diff --git a/include/rootston/input.h b/include/rootston/input.h
index 0af48577..726dda24 100644
--- a/include/rootston/input.h
+++ b/include/rootston/input.h
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@ struct roots_seat *input_seat_from_wlr_seat(struct roots_input *input,
 
 bool input_view_has_focus(struct roots_input *input, struct roots_view *view);
 
+struct roots_seat *input_get_seat(struct roots_input *input, char *name);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/wlr/xwayland.h b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
index 54558a7b..cef17f38 100644
--- a/include/wlr/xwayland.h
+++ b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_seat.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 
 #ifdef HAS_XCB_ICCCM
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ struct wlr_xwayland_cursor;
 struct wlr_xwayland {
 	pid_t pid;
 	int display;
-	struct wlr_seat *seat;
 	int x_fd[2], wl_fd[2], wm_fd[2];
 	struct wl_client *client;
 	struct wl_display *wl_display;
@@ -170,4 +170,7 @@ void wlr_xwayland_surface_set_maximized(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 void wlr_xwayland_surface_set_fullscreen(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface, bool fullscreen);
 
+void wlr_xwayland_set_seat(struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland,
+		struct wlr_seat *seat);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/rootston/input.c b/rootston/input.c
index ce20e840..94524b5f 100644
--- a/rootston/input.c
+++ b/rootston/input.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static const char *device_type(enum wlr_input_device_type type) {
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct roots_seat *input_get_seat(struct roots_input *input, char *name) {
+struct roots_seat *input_get_seat(struct roots_input *input, char *name) {
 	struct roots_seat *seat = NULL;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
 		if (strcmp(seat->seat->name, name) == 0) {
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct roots_input *input_create(struct roots_server *server,
 	input->server = server;
 
 	wl_list_init(&input->seats);
+	roots_seat_create(input, ROOTS_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SEAT_NAME);
 
 	input->input_add.notify = input_add_notify;
 	wl_signal_add(&server->backend->events.input_add, &input->input_add);
diff --git a/rootston/main.c b/rootston/main.c
index 74f9195c..38bbec53 100644
--- a/rootston/main.c
+++ b/rootston/main.c
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
 struct roots_server server = { 0 };
 
 static void ready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct roots_desktop *desktop =
+		wl_container_of(listener, desktop, xwayland_ready);
+
+#ifdef HAS_XWAYLAND
+	struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland = data;
+	if (xwayland) {
+		struct roots_seat *seat =
+			input_get_seat(desktop->server->input,
+				ROOTS_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SEAT_NAME);
+		wlr_xwayland_set_seat(xwayland, seat->seat);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (server.config->startup_cmd != NULL) {
 		const char *cmd = server.config->startup_cmd;
 		pid_t pid = fork();
@@ -38,12 +51,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	server.desktop = desktop_create(&server, server.config);
 	server.input = input_create(&server, server.config);
 
-	struct roots_seat *default_seat =
-		roots_seat_create(server.input, ROOTS_CONFIG_DEFAULT_SEAT_NAME);
-	if (server.desktop->xwayland) {
-		server.desktop->xwayland->seat = default_seat->seat;
-	}
-
 	const char *socket = wl_display_add_socket_auto(server.wl_display);
 	if (!socket) {
 		wlr_log_errno(L_ERROR, "Unable to open wayland socket");
diff --git a/xwayland/selection.c b/xwayland/selection.c
index acc93728..3d57f394 100644
--- a/xwayland/selection.c
+++ b/xwayland/selection.c
@@ -2,38 +2,236 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <xcb/xfixes.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include "wlr/util/log.h"
 #include "wlr/types/wlr_data_device.h"
 #include "xwm.h"
 
-static int xwm_handle_selection_property_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
-		xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
-	xcb_property_notify_event_t *property_notify =
-		(xcb_property_notify_event_t *) event;
+static const size_t incr_chunk_size = 64 * 1024;
 
-	if (property_notify->window == xwm->selection_window) {
-		if (property_notify->state == XCB_PROPERTY_NEW_VALUE &&
-				property_notify->atom == xwm->atoms[WL_SELECTION] &&
-				xwm->incr)
-			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: get selection");
-			return 1;
-	} else if (property_notify->window == xwm->selection_request.requestor) {
-		if (property_notify->state == XCB_PROPERTY_DELETE &&
-				property_notify->atom == xwm->selection_request.property &&
-				xwm->incr)
-			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: send selection");
-			return 1;
+static void xwm_send_selection_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
+		xcb_atom_t property) {
+	xcb_selection_notify_event_t selection_notify;
+
+	memset(&selection_notify, 0, sizeof selection_notify);
+	selection_notify.response_type = XCB_SELECTION_NOTIFY;
+	selection_notify.sequence = 0;
+	selection_notify.time = xwm->selection_request.time;
+	selection_notify.requestor = xwm->selection_request.requestor;
+	selection_notify.selection = xwm->selection_request.selection;
+	selection_notify.target = xwm->selection_request.target;
+	selection_notify.property = property;
+
+	xcb_send_event(xwm->xcb_conn, 0, // propagate
+		xwm->selection_request.requestor,
+		XCB_EVENT_MASK_NO_EVENT, (char *)&selection_notify);
+}
+
+static int xwm_flush_source_data(struct wlr_xwm *xwm)
+{
+	xcb_change_property(xwm->xcb_conn,
+		XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+		xwm->selection_request.requestor,
+		xwm->selection_request.property,
+		xwm->selection_target,
+		8, // format
+		xwm->source_data.size,
+		xwm->source_data.data);
+	xwm->selection_property_set = 1;
+	int length = xwm->source_data.size;
+	xwm->source_data.size = 0;
+
+	return length;
+}
+
+static int xwm_read_data_source(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
+	struct wlr_xwm *xwm = data;
+	void *p;
+
+	int current = xwm->source_data.size;
+	if (xwm->source_data.size < incr_chunk_size) {
+		p = wl_array_add(&xwm->source_data, incr_chunk_size);
+	} else {
+		p = (char *) xwm->source_data.data + xwm->source_data.size;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	int available = xwm->source_data.alloc - current;
+
+	int len = read(fd, p, available);
+	if (len == -1) {
+		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "read error from data source: %m\n");
+		xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, XCB_ATOM_NONE);
+		wl_event_source_remove(xwm->property_source);
+		xwm->property_source = NULL;
+		close(fd);
+		wl_array_release(&xwm->source_data);
+	}
+
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "read %d (available %d, mask 0x%x) bytes: \"%.*s\"\n",
+			len, available, mask, len, (char *) p);
+
+	xwm->source_data.size = current + len;
+	if (xwm->source_data.size >= incr_chunk_size) {
+		if (!xwm->incr) {
+			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "got %zu bytes, starting incr\n",
+					xwm->source_data.size);
+			xwm->incr = 1;
+			xcb_change_property(xwm->xcb_conn,
+					XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+					xwm->selection_request.requestor,
+					xwm->selection_request.property,
+					xwm->atoms[INCR],
+					32, /* format */
+					1, &incr_chunk_size);
+			xwm->selection_property_set = 1;
+			xwm->flush_property_on_delete = 1;
+			wl_event_source_remove(xwm->property_source);
+			xwm->property_source = NULL;
+			xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, xwm->selection_request.property);
+		} else if (xwm->selection_property_set) {
+			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "got %zu bytes, waiting for "
+				"property delete\n", xwm->source_data.size);
+
+			xwm->flush_property_on_delete = 1;
+			wl_event_source_remove(xwm->property_source);
+			xwm->property_source = NULL;
+		} else {
+			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "got %zu bytes, "
+				"property deleted, setting new property\n",
+				xwm->source_data.size);
+			xwm_flush_source_data(xwm);
+		}
+	} else if (len == 0 && !xwm->incr) {
+		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "non-incr transfer complete\n");
+		/* Non-incr transfer all done. */
+		xwm_flush_source_data(xwm);
+		xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, xwm->selection_request.property);
+		xcb_flush(xwm->xcb_conn);
+		wl_event_source_remove(xwm->property_source);
+		xwm->property_source = NULL;
+		close(fd);
+		wl_array_release(&xwm->source_data);
+		xwm->selection_request.requestor = XCB_NONE;
+	} else if (len == 0 && xwm->incr) {
+		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "incr transfer complete\n");
+
+		xwm->flush_property_on_delete = 1;
+		if (xwm->selection_property_set) {
+			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "got %zu bytes, waiting for "
+					"property delete\n", xwm->source_data.size);
+		} else {
+			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "got %zu bytes, "
+					"property deleted, setting new property\n",
+					xwm->source_data.size);
+			xwm_flush_source_data(xwm);
+		}
+		xcb_flush(xwm->xcb_conn);
+		wl_event_source_remove(xwm->property_source);
+		xwm->property_source = NULL;
+		close(xwm->data_source_fd);
+		xwm->data_source_fd = -1;
+		close(fd);
+	} else {
+		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "nothing happened, buffered the bytes\n");
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void xwm_send_data(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_atom_t target,
+		const char *mime_type) {
+	struct wlr_data_source *source;
+	int p[2];
+
+	if (pipe(p) == -1) {
+		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "pipe failed: %m\n");
+		xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, XCB_ATOM_NONE);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	fcntl(p[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+	fcntl(p[0], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+	fcntl(p[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+	fcntl(p[1], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+
+	wl_array_init(&xwm->source_data);
+	xwm->selection_target = target;
+	xwm->data_source_fd = p[0];
+	struct wl_event_loop *loop =
+		wl_display_get_event_loop(xwm->xwayland->wl_display);
+	xwm->property_source = wl_event_loop_add_fd(loop,
+		xwm->data_source_fd,
+		WL_EVENT_READABLE,
+		xwm_read_data_source,
+		xwm);
+
+	source = xwm->seat->selection_source;
+	source->send(source, mime_type, p[1]);
+	close(p[1]);
+}
+
+static void xwm_send_timestamp(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
+	xcb_change_property(xwm->xcb_conn,
+		XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+		xwm->selection_request.requestor,
+		xwm->selection_request.property,
+		XCB_ATOM_INTEGER,
+		32, // format
+		1, &xwm->selection_timestamp);
+
+	xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, xwm->selection_request.property);
+}
+
+static void xwm_send_targets(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
+	xcb_atom_t targets[] = {
+		xwm->atoms[TIMESTAMP],
+		xwm->atoms[TARGETS],
+		xwm->atoms[UTF8_STRING],
+		xwm->atoms[TEXT],
+	};
+
+	xcb_change_property(xwm->xcb_conn,
+		XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
+		xwm->selection_request.requestor,
+		xwm->selection_request.property,
+		XCB_ATOM_ATOM,
+		32, // format
+		sizeof(targets) / sizeof(targets[0]), targets);
+
+	xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, xwm->selection_request.property);
 }
 
 static void xwm_handle_selection_request(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 		xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
-	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: SELECTION REQUEST");
-	return;
+	xcb_selection_request_event_t *selection_request =
+		(xcb_selection_request_event_t *) event;
+
+	xwm->selection_request = *selection_request;
+	xwm->incr = 0;
+	xwm->flush_property_on_delete = 0;
+
+	if (selection_request->selection == xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD_MANAGER]) {
+		// The wlroots clipboard should already have grabbed
+		// the first target, so just send selection notify
+		// now.  This isn't synchronized with the clipboard
+		// finishing getting the data, so there's a race here.
+		xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, xwm->selection_request.property);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (selection_request->target == xwm->atoms[TARGETS]) {
+		xwm_send_targets(xwm);
+	} else if (selection_request->target == xwm->atoms[TIMESTAMP]) {
+		xwm_send_timestamp(xwm);
+	} else if (selection_request->target == xwm->atoms[UTF8_STRING] ||
+			selection_request->target == xwm->atoms[TEXT]) {
+		xwm_send_data(xwm, xwm->atoms[UTF8_STRING], "text/plain;charset=utf-8");
+	} else {
+		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "can only handle UTF8_STRING targets\n");
+		xwm_send_selection_notify(xwm, XCB_ATOM_NONE);
+	}
 }
 
 static int writable_callback(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
@@ -205,7 +403,7 @@ static void xwm_get_selection_targets(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	wlr_seat_set_selection(xwm->xwayland->seat, &source->base,
+	wlr_seat_set_selection(xwm->seat, &source->base,
 		wl_display_next_serial(xwm->xwayland->wl_display));
 
 	free(reply);
@@ -271,7 +469,7 @@ static int xwm_handle_xfixes_selection_notify(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 
 int xwm_handle_selection_event(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 		xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
-	if (!xwm->xwayland->seat) {
+	if (!xwm->seat) {
 		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "not handling selection events:"
 			"no seat assigned to xwayland");
 		return 0;
@@ -281,8 +479,6 @@ int xwm_handle_selection_event(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 	case XCB_SELECTION_NOTIFY:
 		xwm_handle_selection_notify(xwm, event);
 		return 1;
-	case XCB_PROPERTY_NOTIFY:
-		return xwm_handle_selection_property_notify(xwm, event);
 	case XCB_SELECTION_REQUEST:
 		xwm_handle_selection_request(xwm, event);
 		return 1;
@@ -327,3 +523,44 @@ void xwm_selection_init(struct wlr_xwm *xwm) {
 	xcb_xfixes_select_selection_input(xwm->xcb_conn, xwm->selection_window,
 		xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD], mask);
 }
+
+static void handle_seat_set_selection(struct wl_listener *listener,
+		void *data) {
+	struct wlr_seat *seat = data;
+	struct wlr_xwm *xwm =
+		wl_container_of(listener, xwm, seat_selection_change);
+	struct wlr_data_source *source = seat->selection_source;
+
+	if (source == NULL) {
+		if (xwm->selection_owner == xwm->selection_window) {
+			xcb_set_selection_owner(xwm->xcb_conn,
+				XCB_ATOM_NONE,
+				xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD],
+				xwm->selection_timestamp);
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (source->send == data_source_send)
+		return;
+
+	xcb_set_selection_owner(xwm->xcb_conn,
+		xwm->selection_window,
+		xwm->atoms[CLIPBOARD],
+		XCB_TIME_CURRENT_TIME);
+}
+
+void xwm_set_seat(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, struct wlr_seat *seat) {
+	assert(xwm);
+	assert(seat);
+	if (xwm->seat) {
+		wl_list_remove(&xwm->seat_selection_change.link);
+		xwm->seat = NULL;
+	}
+
+	wl_signal_add(&seat->events.selection, &xwm->seat_selection_change);
+	xwm->seat_selection_change.notify = handle_seat_set_selection;
+	xwm->seat = seat;
+	handle_seat_set_selection(&xwm->seat_selection_change, seat);
+}
diff --git a/xwayland/xwayland.c b/xwayland/xwayland.c
index ecec785c..bd43fefb 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwayland.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwayland.c
@@ -341,3 +341,8 @@ void wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland,
 	wlr_xwayland->cursor->hotspot_x = hotspot_x;
 	wlr_xwayland->cursor->hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
 }
+
+void wlr_xwayland_set_seat(struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland,
+		struct wlr_seat *seat) {
+	xwm_set_seat(xwayland->xwm, seat);
+}
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index af429a5c..407ee362 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ const char *atom_map[ATOM_LAST] = {
 	"TARGETS",
 	"CLIPBOARD_MANAGER",
 	"INCR",
+	"TEXT",
+	"TIMESTAMP",
 };
 
 /* General helpers */
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.h b/xwayland/xwm.h
index a7bfd623..47e674c0 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.h
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ enum atom_name {
 	TARGETS,
 	CLIPBOARD_MANAGER,
 	INCR,
+	TEXT,
+	TIMESTAMP,
 	ATOM_LAST,
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ enum net_wm_state_action {
 struct wlr_xwm {
 	struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland;
 	struct wl_event_source *event_source;
+	struct wlr_seat *seat;
 
 	xcb_atom_t atoms[ATOM_LAST];
 	xcb_connection_t *xcb_conn;
@@ -70,6 +73,10 @@ struct wlr_xwm {
 	int property_start;
 	xcb_get_property_reply_t *property_reply;
 	struct wl_event_source *property_source;
+	int flush_property_on_delete;
+	struct wl_array source_data;
+	xcb_atom_t selection_target;
+	bool selection_property_set;
 
 	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *focus_surface;
 
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ struct wlr_xwm {
 	const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xfixes;
 
 	struct wl_listener compositor_surface_create;
+	struct wl_listener seat_selection_change;
 };
 
 struct wlr_xwm *xwm_create(struct wlr_xwayland *wlr_xwayland);
@@ -92,4 +100,6 @@ int xwm_handle_selection_event(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, xcb_generic_event_t *event);
 
 void xwm_selection_init(struct wlr_xwm *xwm);
 
+void xwm_set_seat(struct wlr_xwm *xwm, struct wlr_seat *seat);
+
 #endif