diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index 71463cb5..55431ab1 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct wlr_output {
 struct wlr_surface;
 
 void wlr_output_enable(struct wlr_output *output, bool enable);
+void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output);
+void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *output);
 bool wlr_output_set_mode(struct wlr_output *output,
 	struct wlr_output_mode *mode);
 bool wlr_output_set_custom_mode(struct wlr_output *output, int32_t width,
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index b47fb3a0..426926ac 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void wl_output_bind(struct wl_client *wl_client, void *data,
 	wl_output_send_to_resource(wl_resource);
 }
 
-static void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
+void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	if (output->wl_global != NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	output->wl_global = wl_global;
 }
 
-static void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
+void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	if (output->wl_global == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ void wlr_output_update_enabled(struct wlr_output *output, bool enabled) {
 	}
 
 	output->enabled = enabled;
-
-	if (enabled) {
-		wlr_output_create_global(output);
-	} else {
-		wlr_output_destroy_global(output);
-	}
-
 	wl_signal_emit(&output->events.enable, output);
 }
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_layout.c b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
index d1d67e7d..b01fb840 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_layout.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ void wlr_output_layout_add(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 	l_output->y = y;
 	l_output->state->auto_configured = false;
 	wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(layout);
+	wlr_output_create_global(output);
 	wl_signal_emit(&layout->events.add, l_output);
 }
 
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ void wlr_output_layout_remove(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 		wlr_output_layout_output_destroy(l_output);
 		wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(layout);
 	}
+	wlr_output_destroy_global(output);
 }
 
 void wlr_output_layout_output_coords(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ void wlr_output_layout_add_auto(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 
 	l_output->state->auto_configured = true;
 	wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(layout);
+	wlr_output_create_global(output);
 	wl_signal_emit(&layout->events.add, l_output);
 }