diff --git a/autotests/client/test_wayland_seat.cpp b/autotests/client/test_wayland_seat.cpp
--- a/autotests/client/test_wayland_seat.cpp
+++ b/autotests/client/test_wayland_seat.cpp
@@ -1400,7 +1400,8 @@
     Touch *touch = m_seat->createTouch(m_seat);
     QVERIFY(touch->isValid());
     QVERIFY(touchCreatedSpy.wait());
-    QVERIFY(m_seatInterface->focusedTouch());
+    auto serverTouch = m_seatInterface->focusedTouch();
+    QVERIFY(serverTouch);
     QCOMPARE(touchCreatedSpy.first().first().value<KWayland::Server::TouchInterface*>(), m_seatInterface->focusedTouch());
 
     QSignalSpy sequenceStartedSpy(touch, SIGNAL(sequenceStarted(KWayland::Client::TouchPoint*)));
@@ -1559,6 +1560,31 @@
     QCOMPARE(pointMovedSpy.count(), 1);
     QCOMPARE(pointRemovedSpy.count(), 3);
     QCOMPARE(touch->sequence().first()->position(), QPointF(0, 0));
+
+    // destroy touch on client side
+    QSignalSpy unboundSpy(serverTouch, &TouchInterface::unbound);
+    QVERIFY(unboundSpy.isValid());
+    QSignalSpy destroyedSpy(serverTouch, &TouchInterface::destroyed);
+    QVERIFY(destroyedSpy.isValid());
+    delete touch;
+    QVERIFY(unboundSpy.wait());
+    QCOMPARE(unboundSpy.count(), 1);
+    QCOMPARE(destroyedSpy.count(), 0);
+    QVERIFY(!serverTouch->resource());
+    // try to call into all the the methods of the touch interface, should not crash
+    QCOMPARE(m_seatInterface->focusedTouch(), serverTouch);
+    m_seatInterface->setTimestamp(8);
+    QCOMPARE(m_seatInterface->touchDown(QPointF(15, 26)), 0);
+    m_seatInterface->touchFrame();
+    m_seatInterface->touchMove(0, QPointF(0, 0));
+    QCOMPARE(m_seatInterface->touchDown(QPointF(15, 26)), 1);
+    m_seatInterface->cancelTouchSequence();
+    QVERIFY(destroyedSpy.wait());
+    QCOMPARE(destroyedSpy.count(), 1);
+    // should have unset the focused touch
+    QVERIFY(!m_seatInterface->focusedTouch());
+    // but not the focused touch surface
+    QCOMPARE(m_seatInterface->focusedTouchSurface(), serverSurface);
 }
 
 void TestWaylandSeat::testDisconnect()
diff --git a/src/client/touch.cpp b/src/client/touch.cpp
--- a/src/client/touch.cpp
+++ b/src/client/touch.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 public:
     Private(Touch *q);
     void setup(wl_touch *t);
-    WaylandPointer<wl_touch, wl_touch_destroy> touch;
+    WaylandPointer<wl_touch, wl_touch_release> touch;
     bool active = false;
     QVector<TouchPoint*> sequence;
     TouchPoint *getActivePoint(qint32 id) const;
diff --git a/src/server/touch_interface.cpp b/src/server/touch_interface.cpp
--- a/src/server/touch_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/server/touch_interface.cpp
@@ -44,16 +44,13 @@
     TouchInterface *q_func() {
         return reinterpret_cast<TouchInterface *>(q);
     }
-    // interface
-    // since version 3
-    static void releaseCallback(wl_client *client, wl_resource *resource);
 
     static const struct wl_touch_interface s_interface;
 };
 
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 const struct wl_touch_interface TouchInterface::Private::s_interface = {
-    releaseCallback
+    resourceDestroyedCallback
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -63,12 +60,6 @@
 {
 }
 
-void TouchInterface::Private::releaseCallback(wl_client *client, wl_resource *resource)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(client)
-    unbind(resource);
-}
-
 TouchInterface::TouchInterface(SeatInterface *parent, wl_resource *parentResource)
     : Resource(new Private(parent, parentResource, this))
 {