diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@
     libinput/events.cpp
     libinput/libinput_logging.cpp
     udev.cpp
+    xwl/xwayland_iface.cpp
    )
 
 include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
diff --git a/xwl/xwayland.h b/xwl/xwayland.h
--- a/xwl/xwayland.h
+++ b/xwl/xwayland.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef KWIN_XWL_XWAYLAND
 #define KWIN_XWL_XWAYLAND
 
-#include <QObject>
+#include "xwayland_iface.h"
 
 #include <xcb/xproto.h>
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 {
 class DataBridge;
 
-class Xwayland : public QObject
+class Xwayland : public XwaylandIface
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
diff --git a/xwl/xwayland.cpp b/xwl/xwayland.cpp
--- a/xwl/xwayland.cpp
+++ b/xwl/xwayland.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 }
 
 Xwayland::Xwayland(ApplicationWaylandAbstract *app, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent),
+    : XwaylandIface(parent),
       m_app(app)
 {
     s_self = this;
diff --git a/xwl/xwayland_iface.h b/xwl/xwayland_iface.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwl/xwayland_iface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright 2018 Roman Gilg <subdiff@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#ifndef KWIN_XWL_XWAYLAND_IFACE
+#define KWIN_XWL_XWAYLAND_IFACE
+
+#include <kwinglobals.h>
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace KWin
+{
+
+class KWIN_EXPORT XwaylandIface : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    static XwaylandIface *self();
+
+protected:
+    explicit XwaylandIface(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    virtual ~XwaylandIface();
+};
+
+inline
+XwaylandIface *xwayland() {
+    return XwaylandIface::self();
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/xwl/xwayland_iface.cpp b/xwl/xwayland_iface.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwl/xwayland_iface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright 2018 Roman Gilg <subdiff@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#include "xwayland_iface.h"
+
+namespace KWin {
+
+XwaylandIface *s_self = nullptr;
+
+XwaylandIface *XwaylandIface::self() {
+    return s_self;
+}
+
+XwaylandIface::XwaylandIface(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+{
+    s_self = this;
+}
+
+XwaylandIface::~XwaylandIface()
+{
+    s_self = nullptr;
+}
+
+}