diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 34a34cbd..1c1521c9 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -891,6 +891,8 @@ void Events::listener_destroyWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     PWINDOW->m_bReadyToDelete = true;
 
+    PWINDOW->m_uSurface.xdg = nullptr;
+
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bFadingOut) {
         Debug::log(LOG, "Unmapped {} removed instantly", PWINDOW);
         g_pCompositor->removeWindowFromVectorSafe(PWINDOW); // most likely X11 unmanaged or sumn
diff --git a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
index 1704ee99..2dcb3bcc 100644
--- a/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/XWaylandManager.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ std::string CHyprXWaylandManager::getTitle(CWindow* pWindow) {
                 return std::string(pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland->title);
             }
         } else if (pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg) {
+            if (pWindow->m_bFadingOut || !pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg)
+                return "";
+
             if (pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel && pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel->title) {
                 return std::string(pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel->title);
             }
@@ -128,6 +131,9 @@ std::string CHyprXWaylandManager::getAppIDClass(CWindow* pWindow) {
                 return std::string(pWindow->m_uSurface.xwayland->_class);
             }
         } else if (pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg) {
+            if (pWindow->m_bFadingOut || !pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg)
+                return "";
+
             if (pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel && pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel->app_id) {
                 return std::string(pWindow->m_uSurface.xdg->toplevel->app_id);
             }