diff --git a/backend/session/direct-freebsd.c b/backend/session/direct-freebsd.c
index 63e1be01..1ef76f7a 100644
--- a/backend/session/direct-freebsd.c
+++ b/backend/session/direct-freebsd.c
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ static int direct_session_open(struct wlr_session *base, const char *path) {
 		return fd;
 	}
 
-	struct stat st;
-	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
-		close(fd);
-		return -errno;
-	}
-
 	return fd;
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +53,20 @@ static void direct_session_close(struct wlr_session *base, int fd) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	char *name;
+	name = devname(st.st_rdev, S_IFCHR);
+	if (name == NULL) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to get device name");
+		close(fd);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strncmp(name, "drm/", 4) == 0) {
+		direct_ipc_dropmaster(session->sock, fd);
+	} else if (strncmp(name, "input/event", 11)) {
+		ioctl(fd, EVIOCREVOKE, 0);
+	}
+
 	close(fd);
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +87,8 @@ static void direct_session_destroy(struct wlr_session *base) {
 	ioctl(session->tty_fd, KDSETMODE, KD_TEXT);
 	ioctl(session->tty_fd, VT_SETMODE, &mode);
 
+	ioctl(session->tty_fd, VT_ACTIVATE, 1);
+
 	if (errno) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to restore tty");
 	}
@@ -97,9 +107,29 @@ static int vt_handler(int signo, void *data) {
 	if (session->base.active) {
 		session->base.active = false;
 		wlr_signal_emit_safe(&session->base.session_signal, session);
+
+		char *name;
+		struct wlr_device *dev;
+		wl_list_for_each(dev, &session->base.devices, link) {
+			name = devname(dev->dev, S_IFCHR);
+			if (name != NULL && strncmp(name, "drm/", 4) == 0) {
+				direct_ipc_dropmaster(session->sock, dev->fd);
+			}
+		}
+
 		ioctl(session->tty_fd, VT_RELDISP, 1);
 	} else {
 		ioctl(session->tty_fd, VT_RELDISP, VT_ACKACQ);
+
+		char *name;
+		struct wlr_device *dev;
+		wl_list_for_each(dev, &session->base.devices, link) {
+			name = devname(dev->dev, S_IFCHR);
+			if (name != NULL && strncmp(name, "drm/", 4) == 0) {
+				direct_ipc_setmaster(session->sock, dev->fd);
+			}
+		}
+
 		session->base.active = true;
 		wlr_signal_emit_safe(&session->base.session_signal, session);
 	}
diff --git a/backend/session/direct-ipc.c b/backend/session/direct-ipc.c
index 5fdb95ac..99ffcb1b 100644
--- a/backend/session/direct-ipc.c
+++ b/backend/session/direct-ipc.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static void communicate(int sock) {
 				goto error;
 			}
 
+#ifndef __FreeBSD__
 			struct stat st;
 			if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
 				ret = errno;
@@ -157,6 +158,19 @@ static void communicate(int sock) {
 			if (maj == DRM_MAJOR && drmSetMaster(fd)) {
 				ret = errno;
 			}
+#else
+			if (strncmp(msg.path, "/dev/drm/", 9) &&
+				strncmp(msg.path, "/dev/input/event", 16)) {
+
+				ret = ENOTSUP;
+				goto error;
+			}
+
+			if (strncmp(msg.path, "/dev/drm/", 9) == 0 && drmSetMaster(fd)) {
+				ret = errno;
+			}
+#endif
+
 error:
 			send_msg(sock, ret ? -1 : fd, &ret, sizeof(ret));
 			if (fd >= 0) {
@@ -193,8 +207,11 @@ int direct_ipc_open(int sock, const char *path) {
 
 	send_msg(sock, -1, &msg, sizeof(msg));
 
-	int fd, err;
-	recv_msg(sock, &fd, &err, sizeof(err));
+	int fd, err, ret;
+	int retry = 0;
+	do {
+		ret = recv_msg(sock, &fd, &err, sizeof(err));
+	} while (ret == 0 && retry++ < 3);
 
 	return err ? -err : fd;
 }