diff --git a/xwayland/meson.build b/xwayland/meson.build
index e92e042c..de05cfaa 100644
--- a/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 lib_wlr_xwayland = static_library(
 	'wlr_xwayland',
 	files(
+		'selection.c',
 		'sockets.c',
 		'xwayland.c',
 		'xwm.c',
diff --git a/xwayland/selection.c b/xwayland/selection.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a83e206c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwayland/selection.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include <xcb/xfixes.h>
+#include "wlr/util/log.h"
+#include "xwm.h"
+
+static void xwm_handle_selection_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_generic_event_t
+		*event) {
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: SELECTION NOTIFY");
+}
+
+static int xwm_handle_selection_property_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
+		xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: SELECTION PROPERTY NOTIFY");
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void xwm_handle_selection_request(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_generic_event_t
+		*event) {
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: SELECTION REQUEST");
+	return;
+}
+
+static int weston_wm_handle_xfixes_selection_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
+		xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: XFIXES SELECTION NOTIFY");
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+int xwm_handle_selection_event(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
+	switch (event->response_type & ~0x80) {
+	case XCB_SELECTION_NOTIFY:
+		xwm_handle_selection_notify(xwm, event);
+		return 1;
+	case XCB_PROPERTY_NOTIFY:
+		return xwm_handle_selection_property_notify(xwm, event);
+	case XCB_SELECTION_REQUEST:
+		xwm_handle_selection_request(xwm, event);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	switch (event->response_type - xwm->xfixes->first_event) {
+	case XCB_XFIXES_SELECTION_NOTIFY:
+		return weston_wm_handle_xfixes_selection_notify(xwm, event);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index 36722591..c10aab47 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -909,6 +909,12 @@ static int x11_event_handler(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 
 	while ((event = xcb_poll_for_event(xwm->xcb_conn))) {
 		count++;
+
+		if (xwm_handle_selection_event(xwm, event)) {
+			free(event);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		switch (event->response_type & XCB_EVENT_RESPONSE_TYPE_MASK) {
 		case XCB_CREATE_NOTIFY:
 			xwm_handle_create_notify(xwm, (xcb_create_notify_event_t *)event);
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.h b/xwayland/xwm.h
index c350b6e2..f6bec6c5 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.h
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.h
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@ void xwm_destroy(struct wlr_xwm *xwm);
 void xwm_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, const uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t stride,
 	uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int32_t hotspot_x, int32_t hotspot_y);
 
+int xwm_handle_selection_event(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_generic_event_t *event);
+
 #endif