diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 47bd4e3a..fc2721f3 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static void wlr_drm_connector_enable(struct wlr_output *output, bool enable) {
 		wlr_drm_connector_start_renderer(conn);
 	}
 
-	wlr_output_update_enabled(&conn->output, enable);
+	conn->output.enabled = enable;
 }
 
 static void realloc_planes(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm, const uint32_t *crtc_in,
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ void wlr_drm_scan_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm) {
 				wl_list_insert(&wlr_conn->output.modes, &mode->wlr_mode.link);
 			}
 
-			wlr_output_update_enabled(&wlr_conn->output, true);
+			wlr_conn->output.enabled = true;
 
 			wlr_conn->state = WLR_DRM_CONN_NEEDS_MODESET;
 			wlr_log(L_INFO, "Sending modesetting signal for '%s'",
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void wlr_drm_scan_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm) {
 				drm_conn->connection != DRM_MODE_CONNECTED) {
 			wlr_log(L_INFO, "'%s' disconnected", wlr_conn->output.name);
 
-			wlr_output_update_enabled(&wlr_conn->output, false);
+			wlr_conn->output.enabled = false;
 			wlr_drm_connector_cleanup(wlr_conn);
 		}
 
diff --git a/backend/headless/backend.c b/backend/headless/backend.c
index cef8eec4..5438f1f4 100644
--- a/backend/headless/backend.c
+++ b/backend/headless/backend.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ static bool backend_start(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
 	struct wlr_headless_output *output;
 	wl_list_for_each(output, &backend->outputs, link) {
 		wl_event_source_timer_update(output->frame_timer, output->frame_delay);
-		wlr_output_update_enabled(&output->wlr_output, true);
+		output->wlr_output.enabled = true;
 		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.output_add,
 			&output->wlr_output);
 	}
diff --git a/backend/headless/output.c b/backend/headless/output.c
index 9fc92e88..b89d4106 100644
--- a/backend/headless/output.c
+++ b/backend/headless/output.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct wlr_output *wlr_headless_add_output(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend,
 
 	if (backend->started) {
 		wl_event_source_timer_update(output->frame_timer, output->frame_delay);
-		wlr_output_update_enabled(wlr_output, true);
+		wlr_output->enabled = true;
 		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.output_add, wlr_output);
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index 52791679..7a115264 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ struct wlr_output *wlr_wl_output_create(struct wlr_backend *_backend) {
 	}
 
 	wl_list_insert(&backend->outputs, &output->link);
-	wlr_output_update_enabled(wlr_output, true);
+	wlr_output->enabled = true;
 	wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.output_add, wlr_output);
 	return wlr_output;
 
diff --git a/backend/x11/backend.c b/backend/x11/backend.c
index e1622d06..2ee23b4f 100644
--- a/backend/x11/backend.c
+++ b/backend/x11/backend.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static bool wlr_x11_backend_start(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
 
 	xcb_map_window(x11->xcb_conn, output->win);
 	xcb_flush(x11->xcb_conn);
-	wlr_output_update_enabled(&output->wlr_output, true);
+	output->wlr_output.enabled = true;
 
 	wl_signal_emit(&x11->backend.events.output_add, output);
 	wl_signal_emit(&x11->backend.events.input_add, &x11->keyboard_dev);
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index 71463cb5..1f0fc1ec 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct wlr_output {
 struct wlr_surface;
 
 void wlr_output_enable(struct wlr_output *output, bool enable);
+void wlr_output_create_global();
+void wlr_output_destroy_global();
 bool wlr_output_set_mode(struct wlr_output *output,
 	struct wlr_output_mode *mode);
 bool wlr_output_set_custom_mode(struct wlr_output *output, int32_t width,
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index b47fb3a0..52ac3d22 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void wl_output_bind(struct wl_client *wl_client, void *data,
 	wl_output_send_to_resource(wl_resource);
 }
 
-static void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
+void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	if (output->wl_global != NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void wlr_output_create_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	output->wl_global = wl_global;
 }
 
-static void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
+void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	if (output->wl_global == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -134,22 +134,6 @@ static void wlr_output_destroy_global(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	output->wl_global = NULL;
 }
 
-void wlr_output_update_enabled(struct wlr_output *output, bool enabled) {
-	if (output->enabled == enabled) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	output->enabled = enabled;
-
-	if (enabled) {
-		wlr_output_create_global(output);
-	} else {
-		wlr_output_destroy_global(output);
-	}
-
-	wl_signal_emit(&output->events.enable, output);
-}
-
 static void wlr_output_update_matrix(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	wlr_matrix_texture(output->transform_matrix, output->width, output->height,
 		output->transform);
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_layout.c b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
index d1d67e7d..b01fb840 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_layout.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ void wlr_output_layout_add(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 	l_output->y = y;
 	l_output->state->auto_configured = false;
 	wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(layout);
+	wlr_output_create_global(output);
 	wl_signal_emit(&layout->events.add, l_output);
 }
 
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ void wlr_output_layout_remove(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 		wlr_output_layout_output_destroy(l_output);
 		wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(layout);
 	}
+	wlr_output_destroy_global(output);
 }
 
 void wlr_output_layout_output_coords(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ void wlr_output_layout_add_auto(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 
 	l_output->state->auto_configured = true;
 	wlr_output_layout_reconfigure(layout);
+	wlr_output_create_global(output);
 	wl_signal_emit(&layout->events.add, l_output);
 }