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ impl CommandEncoder {
             hal_command_encoder_callback(None)
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of CommandEncoder (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::CommandEncoderInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// [`Features::TIMESTAMP_QUERY_INSIDE_ENCODERS`] must be enabled on the device in order to call these functions.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/compute_pass.rs b/wgpu/src/api/compute_pass.rs
index c7fa7462f18..18d2f30eeb6 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/compute_pass.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/compute_pass.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ impl ComputePass<'_> {
         self.inner
             .dispatch_workgroups_indirect(&indirect_buffer.inner, indirect_offset);
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of ComputePass (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::ComputePassInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// [`Features::PUSH_CONSTANTS`] must be enabled on the device in order to call these functions.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/compute_pipeline.rs b/wgpu/src/api/compute_pipeline.rs
index 325f0ba1ff2..499f967b540 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/compute_pipeline.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/compute_pipeline.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ impl ComputePipeline {
         let bind_group = self.inner.get_bind_group_layout(index);
         BindGroupLayout { inner: bind_group }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of ComputePipeline (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::ComputePipelineInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Describes a compute pipeline.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/device.rs b/wgpu/src/api/device.rs
index 44fb837a2c2..637ca9310e0 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/device.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/device.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ pub type DeviceDescriptor<'a> = wgt::DeviceDescriptor<Label<'a>>;
 static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(DeviceDescriptor<'_>: Send, Sync);
 
 impl Device {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Device (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::DeviceInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+
     #[cfg(custom)]
     /// Creates Device from custom implementation
     pub fn from_custom<T: custom::DeviceInterface>(device: T) -> Self {
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/instance.rs b/wgpu/src/api/instance.rs
index dc34a781782..24815df64b0 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/instance.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ impl Instance {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Instance (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::InstanceInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+
     /// Retrieves all available [`Adapter`]s that match the given [`Backends`].
     ///
     /// # Arguments
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_cache.rs b/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_cache.rs
index f1cd414f512..c6f161abaf2 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_cache.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_cache.rs
@@ -87,4 +87,10 @@ impl PipelineCache {
     pub fn get_data(&self) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
         self.inner.get_data()
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of PipelineCache (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::PipelineCacheInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_layout.rs b/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_layout.rs
index 7baa91555c6..6bd71093ca0 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_layout.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/pipeline_layout.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(PipelineLayout: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(PipelineLayout => .inner);
 
+impl PipelineLayout {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of PipelineLayout (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::PipelineLayoutInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Describes a [`PipelineLayout`].
 ///
 /// For use with [`Device::create_pipeline_layout`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/query_set.rs b/wgpu/src/api/query_set.rs
index 24b5a028097..dc89330f1b9 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/query_set.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/query_set.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(QuerySet: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(QuerySet => .inner);
 
+impl QuerySet {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of QuerySet (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::QuerySetInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Describes a [`QuerySet`].
 ///
 /// For use with [`Device::create_query_set`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/queue.rs b/wgpu/src/api/queue.rs
index b1868738e98..790643fbe9a 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/queue.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/queue.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(Queue: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(Queue => .inner);
 
+impl Queue {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Queue (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::QueueInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Creates Queue from custom implementation
+    pub fn from_custom<T: custom::QueueInterface>(queue: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: dispatch::DispatchQueue::custom(queue),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Identifier for a particular call to [`Queue::submit`]. Can be used
 /// as part of an argument to [`Device::poll`] to block for a particular
 /// submission to finish.
@@ -52,6 +68,14 @@ pub struct QueueWriteBufferView<'a> {
 #[cfg(send_sync)]
 static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(QueueWriteBufferView<'_>: Send, Sync);
 
+impl QueueWriteBufferView<'_> {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of QueueWriteBufferView (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::QueueWriteBufferInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Deref for QueueWriteBufferView<'_> {
     type Target = [u8];
 
@@ -82,14 +106,6 @@ impl Drop for QueueWriteBufferView<'_> {
 }
 
 impl Queue {
-    #[cfg(custom)]
-    /// Creates Queue from custom implementation
-    pub fn from_custom<T: custom::QueueInterface>(queue: T) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            inner: dispatch::DispatchQueue::custom(queue),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Copies the bytes of `data` into `buffer` starting at `offset`.
     ///
     /// The data must be written fully in-bounds, that is, `offset + data.len() <= buffer.len()`.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle.rs b/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle.rs
index 95de9762078..2ea592940d0 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(RenderBundle: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(RenderBundle => .inner);
 
+impl RenderBundle {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of RenderBundle (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::RenderBundleInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Describes a [`RenderBundle`].
 ///
 /// For use with [`RenderBundleEncoder::finish`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle_encoder.rs b/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle_encoder.rs
index bd64dbbc7cd..a33c3cb237b 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle_encoder.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/render_bundle_encoder.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ impl<'a> RenderBundleEncoder<'a> {
         self.inner
             .draw_indexed_indirect(&indirect_buffer.inner, indirect_offset);
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of RenderBundleEncoder (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::RenderBundleEncoderInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// [`Features::PUSH_CONSTANTS`] must be enabled on the device in order to call these functions.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/render_pass.rs b/wgpu/src/api/render_pass.rs
index 6c30543f624..2a2d3bd08e2 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/render_pass.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/render_pass.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@ impl RenderPass<'_> {
         self.inner
             .multi_draw_indexed_indirect(&indirect_buffer.inner, indirect_offset, count);
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of RenderPass (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::RenderPassInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// [`Features::MULTI_DRAW_INDIRECT_COUNT`] must be enabled on the device in order to call these functions.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/render_pipeline.rs b/wgpu/src/api/render_pipeline.rs
index 5ef23ff0de7..13b4f9b5f7b 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/render_pipeline.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/render_pipeline.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ impl RenderPipeline {
         let layout = self.inner.get_bind_group_layout(index);
         BindGroupLayout { inner: layout }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of RenderPipeline (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::RenderPipelineInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Specifies an interpretation of the bytes of a vertex buffer as vertex attributes.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/sampler.rs b/wgpu/src/api/sampler.rs
index 49c988e85f0..a8916829c86 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/sampler.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/sampler.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ static_assertions::assert_impl_all!(Sampler: Send, Sync);
 
 crate::cmp::impl_eq_ord_hash_proxy!(Sampler => .inner);
 
+impl Sampler {
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Sampler (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::SamplerInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Describes a [`Sampler`].
 ///
 /// For use with [`Device::create_sampler`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/shader_module.rs b/wgpu/src/api/shader_module.rs
index 940d6363215..c4d7a5183e3 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/shader_module.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/shader_module.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ impl ShaderModule {
     pub fn get_compilation_info(&self) -> impl Future<Output = CompilationInfo> + WasmNotSend {
         self.inner.get_compilation_info()
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of ShaderModule (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::ShaderModuleInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Compilation information for a shader module.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/surface.rs b/wgpu/src/api/surface.rs
index bc94a4d21f7..773d0123d9a 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/surface.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/surface.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ impl Surface<'_> {
             hal_surface_callback(None)
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Surface (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::SurfaceInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 // This custom implementation is required because [`Surface::_surface`] doesn't
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/surface_texture.rs b/wgpu/src/api/surface_texture.rs
index 7ceeffb9550..6758e61a7bf 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/surface_texture.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/surface_texture.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ impl SurfaceTexture {
         self.presented = true;
         self.detail.present();
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of SurfaceTexture (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: crate::custom::SurfaceOutputDetailInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.detail.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for SurfaceTexture {
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/texture.rs b/wgpu/src/api/texture.rs
index 8ac80e6505c..6dff7b6a11e 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/texture.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/texture.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ impl Texture {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Texture (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::TextureInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
+
     /// Creates a view of this texture, specifying an interpretation of its texels and
     /// possibly a subset of its layers and mip levels.
     ///
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/texture_view.rs b/wgpu/src/api/texture_view.rs
index 1fff6f86b7a..e5af89d62e7 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/texture_view.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/texture_view.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ impl TextureView {
             hal_texture_view_callback(None)
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of TextureView (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: custom::TextureViewInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Describes a [`TextureView`].
diff --git a/wgpu/src/api/tlas.rs b/wgpu/src/api/tlas.rs
index 5ea33620ffe..3a5e7659422 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/api/tlas.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/api/tlas.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ impl Tlas {
             hal_tlas_callback(None)
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg(custom)]
+    /// Returns custom implementation of Tlas (if custom backend and is internally T)
+    pub fn as_custom<T: crate::custom::TlasInterface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.shared.inner.as_custom()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Entry for a top level acceleration structure build.
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/custom.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/custom.rs
index 471ccb88ec2..f82e1150b28 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/custom.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/custom.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ macro_rules! dyn_type {
             pub(crate) fn new<T: $interface>(t: T) -> Self {
                 Self(Arc::new(t))
             }
+
+            #[allow(clippy::allow_attributes, dead_code)]
+            pub(crate) fn downcast<T: $interface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+                self.0.as_ref().as_any().downcast_ref()
+            }
         }
 
         impl core::ops::Deref for $name {
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@ macro_rules! dyn_type {
             pub(crate) fn new<T: $interface>(t: T) -> Self {
                 Self(Arc::new(t))
             }
+
+            pub(crate) fn downcast<T: $interface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+                self.0.as_ref().as_any().downcast_ref()
+            }
         }
 
         impl core::ops::Deref for $name {
diff --git a/wgpu/src/dispatch.rs b/wgpu/src/dispatch.rs
index 37cf420f48f..ca48feca147 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/dispatch.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/dispatch.rs
@@ -54,8 +54,20 @@ pub type BufferMapCallback = Box<dyn FnOnce(Result<(), crate::BufferAsyncError>)
 #[cfg(not(send_sync))]
 pub type BufferMapCallback = Box<dyn FnOnce(Result<(), crate::BufferAsyncError>) + 'static>;
 
+// remove when rust 1.86
+#[cfg_attr(not(custom), expect(dead_code))]
+pub trait AsAny {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
+}
+
+impl<T: 'static> AsAny for T {
+    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 // Common traits on all the interface traits
-trait_alias!(CommonTraits: Any + Debug + WasmNotSendSync);
+trait_alias!(CommonTraits: AsAny + Any + Debug + WasmNotSendSync);
 
 pub trait InstanceInterface: CommonTraits {
     fn new(desc: &crate::InstanceDescriptor) -> Self
@@ -575,6 +587,16 @@ macro_rules! dispatch_types {
                 }
             }
 
+            #[cfg(custom)]
+            #[inline]
+            #[allow(clippy::allow_attributes, unused)]
+            pub fn as_custom<T: $interface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+                match self {
+                    Self::Custom(value) => value.downcast(),
+                    _ => None,
+                }
+            }
+
             #[cfg(webgpu)]
             #[inline]
             #[allow(clippy::allow_attributes, unused)]
@@ -693,6 +715,16 @@ macro_rules! dispatch_types {
                 }
             }
 
+            #[cfg(custom)]
+            #[inline]
+            #[allow(clippy::allow_attributes, unused)]
+            pub fn as_custom<T: $interface>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+                match self {
+                    Self::Custom(value) => value.downcast(),
+                    _ => None,
+                }
+            }
+
             #[cfg(webgpu)]
             #[inline]
             #[allow(clippy::allow_attributes, unused)]