diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index f71b26f6..89e38b64 100644
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static bool events_handler_key_down(SDL_Event *event, void *arg) {
 	SDL_Scancode scan = event->key.keysym.scancode;
 	bool repeat = event->key.repeat;
 
-	if(video.backend == VIDEO_BACKEND_EMSCRIPTEN && scan == SDL_SCANCODE_TAB) {
+	if(video_get_backend() == VIDEO_BACKEND_EMSCRIPTEN && scan == SDL_SCANCODE_TAB) {
 		scan = SDL_SCANCODE_ESCAPE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/menu/options.c b/src/menu/options.c
index de0ea968..4d3b2425 100644
--- a/src/menu/options.c
+++ b/src/menu/options.c
@@ -196,12 +196,15 @@ static OptionBinding* bind_stroption(ConfigIndex cfgentry) {
 
 // BT_Resolution: super-special binding type for the resolution setting
 static void bind_resolution_update(OptionBinding *bind) {
-	bind->valrange_min = 0;
-	bind->valrange_max = video.mcount - 1;
+	uint nmodes = video_get_num_modes();
+	VideoMode cur = video_get_current_mode();
 
-	for(int i = 0; i < video.mcount; ++i) {
-		VideoMode *m = video.modes + i;
-		if(m->width == video.current.width && m->height == video.current.height) {
+	bind->valrange_min = 0;
+	bind->valrange_max = nmodes - 1;
+
+	for(int i = 0; i < nmodes; ++i) {
+		VideoMode m = video_get_mode(i);
+		if(m.width == cur.width && m.height == cur.height) {
 			bind->selected = i;
 		}
 	}
@@ -391,9 +394,9 @@ static bool bind_fullscreen_dependence(void) {
 
 static int bind_resolution_set(OptionBinding *b, int v) {
 	if(v >= 0) {
-		VideoMode *m = video.modes + v;
-		config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_WIDTH, m->width);
-		config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_HEIGHT, m->height);
+		VideoMode m = video_get_mode(v);
+		config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_WIDTH, m.width);
+		config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_HEIGHT, m.height);
 	}
 
 	return v;
@@ -426,9 +429,9 @@ static void destroy_options_menu(MenuData *m) {
 
 		if(bind->type == BT_Resolution && video_query_capability(VIDEO_CAP_CHANGE_RESOLUTION) == VIDEO_AVAILABLE) {
 			if(bind->selected != -1) {
-				VideoMode *mode = video.modes + bind->selected;
-				config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_WIDTH, mode->width);
-				config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_HEIGHT, mode->height);
+				VideoMode mode = video_get_mode(bind->selected);
+				config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_WIDTH, mode.width);
+				config_set_int(CONFIG_VID_HEIGHT, mode.height);
 				change_vidmode = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1180,16 +1183,17 @@ static void draw_options_menu(MenuData *menu) {
 				case BT_Resolution: {
 					char tmp[16];
 					int w, h;
+					VideoMode m;
 
 					if(bind->selected == -1) {
-						w = video.intended.width;
-						h = video.intended.height;
+						m = video_get_current_mode();
 					} else {
-						VideoMode *m = video.modes + bind->selected;
-						w = m->width;
-						h = m->height;
+						m = video_get_mode(bind->selected);
 					}
 
+					w = m.width;
+					h = m.height;
+
 					snprintf(tmp, 16, "%dx%d", w, h);
 					text_draw(tmp, &(TextParams) {
 						.pos = { origin, 20*i },
diff --git a/src/video.c b/src/video.c
index abad952a..2f926aef 100644
--- a/src/video.c
+++ b/src/video.c
@@ -18,7 +18,14 @@
 #include "taskmanager.h"
 #include "video_postprocess.h"
 
-Video video;
+static struct {
+	VideoMode *modes;
+	SDL_Window *window;
+	uint mcount;
+	VideoMode intended;
+	VideoMode current;
+	VideoBackend backend;
+} video;
 
 typedef struct ScreenshotTaskData {
 	char *dest_path;
@@ -766,3 +773,20 @@ void video_swap_buffers(void) {
 	// XXX: Unfortunately, there seems to be no reliable way to sync this up with events
 	config_set_int(CONFIG_FULLSCREEN, video_is_fullscreen());
 }
+
+VideoBackend video_get_backend(void) {
+	return video.backend;
+}
+
+VideoMode video_get_mode(uint idx) {
+	assert(idx < video.mcount);
+	return video.modes[idx];
+}
+
+uint video_get_num_modes(void) {
+	return video.mcount;
+}
+
+VideoMode video_get_current_mode(void) {
+	return video.current;
+}
diff --git a/src/video.h b/src/video.h
index a651ebaf..806eff1f 100644
--- a/src/video.h
+++ b/src/video.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define VIDEO_ASPECT_RATIO ((double)SCREEN_W/SCREEN_H)
 
 enum {
+	// virtual screen coordinates
 	SCREEN_W = 800,
 	SCREEN_H = 600,
 };
@@ -47,14 +48,6 @@ typedef enum VideoBackend {
 } VideoBackend;
 
 // TODO make this struct private
-typedef struct {
-	VideoMode *modes;
-	SDL_Window *window;
-	uint mcount;
-	VideoMode intended;
-	VideoMode current;
-	VideoBackend backend;
-} Video;
 
 typedef enum VideoCapability {
 	VIDEO_CAP_FULLSCREEN,
@@ -70,8 +63,6 @@ typedef enum VideoCapabilityState {
 	VIDEO_CURRENTLY_UNAVAILABLE,
 } VideoCapabilityState;
 
-extern Video video;
-
 void video_init(void);
 void video_post_init(void);
 void video_shutdown(void);
@@ -89,5 +80,9 @@ uint video_current_display(void);
 void video_set_display(uint idx);
 const char *video_display_name(uint id) attr_returns_nonnull;
 Framebuffer *video_get_screen_framebuffer(void);
+VideoBackend video_get_backend(void);
+VideoMode video_get_mode(uint idx);
+uint video_get_num_modes(void);
+VideoMode video_get_current_mode(void);
 
 #endif // IGUARD_video_h