diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h
index 034ab7d2..4b231b7d 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ struct wlr_layer_surface_v1 {
 	void *data;
 };
 
-struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(struct wl_display *display);
+struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(struct wl_display *display,
+	uint32_t version);
 
 /**
  * Notifies the layer surface to configure itself with this width/height. The
diff --git a/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c b/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c
index fa054d3c..5792b356 100644
--- a/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c
@@ -492,7 +492,10 @@ static void handle_display_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	free(layer_shell);
 }
 
-struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(struct wl_display *display) {
+struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(struct wl_display *display,
+		uint32_t version) {
+	assert(version <= LAYER_SHELL_VERSION);
+
 	struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *layer_shell =
 		calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_layer_shell_v1));
 	if (!layer_shell) {
@@ -500,8 +503,7 @@ struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(struct wl_display *display)
 	}
 
 	struct wl_global *global = wl_global_create(display,
-		&zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface, LAYER_SHELL_VERSION,
-		layer_shell, layer_shell_bind);
+		&zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface, version, layer_shell, layer_shell_bind);
 	if (!global) {
 		free(layer_shell);
 		return NULL;