diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2fc78d33..d5ae7863 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ wlr_deps += [
 	math,
 ]
 
+symbols_file = 'wlroots.syms'
+symbols_flag = '-Wl,--version-script,@0@/@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir(), symbols_file)
 lib_wlr = library(
 	meson.project_name(),
 	version: '.'.join(so_version),
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ lib_wlr = library(
 	dependencies: wlr_deps,
 	include_directories: wlr_inc,
 	install: true,
+	link_args : symbols_flag,
 )
 
 wlroots = declare_dependency(
diff --git a/wlroots.syms b/wlroots.syms
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93d6fe51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wlroots.syms
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+WLROOTS_0_0_0 {
+    global:
+        wlr_*;
+        _wlr_log;
+    local:
+        wlr_data_device_keyboard_drag_interface;
+        wlr_data_device_pointer_drag_interface;
+        wlr_data_device_touch_drag_interface;
+        wlr_drm_backend_get_session;
+        wlr_drm_check_features;
+        wlr_drm_connector_cleanup;
+        wlr_drm_connector_start_renderer;
+        wlr_drm_event;
+        wlr_drm_get_connector_props;
+        wlr_drm_get_crtc_props;
+        wlr_drm_get_plane_props;
+        wlr_drm_get_prop;
+        wlr_drm_get_prop_blob;
+        wlr_drm_plane_surfaces_init;
+        wlr_drm_renderer_finish;
+        wlr_drm_renderer_init;
+        wlr_drm_resources_free;
+        wlr_drm_resources_init;
+        wlr_drm_restore_outputs;
+        wlr_drm_scan_connectors;
+        wlr_drm_surface_finish;
+        wlr_drm_surface_get_front;
+        wlr_drm_surface_init;
+        wlr_drm_surface_make_current;
+        wlr_drm_surface_mgpu_copy;
+        wlr_drm_surface_post;
+        wlr_drm_surface_swap_buffers;
+        wlr_egl_get_buffer_age;
+        wlr_libinput_event;
+        wlr_libinput_keyboard_create;
+        wlr_libinput_pointer_create;
+        wlr_libinput_tablet_pad_create;
+        wlr_libinput_tablet_tool_create;
+        wlr_libinput_touch_create;
+        wlr_log_stderr;
+        wlr_signal_emit_safe;
+        wlr_subsurface_destroy;
+        wlr_wl_output_for_surface;
+        wlr_wl_output_layout_get_box;
+        wlr_wl_output_move_cursor;
+        wlr_wl_output_update_cursor;
+        wlr_wl_registry_poll;
+        *;
+};