diff --git a/source/blender/draw/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/draw/CMakeLists.txt
index 27328084f31..84302e3cf44 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/draw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ set(SRC
   intern/draw_manager_shader.c
   intern/draw_manager_text.c
   intern/draw_manager_texture.c
+  intern/draw_select_buffer.c
   intern/draw_view.c
   modes/edit_armature_mode.c
   modes/edit_curve_mode.c
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ set(SRC
   engines/gpencil/gpencil_shader_fx.c
   engines/select/select_engine.c
   engines/select/select_draw_utils.c
-  engines/select/select_buffer.c
 
   DRW_engine.h
   DRW_select_buffer.h
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/DRW_select_buffer.h b/source/blender/draw/DRW_select_buffer.h
index cc3cb94175a..48fdbdfd803 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/DRW_select_buffer.h
+++ b/source/blender/draw/DRW_select_buffer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,36 @@ struct View3D;
 struct ViewLayer;
 struct rcti;
 
+struct BaseOffset {
+  /* For convenience only. */
+  union {
+    uint offset;
+    uint face_start;
+  };
+  union {
+    uint face;
+    uint edge_start;
+  };
+  union {
+    uint edge;
+    uint vert_start;
+  };
+  uint vert;
+};
+
+struct SELECTID_Context {
+  struct GPUFrameBuffer *framebuffer_select_id;
+  struct GPUTexture *texture_u32;
+
+  struct BaseOffset *index_offsets;
+  uint objects_len;
+  uint last_object_drawn;
+  /** Total number of items `base_array_index_offsets[bases_len - 1].vert`. */
+  uint last_index_drawn;
+
+  short select_mode;
+};
+
 /* select_buffer.c */
 void DRW_select_buffer_context_create(struct Base **bases,
                                       const uint bases_len,
@@ -62,4 +92,7 @@ uint DRW_select_buffer_find_nearest_to_point(const int center[2],
                                              const uint id_max,
                                              uint *dist);
 
+/* select_engine.c */
+struct SELECTID_Context *DRW_select_engine_context_get(void);
+
 #endif /* __DRW_SELECT_BUFFER_H__ */
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_draw_utils.c b/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_draw_utils.c
index c3ee7f962a1..b65a158cdcf 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_draw_utils.c
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_draw_utils.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "DEG_depsgraph.h"
 #include "DEG_depsgraph_query.h"
 
+#include "DRW_select_buffer.h"
+
 #include "draw_cache_impl.h"
 
 #include "select_private.h"
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_engine.c b/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_engine.c
index 3e4e4861f50..83f6563ab53 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_engine.c
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_engine.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "UI_resources.h"
 
 #include "DRW_engine.h"
+#include "DRW_select_buffer.h"
 
 #include "select_private.h"
 #include "select_engine.h"
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ RenderEngineType DRW_engine_viewport_select_type = {
 /** \name Exposed `select_private.h` functions
  * \{ */
 
-struct SELECTID_Context *select_context_get(void)
+struct SELECTID_Context *DRW_select_engine_context_get(void)
 {
   return &e_data.context;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_private.h b/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_private.h
index 2104f1485e7..d95b14ff2b6 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_private.h
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_private.h
@@ -62,39 +62,6 @@ typedef struct SELECTID_PrivateData {
   DRWView *view_verts;
 } SELECTID_PrivateData; /* Transient data */
 
-struct BaseOffset {
-  /* For convenience only. */
-  union {
-    uint offset;
-    uint face_start;
-  };
-  union {
-    uint face;
-    uint edge_start;
-  };
-  union {
-    uint edge;
-    uint vert_start;
-  };
-  uint vert;
-};
-
-struct SELECTID_Context {
-  struct GPUFrameBuffer *framebuffer_select_id;
-  struct GPUTexture *texture_u32;
-
-  struct BaseOffset *index_offsets;
-  uint objects_len;
-  uint last_object_drawn;
-  /** Total number of items `base_array_index_offsets[bases_len - 1].vert`. */
-  uint last_index_drawn;
-
-  short select_mode;
-};
-
-/* select_engine.c */
-struct SELECTID_Context *select_context_get(void);
-
 /* select_draw_utils.c */
 void draw_select_framebuffer_select_id_setup(struct SELECTID_Context *r_select_ctx);
 short select_id_get_object_select_mode(Scene *scene, Object *ob);
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_buffer.c b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_select_buffer.c
similarity index 95%
rename from source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_buffer.c
rename to source/blender/draw/intern/draw_select_buffer.c
index b184992cb56..1a763a527aa 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/select/select_buffer.c
+++ b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_select_buffer.c
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 #include "DRW_engine.h"
 #include "DRW_select_buffer.h"
 
-#include "select_private.h"
-#include "select_engine.h"
+#include "draw_manager.h"
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /** \name Buffer of select ID's
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
 /* Read a block of pixels from the select frame buffer. */
 uint *DRW_select_buffer_read(const rcti *rect, uint *r_buf_len)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
 
   /* clamp rect by texture */
   rcti r = {
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ uint *DRW_select_buffer_read(const rcti *rect, uint *r_buf_len)
  */
 uint *DRW_select_buffer_bitmap_from_rect(const rcti *rect, uint *r_bitmap_len)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
 
   const uint bitmap_len = select_ctx->last_index_drawn;
   if (bitmap_len == 0) {
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ uint *DRW_select_buffer_bitmap_from_circle(const int center[2],
                                            const int radius,
                                            uint *r_bitmap_len)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
 
   const uint bitmap_len = select_ctx->last_index_drawn;
   if (bitmap_len == 0) {
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ static void drw_select_mask_px_cb(int x, int x_end, int y, void *user_data)
  */
 uint *DRW_select_buffer_bitmap_from_poly(const int poly[][2], const int poly_len, const rcti *rect)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
 
   const uint bitmap_len = select_ctx->last_index_drawn;
   if (bitmap_len == 0) {
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ bool DRW_select_buffer_elem_get(const uint sel_id,
                                 uint *r_base_index,
                                 char *r_elem_type)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
 
   char elem_type = 0;
   uint elem_id;
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ bool DRW_select_buffer_elem_get(const uint sel_id,
 
 uint DRW_select_buffer_context_offset_for_object_elem(const uint base_index, char elem_type)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
   struct BaseOffset *base_ofs = &select_ctx->index_offsets[base_index];
 
   if (elem_type == SCE_SELECT_VERTEX) {
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@ void DRW_select_buffer_context_create(Base **UNUSED(bases),
                                       const uint bases_len,
                                       short select_mode)
 {
-  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = select_context_get();
+  struct SELECTID_Context *select_ctx = DRW_select_engine_context_get();
 
   select_ctx->select_mode = select_mode;
   select_ctx->objects_len = bases_len;