diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
index 8481c5905..5919b9340 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct wlr_compositor {
 
 	struct {
 		struct wl_signal new_surface;
+		struct wl_signal destroy;
 	} events;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/xwm.h b/include/wlr/xwm.h
index 242ff9cc1..65681607b 100644
--- a/include/wlr/xwm.h
+++ b/include/wlr/xwm.h
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ struct wlr_xwm {
 
 	const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xfixes;
 
-	struct wl_listener compositor_surface_create;
+	struct wl_listener compositor_new_surface;
+	struct wl_listener compositor_destroy;
 	struct wl_listener seat_selection;
 	struct wl_listener seat_primary_selection;
 };
diff --git a/types/wlr_compositor.c b/types/wlr_compositor.c
index 008f2e511..f27655c09 100644
--- a/types/wlr_compositor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_compositor.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ void wlr_compositor_destroy(struct wlr_compositor *compositor) {
 	if (compositor == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
+	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&compositor->events.destroy, compositor);
 	wl_list_remove(&compositor->display_destroy.link);
 	wl_global_destroy(compositor->wl_global);
 	free(compositor);
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ struct wlr_compositor *wlr_compositor_create(struct wl_display *display,
 	wl_list_init(&compositor->wl_resources);
 	wl_list_init(&compositor->surfaces);
 	wl_signal_init(&compositor->events.new_surface);
+	wl_signal_init(&compositor->events.destroy);
 
 	compositor->display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
 	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &compositor->display_destroy);
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index 94dfdaabc..0d9572603 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -1019,11 +1019,11 @@ static int x11_event_handler(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 	return count;
 }
 
-static void handle_compositor_surface_create(struct wl_listener *listener,
+static void handle_compositor_new_surface(struct wl_listener *listener,
 		void *data) {
-	struct wlr_surface *surface = data;
 	struct wlr_xwm *xwm =
-		wl_container_of(listener, xwm, compositor_surface_create);
+		wl_container_of(listener, xwm, compositor_new_surface);
+	struct wlr_surface *surface = data;
 	if (wl_resource_get_client(surface->resource) != xwm->xwayland->client) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1043,6 +1043,16 @@ static void handle_compositor_surface_create(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	}
 }
 
+static void handle_compositor_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener,
+		void *data) {
+	struct wlr_xwm *xwm =
+		wl_container_of(listener, xwm, compositor_destroy);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwm->compositor_new_surface.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwm->compositor_destroy.link);
+	wl_list_init(&xwm->compositor_new_surface.link);
+	wl_list_init(&xwm->compositor_destroy.link);
+}
+
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface,
 		bool activated) {
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *focused = xsurface->xwm->focus_surface;
@@ -1124,7 +1134,8 @@ void xwm_destroy(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(xsurface, tmp, &xwm->unpaired_surfaces, link) {
 		wlr_xwayland_surface_destroy(xsurface);
 	}
-	wl_list_remove(&xwm->compositor_surface_create.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwm->compositor_new_surface.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&xwm->compositor_destroy.link);
 	xcb_disconnect(xwm->xcb_conn);
 
 	free(xwm);
@@ -1407,9 +1418,12 @@ struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland) {
 
 	xwm_selection_init(xwm);
 
-	xwm->compositor_surface_create.notify = handle_compositor_surface_create;
+	xwm->compositor_new_surface.notify = handle_compositor_new_surface;
 	wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland->compositor->events.new_surface,
-		&xwm->compositor_surface_create);
+		&xwm->compositor_new_surface);
+	xwm->compositor_destroy.notify = handle_compositor_destroy;
+	wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland->compositor->events.destroy,
+		&xwm->compositor_destroy);
 
 	xwm_create_wm_window(xwm);