diff --git a/backend/drm/backend.c b/backend/drm/backend.c
index 541e720f..8a10a51e 100644
--- a/backend/drm/backend.c
+++ b/backend/drm/backend.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&backend->events.destroy, backend);
 
 	wl_list_remove(&drm->display_destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&drm->session_destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&drm->session_signal.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&drm->drm_invalidated.link);
 
@@ -135,6 +136,12 @@ static void drm_invalidated(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	scan_drm_connectors(drm);
 }
 
+static void handle_session_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm =
+		wl_container_of(listener, drm, session_destroy);
+	backend_destroy(&drm->backend);
+}
+
 static void handle_display_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm =
 		wl_container_of(listener, drm, display_destroy);
@@ -197,6 +204,9 @@ struct wlr_backend *wlr_drm_backend_create(struct wl_display *display,
 		goto error_event;
 	}
 
+	drm->session_destroy.notify = handle_session_destroy;
+	wl_signal_add(&session->events.destroy, &drm->session_destroy);
+
 	drm->display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
 	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &drm->display_destroy);
 
diff --git a/backend/libinput/backend.c b/backend/libinput/backend.c
index 8106af00..87497b11 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/backend.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/backend.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static void backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&wlr_backend->events.destroy, wlr_backend);
 
 	wl_list_remove(&backend->display_destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&backend->session_destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&backend->session_signal.link);
 
 	wlr_list_finish(&backend->wlr_device_lists);
@@ -156,6 +157,12 @@ static void session_signal(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void handle_session_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend =
+		wl_container_of(listener, backend, session_destroy);
+	backend_destroy(&backend->backend);
+}
+
 static void handle_display_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend =
 		wl_container_of(listener, backend, display_destroy);
@@ -183,6 +190,9 @@ struct wlr_backend *wlr_libinput_backend_create(struct wl_display *display,
 	backend->session_signal.notify = session_signal;
 	wl_signal_add(&session->session_signal, &backend->session_signal);
 
+	backend->session_destroy.notify = handle_session_destroy;
+	wl_signal_add(&session->events.destroy, &backend->session_destroy);
+
 	backend->display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
 	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &backend->display_destroy);
 
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/drm.h b/include/backend/drm/drm.h
index 62ade510..5de4a7d1 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/drm.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct wlr_drm_backend {
 	struct wl_event_source *drm_event;
 
 	struct wl_listener display_destroy;
+	struct wl_listener session_destroy;
 	struct wl_listener session_signal;
 	struct wl_listener drm_invalidated;
 
diff --git a/include/backend/libinput.h b/include/backend/libinput.h
index ddb81a5a..3e0b425c 100644
--- a/include/backend/libinput.h
+++ b/include/backend/libinput.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct wlr_libinput_backend {
 	struct wl_event_source *input_event;
 
 	struct wl_listener display_destroy;
+	struct wl_listener session_destroy;
 	struct wl_listener session_signal;
 
 	struct wlr_list wlr_device_lists; // list of struct wl_list