diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index b48da44b..7a780cb9 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -246,15 +246,12 @@ void view_destroy(struct roots_view *view) {
 		view->fullscreen_output->fullscreen_view = NULL;
 	}
 
-	wl_list_remove(&view->link);
 	free(view);
 }
 
 void view_init(struct roots_view *view, struct roots_desktop *desktop) {
 	view->desktop = desktop;
 	wl_signal_init(&view->events.destroy);
-
-	wl_list_insert(&desktop->views, &view->link);
 }
 
 void view_setup(struct roots_view *view) {
diff --git a/rootston/wl_shell.c b/rootston/wl_shell.c
index f285d7f6..e69f2dd9 100644
--- a/rootston/wl_shell.c
+++ b/rootston/wl_shell.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_set_fullscreen.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->set_state.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->surface_commit.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->view->link);
 	view_destroy(roots_surface->view);
 	free(roots_surface);
 }
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ void handle_wl_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->close = close;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 	view_init(view, desktop);
+	wl_list_insert(&desktop->views, &view->link);
 
 	view_setup(view);
 
diff --git a/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c b/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
index 9017f7bd..f301a2e1 100644
--- a/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
+++ b/rootston/xdg_shell_v6.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_move.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->request_resize.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&roots_xdg_surface->view->link);
 	view_destroy(roots_xdg_surface->view);
 	free(roots_xdg_surface);
 }
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ void handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->close = close;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 	view_init(view, desktop);
+	wl_list_insert(&desktop->views, &view->link);
 
 	view_setup(view);
 }
diff --git a/rootston/xwayland.c b/rootston/xwayland.c
index 5e27afed..cdf2a2d9 100644
--- a/rootston/xwayland.c
+++ b/rootston/xwayland.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ static void set_fullscreen(struct roots_view *view, bool fullscreen) {
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, destroy);
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xwayland_surface =
+		roots_surface->view->xwayland_surface;
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_configure.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_move.link);
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->request_maximize.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->map_notify.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->unmap_notify.link);
+	if (xwayland_surface->mapped) {
+		wl_list_remove(&roots_surface->view->link);
+	}
 	view_destroy(roots_surface->view);
 	free(roots_surface);
 }
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->close = close;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 	view_init(view, desktop);
+	wl_list_insert(&desktop->views, &view->link);
 
 	if (!surface->override_redirect) {
 		view_setup(view);