diff --git a/include/rootston/view.h b/include/rootston/view.h
index 0844a6da..1e5c0933 100644
--- a/include/rootston/view.h
+++ b/include/rootston/view.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ struct roots_view {
 	void (*maximize)(struct roots_view *view, bool maximized);
 	void (*set_fullscreen)(struct roots_view *view, bool fullscreen);
 	void (*close)(struct roots_view *view);
+	void (*destroy)(struct roots_view *view);
 };
 
 struct roots_view_child {
diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index 278f4fea..19b7768c 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ void view_destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
 
 	wl_signal_emit(&view->events.destroy, view);
 
+	if (view->destroy) {
+		view->destroy(view);
+	}
+
 	free(view);
 }
 
diff --git a/rootston/wl_shell.c b/rootston/wl_shell.c
index 6326d9d7..d58f030a 100644
--- a/rootston/wl_shell.c
+++ b/rootston/wl_shell.c
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ static void close(struct roots_view *view) {
 	wl_client_destroy(surf->client);
 }
 
+static void destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_WL_SHELL_VIEW);
+	struct roots_wl_shell_surface *roots_surface = view->roots_wl_shell_surface;
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_move.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_resize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_maximize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_fullscreen.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->set_state.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->surface_commit.link);
+	free(roots_surface);
+}
+
 static void handle_request_move(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_wl_shell_surface *roots_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, request_move);
@@ -174,15 +187,7 @@ static void handle_new_popup(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_wl_shell_surface *roots_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, destroy);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->destroy.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_move.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_resize.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_maximize.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_fullscreen.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->set_state.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->surface_commit.link);
 	view_destroy(roots_surface->view);
-	free(roots_surface);
 }
 
 void handle_wl_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ void handle_wl_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->roots_wl_shell_surface = roots_surface;
 	view->resize = resize;
 	view->close = close;
+	view->destroy = destroy;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 
 	view_map(view, surface->surface);
diff --git a/rootston/xdg_shell.c b/rootston/xdg_shell.c
index 1733eb4e..24c57bd5 100644
--- a/rootston/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/rootston/xdg_shell.c
@@ -180,6 +180,18 @@ static void close(struct roots_view *view) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
+	struct roots_xdg_surface *roots_xdg_surface = view->roots_xdg_surface;
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->surface_commit.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->new_popup.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_move.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_resize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_maximize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_fullscreen.link);
+	free(roots_xdg_surface);
+}
+
 static void handle_request_move(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xdg_surface *roots_xdg_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_xdg_surface, request_move);
@@ -280,15 +292,7 @@ static void handle_new_popup(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xdg_surface *roots_xdg_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_xdg_surface, destroy);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->surface_commit.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->destroy.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->new_popup.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_move.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_resize.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_maximize.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_fullscreen.link);
 	view_destroy(roots_xdg_surface->view);
-	free(roots_xdg_surface);
 }
 
 void handle_xdg_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ void handle_xdg_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->maximize = maximize;
 	view->set_fullscreen = set_fullscreen;
 	view->close = close;
+	view->destroy = destroy;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 
 	struct wlr_box box;
diff --git a/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c b/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
index 12e22afb..1f6f25eb 100644
--- a/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
+++ b/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
@@ -180,6 +180,21 @@ static void close(struct roots_view *view) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XDG_SHELL_V6_VIEW);
+	struct roots_xdg_surface_v6 *roots_xdg_surface = view->roots_xdg_surface_v6;
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->surface_commit.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->new_popup.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->map.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->unmap.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_move.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_resize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_maximize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_fullscreen.link);
+	free(roots_xdg_surface);
+}
+
 static void handle_request_move(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xdg_surface_v6 *roots_xdg_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_xdg_surface, request_move);
@@ -298,25 +313,13 @@ static void handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 static void handle_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xdg_surface_v6 *roots_xdg_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_xdg_surface, unmap);
-	struct roots_view *view = roots_xdg_surface->view;
-
-	view_unmap(view);
+	view_unmap(roots_xdg_surface->view);
 }
 
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xdg_surface_v6 *roots_xdg_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_xdg_surface, destroy);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->surface_commit.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->destroy.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->new_popup.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->map.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->unmap.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_move.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_resize.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_maximize.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_fullscreen.link);
 	view_destroy(roots_xdg_surface->view);
-	free(roots_xdg_surface);
 }
 
 void handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -378,5 +381,6 @@ void handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->maximize = maximize;
 	view->set_fullscreen = set_fullscreen;
 	view->close = close;
+	view->destroy = destroy;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 }
diff --git a/rootston/xwayland.c b/rootston/xwayland.c
index f95e5f81..53331b1f 100644
--- a/rootston/xwayland.c
+++ b/rootston/xwayland.c
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ static void set_fullscreen(struct roots_view *view, bool fullscreen) {
 	wlr_xwayland_surface_set_fullscreen(view->xwayland_surface, fullscreen);
 }
 
-static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface =
-		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, destroy);
+static void destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW);
+	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface = view->roots_xwayland_surface;
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_configure.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_move.link);
@@ -116,10 +116,15 @@ static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_maximize.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->map_notify.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->unmap_notify.link);
-	view_destroy(roots_surface->view);
 	free(roots_surface);
 }
 
+static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface =
+		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, destroy);
+	view_destroy(roots_surface->view);
+}
+
 static void handle_request_configure(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, request_configure);
@@ -307,6 +312,7 @@ void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->maximize = maximize;
 	view->set_fullscreen = set_fullscreen;
 	view->close = close;
+	view->destroy = destroy;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 
 	view_map(view, surface->surface);