diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3e4cab38..e4b5a39f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ udev           = dependency('libudev')
 pixman         = dependency('pixman-1')
 xcb            = dependency('xcb')
 xcb_composite  = dependency('xcb-composite')
+xcb_xfixes     = dependency('xcb-xfixes')
 xcb_icccm      = dependency('xcb-icccm', required: false)
 x11_xcb        = dependency('x11-xcb')
 libcap         = dependency('libcap', required: false)
diff --git a/xwayland/meson.build b/xwayland/meson.build
index d989f6dd..a05ae584 100644
--- a/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -6,5 +6,12 @@ lib_wlr_xwayland = static_library(
 		'xwm.c',
 	),
 	include_directories: wlr_inc,
-	dependencies: [wayland_server, xcb, xcb_composite, xcb_icccm, pixman],
+	dependencies: [
+		wayland_server,
+		xcb,
+		xcb_composite,
+		xcb_xfixes,
+		xcb_icccm,
+		pixman,
+	],
 )
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index bc1bb4de..fd70fe4c 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <xcb/composite.h>
+#include <xcb/xfixes.h>
 #include "wlr/util/log.h"
 #include "wlr/types/wlr_surface.h"
 #include "wlr/xwayland.h"
@@ -825,9 +826,30 @@ struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland) {
 
 	// TODO more xcb init
 	// xcb_prefetch_extension_data(xwm->xcb_conn, &xcb_composite_id);
+	xcb_prefetch_extension_data(xwm->xcb_conn, &xcb_xfixes_id);
+
 	xcb_get_resources(xwm);
 	xcb_init_wm(xwm);
 
+	xwm->xfixes = xcb_get_extension_data(xwm->xcb_conn, &xcb_xfixes_id);
+
+	if (!xwm->xfixes || !xwm->xfixes->present) {
+		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "xfixes not available");
+	}
+
+	xcb_xfixes_query_version_cookie_t xfixes_cookie;
+	xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply_t *xfixes_reply;
+	xfixes_cookie =
+		xcb_xfixes_query_version(xwm->xcb_conn, XCB_XFIXES_MAJOR_VERSION,
+			XCB_XFIXES_MINOR_VERSION);
+	xfixes_reply =
+		xcb_xfixes_query_version_reply(xwm->xcb_conn, xfixes_cookie, NULL);
+
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "xfixes version: %d.%d",
+		xfixes_reply->major_version, xfixes_reply->minor_version);
+
+	free(xfixes_reply);
+
 	xwm->surface_create_listener.notify = create_surface_handler;
 	wl_signal_add(&wlr_xwayland->compositor->events.create_surface,
 		&xwm->surface_create_listener);
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.h b/xwayland/xwm.h
index be710a1b..a04b1065 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.h
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ struct wlr_xwm {
 
 	struct wl_list new_surfaces;
 	struct wl_list unpaired_surfaces;
+
+	const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xfixes;
 };
 
 void xwm_destroy(struct wlr_xwm *xwm);