diff --git a/include/rootston/view.h b/include/rootston/view.h
index b74d1075..eee61563 100644
--- a/include/rootston/view.h
+++ b/include/rootston/view.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell_v6.h>
 
 struct roots_wl_shell_surface {
+	struct roots_view *view;
 	// TODO
-	void *_placeholder;
 };
 
 struct roots_xdg_surface_v6 {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct roots_view {
 	// TODO: Something for roots-enforced width/height
 	enum roots_view_type type;
 	union {
-		struct wlr_shell_surface *wl_shell_surface;
+		struct wlr_wl_shell_surface *wl_shell_surface;
 		struct wlr_xdg_surface_v6 *xdg_surface_v6;
 	};
 	union {
diff --git a/rootston/meson.build b/rootston/meson.build
index de2d04de..6e9e0041 100644
--- a/rootston/meson.build
+++ b/rootston/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ executable(
 		'output.c',
 		'pointer.c',
 		'xdg_shell_v6.c',
-		'wl_shell.c'
+		'wl_shell.c',
 	], dependencies: wlroots
 )
diff --git a/rootston/wl_shell.c b/rootston/wl_shell.c
index 0dcc0565..0929a999 100644
--- a/rootston/wl_shell.c
+++ b/rootston/wl_shell.c
@@ -16,5 +16,21 @@ void handle_wl_shell_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 
 	struct wlr_wl_shell_surface *surface = data;
 	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "new wl_shell surface");
-	wlr_wl_shell_surface_ping(surface);
+	//wlr_wl_shell_surface_ping(surface);
+
+	struct roots_wl_shell_surface *roots_surface =
+		calloc(1, sizeof(struct roots_wl_shell_surface));
+	// TODO: all of the trimmings
+
+	struct roots_view *view = calloc(1, sizeof(struct roots_view));
+	view->type = ROOTS_WL_SHELL_VIEW;
+	view->x = view->y = 200;
+	view->wl_shell_surface = surface;
+	view->roots_wl_shell_surface = roots_surface;
+	//view->wlr_surface = surface->surface;
+	//view->get_input_bounds = get_input_bounds;
+	//view->activate = activate;
+	view->desktop = desktop;
+	roots_surface->view = view;
+	wl_list_insert(&desktop->views, &view->link);
 }
diff --git a/types/wlr_wl_shell.c b/types/wlr_wl_shell.c
index 745299bf..42a906c9 100644
--- a/types/wlr_wl_shell.c
+++ b/types/wlr_wl_shell.c
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ static void wl_shell_get_shell_surface(struct wl_client *client,
 	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "New wl_shell %p (res %p)", state, shell_surface_resource);
 	wl_resource_set_implementation(shell_surface_resource,
 			&shell_surface_interface, state, destroy_shell_surface);
-	wl_list_insert(&wlr_wl_shell->surfaces, &state->link);
-	wl_signal_emit(&wlr_wl_shell->events.new_surface, state);
 
 	wl_signal_init(&state->events.ping_timeout);
 
@@ -128,6 +126,9 @@ static void wl_shell_get_shell_surface(struct wl_client *client,
 	if (state->ping_timer == NULL) {
 		wl_client_post_no_memory(client);
 	}
+
+	wl_list_insert(&wlr_wl_shell->surfaces, &state->link);
+	wl_signal_emit(&wlr_wl_shell->events.new_surface, state);
 }
 
 static struct wl_shell_interface wl_shell_impl = {
@@ -199,6 +200,5 @@ void wlr_wl_shell_surface_ping(struct wlr_wl_shell_surface *surface) {
 		wl_display_next_serial(wl_client_get_display(surface->client));
 	wl_event_source_timer_update(surface->ping_timer,
 		surface->shell->ping_timeout);
-	wl_shell_surface_send_ping(surface->surface,
-		surface->ping_serial);
+	wl_shell_surface_send_ping(surface->surface, surface->ping_serial);
 }