diff --git a/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.cpp
index 649febbe97..e635e797e6 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@
 // kwineffects
 #include <kwinglutils.h>
 // kwin
-#include "core/overlaywindow.h"
 #include "core/platform.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "options.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "utils/xcbutils.h"
 // X11
@@ -23,43 +21,17 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-EglOnXBackend::EglOnXBackend(Display *display)
+EglOnXBackend::EglOnXBackend(xcb_connection_t *connection, Display *display, xcb_window_t rootWindow)
     : AbstractEglBackend()
-    , m_overlayWindow(kwinApp()->platform()->createOverlayWindow())
-    , surfaceHasSubPost(0)
-    , m_connection(connection())
-    , m_x11Display(display)
-    , m_rootWindow(rootWindow())
-{
-    // Egl is always direct rendering
-    setIsDirectRendering(true);
-}
-
-EglOnXBackend::EglOnXBackend(xcb_connection_t *connection, Display *display, xcb_window_t rootWindow, xcb_window_t renderingWindow)
-    : AbstractEglBackend()
-    , m_overlayWindow(nullptr)
     , surfaceHasSubPost(0)
     , m_connection(connection)
     , m_x11Display(display)
     , m_rootWindow(rootWindow)
-    , m_renderingWindow(renderingWindow)
 {
     // Egl is always direct rendering
     setIsDirectRendering(true);
 }
 
-EglOnXBackend::~EglOnXBackend()
-{
-    if (isFailed() && m_overlayWindow) {
-        m_overlayWindow->destroy();
-    }
-    cleanup();
-
-    if (m_overlayWindow && m_overlayWindow->window()) {
-        m_overlayWindow->destroy();
-    }
-}
-
 void EglOnXBackend::init()
 {
     qputenv("EGL_PLATFORM", "x11");
@@ -148,14 +120,6 @@ bool EglOnXBackend::initRenderingContext()
 
     initBufferConfigs();
 
-    if (overlayWindow()) {
-        if (!overlayWindow()->create()) {
-            qCCritical(KWIN_CORE) << "Could not get overlay window";
-            return false;
-        } else {
-            overlayWindow()->setup(None);
-        }
-    }
     if (!createSurfaces()) {
         qCCritical(KWIN_CORE) << "Creating egl surface failed";
         return false;
@@ -180,24 +144,6 @@ bool EglOnXBackend::initRenderingContext()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool EglOnXBackend::createSurfaces()
-{
-    xcb_window_t window = XCB_WINDOW_NONE;
-    if (m_overlayWindow) {
-        window = m_overlayWindow->window();
-    } else if (m_renderingWindow) {
-        window = m_renderingWindow;
-    }
-
-    EGLSurface surface = createSurface(window);
-
-    if (surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    setSurface(surface);
-    return true;
-}
-
 EGLSurface EglOnXBackend::createSurface(xcb_window_t window)
 {
     if (window == XCB_WINDOW_NONE) {
@@ -272,11 +218,6 @@ bool EglOnXBackend::initBufferConfigs()
     return true;
 }
 
-OverlayWindow *EglOnXBackend::overlayWindow() const
-{
-    return m_overlayWindow.get();
-}
-
 bool EglOnXBackend::makeContextCurrent(const EGLSurface &surface)
 {
     return eglMakeCurrent(eglDisplay(), surface, surface, context()) == EGL_TRUE;
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.h b/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.h
index 2189168920..c480c103d3 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/common/x11_common_egl_backend.h
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT EglOnXBackend : public AbstractEglBackend
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    EglOnXBackend(Display *display);
-    explicit EglOnXBackend(xcb_connection_t *connection, Display *display, xcb_window_t rootWindow, xcb_window_t renderingWindow);
-    ~EglOnXBackend() override;
-    OverlayWindow *overlayWindow() const override;
+    explicit EglOnXBackend(xcb_connection_t *connection, Display *display, xcb_window_t rootWindow);
+
     void init() override;
 
 protected:
-    virtual bool createSurfaces();
+    virtual bool createSurfaces() = 0;
     EGLSurface createSurface(xcb_window_t window);
     void setHavePlatformBase(bool have)
     {
@@ -54,15 +52,10 @@ protected:
 private:
     bool initBufferConfigs();
     bool initRenderingContext();
-    /**
-     * @brief The OverlayWindow used by this Backend.
-     */
-    std::unique_ptr<OverlayWindow> m_overlayWindow;
     int surfaceHasSubPost;
     xcb_connection_t *m_connection;
     Display *m_x11Display;
     xcb_window_t m_rootWindow;
-    xcb_window_t m_renderingWindow = XCB_WINDOW_NONE;
     bool m_havePlatformBase = false;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp
index c6c5851c27..24f373ef5f 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ bool EglLayer::endFrame(const QRegion &renderedRegion, const QRegion &damagedReg
 }
 
 EglBackend::EglBackend(Display *display, X11StandalonePlatform *backend)
-    : EglOnXBackend(display)
+    : EglOnXBackend(kwinApp()->x11Connection(), display, kwinApp()->x11RootWindow())
     , m_backend(backend)
+    , m_overlayWindow(backend->createOverlayWindow())
     , m_layer(std::make_unique<EglLayer>(this))
 {
     // There is no any way to determine when a buffer swap completes with EGL. Fallback
@@ -66,6 +67,15 @@ EglBackend::~EglBackend()
     // render loop. We need to ensure that the render loop is back to its initial state
     // if the render backend is about to be destroyed.
     RenderLoopPrivate::get(m_backend->renderLoop())->invalidate();
+
+    if (isFailed() && m_overlayWindow) {
+        m_overlayWindow->destroy();
+    }
+    cleanup();
+
+    if (m_overlayWindow && m_overlayWindow->window()) {
+        m_overlayWindow->destroy();
+    }
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<SurfaceTexture> EglBackend::createSurfaceTextureX11(SurfacePixmapX11 *texture)
@@ -113,6 +123,27 @@ void EglBackend::init()
     EglOnXBackend::init();
 }
 
+bool EglBackend::createSurfaces()
+{
+    if (!m_overlayWindow) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!m_overlayWindow->create()) {
+        qCCritical(KWIN_X11STANDALONE) << "Could not get overlay window";
+        return false;
+    } else {
+        m_overlayWindow->setup(XCB_WINDOW_NONE);
+    }
+
+    EGLSurface surface = createSurface(m_overlayWindow->window());
+    if (surface == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    setSurface(surface);
+    return true;
+}
+
 void EglBackend::screenGeometryChanged()
 {
     overlayWindow()->resize(workspace()->geometry().size());
@@ -195,6 +226,11 @@ void EglBackend::presentSurface(EGLSurface surface, const QRegion &damage, const
     }
 }
 
+OverlayWindow *EglBackend::overlayWindow() const
+{
+    return m_overlayWindow.get();
+}
+
 OutputLayer *EglBackend::primaryLayer(Output *output)
 {
     return m_layer.get();
@@ -274,7 +310,7 @@ bool EglPixmapTexturePrivate::create(SurfacePixmapX11 *pixmap)
                                 attribs);
 
     if (EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR == m_image) {
-        qCDebug(KWIN_CORE) << "failed to create egl image";
+        qCDebug(KWIN_X11STANDALONE) << "failed to create egl image";
         q->unbind();
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.h b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.h
index be541fdfc3..a4036ae1f3 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.h
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ public:
     OutputLayerBeginFrameInfo beginFrame();
     void endFrame(const QRegion &renderedRegion, const QRegion &damagedRegion);
     void present(Output *output) override;
+    OverlayWindow *overlayWindow() const override;
     OutputLayer *primaryLayer(Output *output) override;
 
+protected:
+    bool createSurfaces() override;
+
 private:
     void screenGeometryChanged();
     void presentSurface(EGLSurface surface, const QRegion &damage, const QRect &screenGeometry);
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ private:
 
     X11StandalonePlatform *m_backend;
     std::unique_ptr<SoftwareVsyncMonitor> m_vsyncMonitor;
+    std::unique_ptr<OverlayWindow> m_overlayWindow;
     DamageJournal m_damageJournal;
     std::unique_ptr<GLFramebuffer> m_fbo;
     int m_bufferAge = 0;
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_egl_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_egl_backend.cpp
index 0283e56088..554de5b8f4 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_egl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_egl_backend.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,15 @@ QRegion X11WindowedEglOutput::lastDamage() const
 }
 
 X11WindowedEglBackend::X11WindowedEglBackend(X11WindowedBackend *backend)
-    : EglOnXBackend(backend->connection(), backend->display(), backend->rootWindow(), XCB_WINDOW_NONE)
+    : EglOnXBackend(backend->connection(), backend->display(), backend->rootWindow())
     , m_backend(backend)
 {
 }
 
-X11WindowedEglBackend::~X11WindowedEglBackend() = default;
+X11WindowedEglBackend::~X11WindowedEglBackend()
+{
+    cleanup();
+}
 
 void X11WindowedEglBackend::init()
 {