diff --git a/clients/Makefile b/clients/Makefile
index 35419eb3..81e87924 100644
--- a/clients/Makefile
+++ b/clients/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 include ../config.mk
 
+CFLAGS += -I.. $(CLIENT_CFLAGS)
+LDLIBS += -L.. -lwayland $(CLIENT_LIBS) -lrt -lm
+
 egl_clients = gears
 cairo_clients = flower screenshot terminal image view
 
@@ -16,12 +19,5 @@ image : image.o window.o wayland-glib.o
 view : view.o window.o wayland-glib.o
 
 terminal : LDLIBS += -lutil
-image : CFLAGS += $(GDK_PIXBUF_CFLAGS)
-image : LDLIBS += $(GDK_PIXBUF_LIBS)
 view : CFLAGS += $(POPPLER_CFLAGS)
 view : LDLIBS += $(POPPLER_LIBS)
-
-$(egl_clients) : CFLAGS += $(EGL_CLIENT_CFLAGS)
-$(egl_clients) : LDLIBS += -L.. -lwayland $(EGL_CLIENT_LIBS) -lrt -lm
-$(cairo_clients) : CFLAGS += $(CAIRO_CLIENT_CFLAGS) $(EGL_CLIENT_CFLAGS)
-$(cairo_clients) : LDLIBS += -L..  -lwayland $(CAIRO_CLIENT_LIBS) $(EGL_CLIENT_LIBS) -lrt -lm
diff --git a/clients/flower.c b/clients/flower.c
index 8b5e1bbc..5b188461 100644
--- a/clients/flower.c
+++ b/clients/flower.c
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ handle_frame(struct window *window,
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	struct wl_display *display;
-	struct wl_visual *visual;
-	int fd;
 	cairo_surface_t *s;
 	struct timespec ts;
 	struct flower flower;
diff --git a/clients/gears.c b/clients/gears.c
index 789537bd..1697170c 100644
--- a/clients/gears.c
+++ b/clients/gears.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct gears {
 	struct window *window;
 
 	struct display *d;
-	struct wl_compositor *compositor;
 	struct rectangle rectangle;
 
 	EGLDisplay display;
@@ -319,9 +318,9 @@ keyboard_focus_handler(struct window *window,
 }
 
 static void
-handle_acknowledge(void *data,
-		   struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-		   uint32_t key, uint32_t frame)
+acknowledge_handler(struct window *window,
+		    uint32_t key, uint32_t frame,
+		    void *data)
 {
 	struct gears *gears = data;
 
@@ -334,9 +333,8 @@ handle_acknowledge(void *data,
 }
 
 static void
-handle_frame(void *data,
-	     struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-	     uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp)
+frame_handler(struct window *window,
+	      uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp, void *data)
 {
   	struct gears *gears = data;
 
@@ -347,11 +345,6 @@ handle_frame(void *data,
 	gears->angle = (GLfloat) (timestamp % 8192) * 360 / 8192.0;
 }
 
-static const struct wl_compositor_listener compositor_listener = {
-	handle_acknowledge,
-	handle_frame,
-};
-
 static struct gears *
 gears_create(struct display *display)
 {
@@ -434,17 +427,14 @@ gears_create(struct display *display)
 	if (glCheckFramebufferStatus (GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE)
 		fprintf(stderr, "framebuffer incomplete\n");
 
-	gears->compositor = display_get_compositor(display);
-
 	resize_window(gears);
 	draw_gears(gears);
-	handle_frame(gears, gears->compositor, 0, 0);
+	frame_handler(gears->window, 0, 0, gears);
 
 	window_set_resize_handler(gears->window, resize_handler, gears);
 	window_set_keyboard_focus_handler(gears->window, keyboard_focus_handler, gears);
-
-	wl_compositor_add_listener(gears->compositor,
-				   &compositor_listener, gears);
+	window_set_acknowledge_handler(gears->window, acknowledge_handler, gears);
+	window_set_frame_handler(gears->window, frame_handler, gears);
 
 	return gears;
 }
diff --git a/clients/image.c b/clients/image.c
index 1403f559..4e4074e0 100644
--- a/clients/image.c
+++ b/clients/image.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ static const char socket_name[] = "\0wayland";
 struct image {
 	struct window *window;
 	struct display *display;
-	struct wl_compositor *compositor;
 	uint32_t key;
 
 	gboolean redraw_scheduled;
@@ -226,9 +225,8 @@ keyboard_focus_handler(struct window *window,
 }
 
 static void
-handle_acknowledge(void *data,
-		   struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-		   uint32_t key, uint32_t frame)
+acknowledge_handler(struct window *window,
+		    uint32_t key, uint32_t frame, void *data)
 {
 	struct image *image = data;
 
@@ -243,18 +241,6 @@ handle_acknowledge(void *data,
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-handle_frame(void *data,
-	     struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-	     uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp)
-{
-}
-
-static const struct wl_compositor_listener compositor_listener = {
-	handle_acknowledge,
-	handle_frame,
-};
-
 static struct image *
 image_create(struct display *display, uint32_t key, const char *filename)
 {
@@ -281,11 +267,9 @@ image_create(struct display *display, uint32_t key, const char *filename)
 	image->key = key + 100;
 	image->redraw_scheduled = 1;
 
-	image->compositor = display_get_compositor(display);
 	window_set_resize_handler(image->window, resize_handler, image);
 	window_set_keyboard_focus_handler(image->window, keyboard_focus_handler, image);
-
-	wl_compositor_add_listener(image->compositor, &compositor_listener, image);
+	window_set_acknowledge_handler(image->window, acknowledge_handler, image);
 
 	image_draw(image);
 
diff --git a/clients/terminal.c b/clients/terminal.c
index 48e137b4..a16fdcbb 100644
--- a/clients/terminal.c
+++ b/clients/terminal.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static int option_fullscreen;
 struct terminal {
 	struct window *window;
 	struct display *display;
-	struct wl_compositor *compositor;
 	int redraw_scheduled, redraw_pending;
 	char *data;
 	int width, height, start, row, column;
@@ -418,9 +417,8 @@ resize_handler(struct window *window, void *data)
 }
 
 static void
-handle_acknowledge(void *data,
-		   struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-		   uint32_t key, uint32_t frame)
+acknowledge_handler(struct window *window,
+		    uint32_t key, uint32_t frame, void *data)
 {
 	struct terminal *terminal = data;
 
@@ -431,18 +429,6 @@ handle_acknowledge(void *data,
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-handle_frame(void *data,
-	     struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-	     uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp)
-{
-}
-
-static const struct wl_compositor_listener compositor_listener = {
-	handle_acknowledge,
-	handle_frame,
-};
-
 static void
 key_handler(struct window *window, uint32_t key, uint32_t unicode,
 	    uint32_t state, uint32_t modifiers, void *data)
@@ -493,12 +479,9 @@ terminal_create(struct display *display, int fullscreen)
 	terminal->redraw_scheduled = 1;
 	terminal->margin = 5;
 
-	terminal->compositor = display_get_compositor(display);
 	window_set_fullscreen(terminal->window, terminal->fullscreen);
 	window_set_resize_handler(terminal->window, resize_handler, terminal);
-
-	wl_compositor_add_listener(terminal->compositor,
-				   &compositor_listener, terminal);
+	window_set_acknowledge_handler(terminal->window, acknowledge_handler, terminal);
 
 	window_set_key_handler(terminal->window, key_handler, terminal);
 	window_set_keyboard_focus_handler(terminal->window,
diff --git a/clients/view.c b/clients/view.c
index 8567b846..b9d348b1 100644
--- a/clients/view.c
+++ b/clients/view.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static const char socket_name[] = "\0wayland";
 struct view {
 	struct window *window;
 	struct display *display;
-	struct wl_compositor *compositor;
 	uint32_t key;
 
 	gboolean redraw_scheduled;
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ view_draw(struct view *view)
 			    &rectangle,
 			    view->surface);
 
-	wl_compositor_commit(view->compositor, view->key);
+	window_commit(view->window, 0);
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -175,9 +174,8 @@ resize_handler(struct window *window, void *data)
 }
 
 static void
-handle_acknowledge(void *data,
-		   struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-		   uint32_t key, uint32_t frame)
+acknowledge_handler(struct window *window,
+		    uint32_t key, uint32_t frame, void *data)
 {
 	struct view *view = data;
 
@@ -202,18 +200,6 @@ keyboard_focus_handler(struct window *window,
 	view_schedule_redraw(view);
 }
 
-static void
-handle_frame(void *data,
-	     struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-	     uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp)
-{
-}
-
-static const struct wl_compositor_listener compositor_listener = {
-	handle_acknowledge,
-	handle_frame,
-};
-
 static struct view *
 view_create(struct display *display, uint32_t key, const char *filename)
 {
@@ -242,14 +228,11 @@ view_create(struct display *display, uint32_t key, const char *filename)
 	view->key = key + 100;
 	view->redraw_scheduled = 1;
 
-	view->compositor = display_get_compositor(display);
 	window_set_resize_handler(view->window, resize_handler, view);
 	window_set_key_handler(view->window, key_handler, view);
 	window_set_keyboard_focus_handler(view->window,
 					  keyboard_focus_handler, view);
-
-	wl_compositor_add_listener(view->compositor,
-				   &compositor_listener, view);
+	window_set_acknowledge_handler(view->window, acknowledge_handler, view);
 
 	view->document = poppler_document_new_from_file(view->filename,
 							NULL, &error);
diff --git a/clients/window.c b/clients/window.c
index 6d423abd..a867a888 100644
--- a/clients/window.c
+++ b/clients/window.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <glib-object.h>
 
 #define EGL_EGLEXT_PROTOTYPES 1
 #define GL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES 1
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ struct display {
 	int fd;
 	GMainLoop *loop;
 	GSource *source;
+	struct wl_list window_list;
+	char *device_name;
 };
 
 struct window {
@@ -83,9 +86,11 @@ struct window {
 	window_resize_handler_t resize_handler;
 	window_key_handler_t key_handler;
 	window_keyboard_focus_handler_t keyboard_focus_handler;
+	window_acknowledge_handler_t acknowledge_handler;
 	window_frame_handler_t frame_handler;
 
 	void *user_data;
+	struct wl_list link;
 };
 
 static void
@@ -320,42 +325,6 @@ window_get_surface(struct window *window)
 	return window->cairo_surface;
 }
 
-static void
-window_handle_acknowledge(void *data,
-			  struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-			  uint32_t key, uint32_t frame)
-{
-	struct window *window = data;
-	cairo_surface_t *pending;
-
-	/* The acknowledge event means that the server
-	 * processed our last commit request and we can now
-	 * safely free the old window buffer if we resized and
-	 * render the next frame into our back buffer.. */
-
-	pending = window->pending_surface;
-	window->pending_surface = NULL;
-	if (pending != window->cairo_surface)
-		window_attach_surface(window);
-	cairo_surface_destroy(pending);
-}
-
-static void
-window_handle_frame(void *data,
-		    struct wl_compositor *compositor,
-		    uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp)
-{
-	struct window *window = data;
-
-	if (window->frame_handler)
-		(*window->frame_handler)(window, frame, timestamp, window->user_data);
-}
-
-static const struct wl_compositor_listener compositor_listener = {
-	window_handle_acknowledge,
-	window_handle_frame,
-};
-
 enum window_state {
 	WINDOW_STABLE,
 	WINDOW_MOVING,
@@ -708,6 +677,14 @@ window_set_key_handler(struct window *window,
 	window->user_data = data;
 }
 
+void
+window_set_acknowledge_handler(struct window *window,
+			       window_acknowledge_handler_t handler, void *data)
+{
+	window->acknowledge_handler = handler;
+	window->user_data = data;
+}
+
 void
 window_set_frame_handler(struct window *window,
 			 window_frame_handler_t handler, void *data)
@@ -760,8 +737,7 @@ window_create(struct display *display, const char *title,
 	window->state = WINDOW_STABLE;
 	window->decoration = 1;
 
-	wl_compositor_add_listener(display->compositor,
-				   &compositor_listener, window);
+	wl_list_insert(display->window_list.prev, &window->link);
 
 	wl_input_device_add_listener(display->input_device,
 				     &input_device_listener, window);
@@ -769,6 +745,61 @@ window_create(struct display *display, const char *title,
 	return window;
 }
 
+static void
+display_handle_device(void *data,
+		      struct wl_compositor *compositor,
+		      const char *device)
+{
+	struct display *d = data;
+
+	d->device_name = strdup(device);
+}
+
+static void
+display_handle_acknowledge(void *data,
+			   struct wl_compositor *compositor,
+			   uint32_t key, uint32_t frame)
+{
+	struct display *d = data;
+	struct window *window;
+	cairo_surface_t *pending;
+		
+	/* The acknowledge event means that the server processed our
+	 * last commit request and we can now safely free the old
+	 * window buffer if we resized and render the next frame into
+	 * our back buffer.. */
+	wl_list_for_each(window, &d->window_list, link) {
+		pending = window->pending_surface;
+		window->pending_surface = NULL;
+		if (pending != window->cairo_surface)
+			window_attach_surface(window);
+		cairo_surface_destroy(pending);
+		if (window->acknowledge_handler)
+			(*window->acknowledge_handler)(window, key, frame, window->user_data);
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+display_handle_frame(void *data,
+		     struct wl_compositor *compositor,
+		     uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp)
+{
+	struct display *d = data;
+	struct window *window;
+
+	wl_list_for_each(window, &d->window_list, link) {
+		if (window->frame_handler)
+			(*window->frame_handler)(window, frame,
+						 timestamp, window->user_data);
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct wl_compositor_listener compositor_listener = {
+	display_handle_device,
+	display_handle_acknowledge,
+	display_handle_frame,
+};
+
 static void
 display_handle_geometry(void *data,
 			struct wl_output *output,
@@ -794,6 +825,7 @@ display_handle_global(struct wl_display *display,
 
 	if (wl_object_implements(object, "compositor", 1)) { 
 		d->compositor = (struct wl_compositor *) object;
+		wl_compositor_add_listener(d->compositor, &compositor_listener, d);
 	} else if (wl_object_implements(object, "output", 1)) {
 		d->output = (struct wl_output *) object;
 		wl_output_add_listener(d->output, &output_listener, d);
@@ -802,7 +834,6 @@ display_handle_global(struct wl_display *display,
 	}
 }
 
-static const char gem_device[] = "/dev/dri/card0";
 static const char socket_name[] = "\0wayland";
 
 struct display *
@@ -812,7 +843,6 @@ display_create(int *argc, char **argv[], const GOptionEntry *option_entries)
 	struct display *d;
 	EGLint major, minor, count;
 	EGLConfig config;
-	struct wl_display *display;
 	int fd;
 	GOptionContext *context;
 	GError *error;
@@ -824,6 +854,8 @@ display_create(int *argc, char **argv[], const GOptionEntry *option_entries)
 		EGL_NONE
 	};
 
+	g_type_init();
+
 	context = g_option_context_new(NULL);
 	if (option_entries) {
 		g_option_context_add_main_entries(context, option_entries, "Wayland View");
@@ -837,15 +869,22 @@ display_create(int *argc, char **argv[], const GOptionEntry *option_entries)
 	if (d == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	fd = open(gem_device, O_RDWR);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "drm open failed: %m\n");
+	d->display = wl_display_create(socket_name, sizeof socket_name);
+	if (d->display == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "failed to create display: %m\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	display = wl_display_create(socket_name, sizeof socket_name);
-	if (display == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "failed to create display: %m\n");
+	/* Set up listener so we'll catch all events. */
+	wl_display_add_global_listener(d->display,
+				       display_handle_global, d);
+
+	/* Process connection events. */
+	wl_display_iterate(d->display, WL_DISPLAY_READABLE);
+
+	fd = open(d->device_name, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "drm open failed: %m\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -882,24 +921,18 @@ display_create(int *argc, char **argv[], const GOptionEntry *option_entries)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	d->display = display;
 	d->device = cairo_egl_device_create(d->dpy, d->ctx);
 	if (d->device == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "failed to get cairo drm device\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Set up listener so we'll catch all events. */
-	wl_display_add_global_listener(display,
-				       display_handle_global, d);
-
-	/* Process connection events. */
-	wl_display_iterate(display, WL_DISPLAY_READABLE);
-
 	d->loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
-	d->source = wl_glib_source_new(display);
+	d->source = wl_glib_source_new(d->display);
 	g_source_attach(d->source, NULL);
 
+	wl_list_init(&d->window_list);
+
 	return d;
 }
 
diff --git a/clients/window.h b/clients/window.h
index e913ca3b..18318263 100644
--- a/clients/window.h
+++ b/clients/window.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ enum {
 
 typedef void (*window_resize_handler_t)(struct window *window, void *data);
 typedef void (*window_frame_handler_t)(struct window *window, uint32_t frame, uint32_t timestamp, void *data);
-typedef void (*window_acknowledge_handler_t)(struct window *window, uint32_t key, void *data);
+typedef void (*window_acknowledge_handler_t)(struct window *window, uint32_t key, uint32_t frame, void *data);
 typedef void (*window_key_handler_t)(struct window *window, uint32_t key, uint32_t unicode,
 				     uint32_t state, uint32_t modifiers, void *data);
 typedef void (*window_keyboard_focus_handler_t)(struct window *window,
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ window_set_keyboard_focus_handler(struct window *window,
 				  window_keyboard_focus_handler_t handler,
 				  void *data);
 
+void
+window_set_acknowledge_handler(struct window *window,
+			       window_acknowledge_handler_t handler, void *data);
+
 void
 window_set_frame_handler(struct window *window,
 			 window_frame_handler_t handler, void *data);
diff --git a/compositor.c b/compositor.c
index 21e5ea01..805d54ff 100644
--- a/compositor.c
+++ b/compositor.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,8 @@ init_egl(struct wlsc_compositor *ec, struct udev_device *device)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ec->drm_fd = open(udev_device_get_devnode(device), O_RDWR);
+	ec->base.device = strdup(udev_device_get_devnode(device));
+	ec->drm_fd = open(ec->base.device, O_RDWR);
 	if (ec->drm_fd < 0) {
 		/* Probably permissions error */
 		fprintf(stderr, "couldn't open %s, skipping\n",
diff --git a/config.mk.in b/config.mk.in
index 59135c74..fa47cf2f 100644
--- a/config.mk.in
+++ b/config.mk.in
@@ -12,14 +12,8 @@ COMPOSITOR_LIBS = @COMPOSITOR_LIBS@
 FFI_CFLAGS = @FFI_CFLAGS@
 FFI_LIBS = @FFI_LIBS@
 
-EGL_CLIENT_CFLAGS = @EGL_CLIENT_CFLAGS@
-EGL_CLIENT_LIBS = @EGL_CLIENT_LIBS@
-
-CAIRO_CLIENT_CFLAGS = @CAIRO_CLIENT_CFLAGS@
-CAIRO_CLIENT_LIBS = @CAIRO_CLIENT_LIBS@
-
-GDK_PIXBUF_CFLAGS = @GDK_PIXBUF_CFLAGS@
-GDK_PIXBUF_LIBS = @GDK_PIXBUF_LIBS@
+CLIENT_CFLAGS = @CLIENT_CFLAGS@
+CLIENT_LIBS = @CLIENT_LIBS@
 
 POPPLER_CFLAGS = @POPPLER_CFLAGS@
 POPPLER_LIBS = @POPPLER_LIBS@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d5f6065a..40401216 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FFI, [libffi])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COMPOSITOR,
 		  [egl gl libpng cairo gdk-pixbuf-2.0 libudev >= 136 libdrm >= 2.4.17])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(EGL_CLIENT, [egl gl cairo glib-2.0 libudev])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO_CLIENT, [cairo-gl glib-2.0])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GDK_PIXBUF, [gdk-pixbuf-2.0])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CLIENT, [egl gl cairo-gl gdk-pixbuf-2.0 glib-2.0 gobject-2.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(POPPLER, [poppler-glib gdk-2.0])
 
 if test $CC = gcc; then
diff --git a/wayland-client.h b/wayland-client.h
index 186fcc62..faeb7689 100644
--- a/wayland-client.h
+++ b/wayland-client.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ struct wl_visual *
 wl_display_get_rgb_visual(struct wl_display *display);
 
 struct wl_compositor_listener {
+	void (*device)(void *data,
+		       struct wl_compositor *compositor,
+		       const char *device);
 	void (*acknowledge)(void *data,
 			    struct wl_compositor *compositor,
 			    uint32_t key, uint32_t frame);
diff --git a/wayland-protocol.c b/wayland-protocol.c
index 7d3b83ae..19e5db74 100644
--- a/wayland-protocol.c
+++ b/wayland-protocol.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static const struct wl_message compositor_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct wl_message compositor_events[] = {
+	{ "device", "s" },
 	{ "acknowledge", "uu" },
 	{ "frame", "uu" }
 };
diff --git a/wayland-protocol.h b/wayland-protocol.h
index 2b87a141..fa29fe72 100644
--- a/wayland-protocol.h
+++ b/wayland-protocol.h
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ extern const struct wl_interface wl_display_interface;
 #define WL_COMPOSITOR_CREATE_SURFACE	0
 #define WL_COMPOSITOR_COMMIT		1
 
-#define WL_COMPOSITOR_ACKNOWLEDGE	0
-#define WL_COMPOSITOR_FRAME		1
+#define WL_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE		0
+#define WL_COMPOSITOR_ACKNOWLEDGE	1
+#define WL_COMPOSITOR_FRAME		2
 
 extern const struct wl_interface wl_compositor_interface;
 
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ extern const struct wl_interface wl_compositor_interface;
 #define WL_SURFACE_DESTROY	0
 #define WL_SURFACE_ATTACH	1
 #define WL_SURFACE_MAP		2
-#define WL_SURFACE_COPY		3
-#define WL_SURFACE_DAMAGE	4
+#define WL_SURFACE_DAMAGE	3
 
 extern const struct wl_interface wl_surface_interface;
 
diff --git a/wayland.c b/wayland.c
index db427416..dcadf266 100644
--- a/wayland.c
+++ b/wayland.c
@@ -275,6 +275,16 @@ wl_client_send_acknowledge(struct wl_client *client,
 			     WL_COMPOSITOR_ACKNOWLEDGE, key, frame);
 }
 
+static void
+post_compositor_device(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_object *global)
+{
+	struct wl_compositor *compositor =
+		container_of(global, struct wl_compositor, base);
+
+	wl_client_post_event(client, global,
+			     WL_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE, compositor->device);
+}
+
 WL_EXPORT int
 wl_display_set_compositor(struct wl_display *display,
 			  struct wl_compositor *compositor,
@@ -284,7 +294,7 @@ wl_display_set_compositor(struct wl_display *display,
 	compositor->base.implementation = (void (**)(void)) implementation;
 
 	wl_display_add_object(display, &compositor->base);
-	if (wl_display_add_global(display, &compositor->base, NULL))
+	if (wl_display_add_global(display, &compositor->base, post_compositor_device))
 		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/wayland.h b/wayland.h
index 434a46bd..bffd415e 100644
--- a/wayland.h
+++ b/wayland.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ int wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display, struct wl_object *object,
 
 struct wl_compositor {
 	struct wl_object base;
+	const char *device;
 };
 
 struct wl_surface {