diff --git a/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index e3785f5..731ed7f 100644
--- a/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/client/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ void QWaylandWindow::initWindow()
 
 void QWaylandWindow::initializeWlSurface()
 {
+    Q_ASSERT(!isInitialized());
     init(mDisplay->createSurface(static_cast<QtWayland::wl_surface *>(this)));
+    emit wlSurfaceCreated();
 }
 
 bool QWaylandWindow::shouldCreateShellSurface() const
@@ -245,8 +247,10 @@ void QWaylandWindow::reset(bool sendDestroyEvent)
     mShellSurface = nullptr;
     delete mSubSurfaceWindow;
     mSubSurfaceWindow = nullptr;
-    if (isInitialized())
+    if (isInitialized()) {
+        emit wlSurfaceDestroyed();
         destroy();
+    }
     mScreens.clear();
 
     if (mFrameCallback) {
diff --git a/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h b/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h
index c47123d..0e32b59 100644
--- a/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h
+++ b/src/client/qwaylandwindow_p.h
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ public:
 public slots:
     void applyConfigure();
 
+signals:
+    void wlSurfaceCreated();
+    void wlSurfaceDestroyed();
+
 protected:
     void surface_enter(struct ::wl_output *output) override;
     void surface_leave(struct ::wl_output *output) override;