diff --git a/autotests/integration/buffer_size_change_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/buffer_size_change_test.cpp
index 09640ee075..1f31e4dd26 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/buffer_size_change_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/buffer_size_change_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "generic_scene_opengl_test.h"
 
 #include "composite.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void BufferSizeChangeTest::testShmBufferSizeChange()
     QVERIFY(window);
 
     // add a first repaint
-    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered);
+    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::frameRendered);
     Compositor::self()->scene()->addRepaintFull();
     QVERIFY(frameRenderedSpy.wait());
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void BufferSizeChangeTest::testShmBufferSizeChangeOnSubSurface()
     QVERIFY(parent);
 
     // add a first repaint
-    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered);
+    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::frameRendered);
     Compositor::self()->scene()->addRepaintFull();
     QVERIFY(frameRenderedSpy.wait());
 
diff --git a/autotests/integration/effects/maximize_animation_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/effects/maximize_animation_test.cpp
index 31f06b9b15..15eb4dcfc8 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/effects/maximize_animation_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/effects/maximize_animation_test.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "core/outputbackend.h"
 #include "effectloader.h"
 #include "effects.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 #include "window.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
diff --git a/autotests/integration/generic_scene_opengl_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/generic_scene_opengl_test.cpp
index 7b7a4e84ed..66c6432654 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/generic_scene_opengl_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/generic_scene_opengl_test.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "core/renderbackend.h"
 #include "cursor.h"
 #include "effectloader.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
diff --git a/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_crash_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_crash_test.cpp
index b805cbd17c..ed23dc1382 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_crash_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_crash_test.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "core/output.h"
 #include "core/outputbackend.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "unmanaged.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void XwaylandServerCrashTest::testCrash()
 
     // Render a frame to ensure that the compositor doesn't crash.
     Compositor::self()->scene()->addRepaintFull();
-    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered);
+    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::frameRendered);
     QVERIFY(frameRenderedSpy.wait());
 }
 
diff --git a/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_restart_test.cpp b/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_restart_test.cpp
index 90c5ef67f1..df80e69475 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_restart_test.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/xwaylandserver_restart_test.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "core/outputbackend.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
 #include "x11window.h"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void XwaylandServerRestartTest::testRestart()
 
     // Render a frame to ensure that the compositor doesn't crash.
     Compositor::self()->scene()->addRepaintFull();
-    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered);
+    QSignalSpy frameRenderedSpy(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::frameRendered);
     QVERIFY(frameRenderedSpy.wait());
 
     // Destroy the test window.
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d00a4480be..635ff430c6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,15 +123,15 @@ target_sources(kwin PRIVATE
     scene/itemrenderer.cpp
     scene/itemrenderer_opengl.cpp
     scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.cpp
-    scene/scene.cpp
-    scene/scene_opengl.cpp
-    scene/scene_qpainter.cpp
     scene/shadowitem.cpp
     scene/surfaceitem.cpp
     scene/surfaceitem_internal.cpp
     scene/surfaceitem_wayland.cpp
     scene/surfaceitem_x11.cpp
     scene/windowitem.cpp
+    scene/workspacescene.cpp
+    scene/workspacescene_opengl.cpp
+    scene/workspacescene_qpainter.cpp
     screenedge.cpp
     scripting/dbuscall.cpp
     scripting/desktopbackgrounditem.cpp
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.cpp
index 51741328d6..dddebd3861 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<OutlineVisual> X11StandaloneBackend::createOutline(Outline *outl
     return std::make_unique<NonCompositedOutlineVisual>(outline);
 }
 
-void X11StandaloneBackend::createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene)
+void X11StandaloneBackend::createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     new EffectsHandlerImplX11(compositor, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.h b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.h
index 191408cd0f..f069f532c0 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_backend.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ScreenEdges;
 class Outline;
 class OutlineVisual;
 class Compositor;
-class Scene;
+class WorkspaceScene;
 class Window;
 
 class KWIN_EXPORT X11StandaloneBackend : public OutputBackend
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     void startInteractivePositionSelection(std::function<void(const QPoint &)> callback);
     PlatformCursorImage cursorImage() const;
     std::unique_ptr<OutlineVisual> createOutline(Outline *outline);
-    void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene);
+    void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene);
 
     X11Keyboard *keyboard() const;
     RenderLoop *renderLoop() const;
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.cpp
index a5aeacf94c..f8fc3edcb2 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-EffectsHandlerImplX11::EffectsHandlerImplX11(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene)
+EffectsHandlerImplX11::EffectsHandlerImplX11(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene)
     : EffectsHandlerImpl(compositor, scene)
 {
     connect(this, &EffectsHandlerImpl::virtualScreenGeometryChanged, this, [this]() {
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.h b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.h
index b570b6c94c..8bcc16dcf8 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_effects.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class EffectsHandlerImplX11 : public EffectsHandlerImpl
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit EffectsHandlerImplX11(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene);
+    explicit EffectsHandlerImplX11(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene);
     ~EffectsHandlerImplX11() override;
 
     void defineCursor(Qt::CursorShape shape) override;
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp
index ae3476778f..e5a069d6f1 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_egl_backend.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include "core/renderloop_p.h"
 #include "kwinglplatform.h"
 #include "options.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
 #include "scene/surfaceitem_x11.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "softwarevsyncmonitor.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
 #include "x11_standalone_backend.h"
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_glx_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_glx_backend.cpp
index 358700f900..eb091d425a 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_glx_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_glx_backend.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include "core/overlaywindow.h"
 #include "core/renderloop_p.h"
 #include "options.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
 #include "scene/surfaceitem_x11.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "utils/xcbutils.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
 // kwin libs
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_overlaywindow.cpp b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_overlaywindow.cpp
index 6391f63eb2..f3ac72c623 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_overlaywindow.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/x11_standalone_overlaywindow.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "kwinglobals.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "utils/xcbutils.h"
 #include "workspace.h"
diff --git a/src/composite.cpp b/src/composite.cpp
index 98d5b868f9..b443685f4c 100644
--- a/src/composite.cpp
+++ b/src/composite.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 #include "internalwindow.h"
 #include "openglbackend.h"
 #include "qpainterbackend.h"
-#include "scene/scene_opengl.h"
-#include "scene/scene_qpainter.h"
 #include "scene/surfaceitem_x11.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene_opengl.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene_qpainter.h"
 #include "shadow.h"
 #include "unmanaged.h"
 #include "useractions.h"
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ bool Compositor::attemptOpenGLCompositing()
         return false;
     }
 
-    m_scene = std::make_unique<SceneOpenGL>(backend.get());
+    m_scene = std::make_unique<WorkspaceSceneOpenGL>(backend.get());
     m_backend = std::move(backend);
 
     // set strict binding
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ bool Compositor::attemptQPainterCompositing()
         return false;
     }
 
-    m_scene = std::make_unique<SceneQPainter>(backend.get());
+    m_scene = std::make_unique<WorkspaceSceneQPainter>(backend.get());
     m_backend = std::move(backend);
 
     qCDebug(KWIN_CORE) << "QPainter compositing has been successfully initialized";
diff --git a/src/composite.h b/src/composite.h
index 38f0b1d195..ba756151d9 100644
--- a/src/composite.h
+++ b/src/composite.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RenderBackend;
 class RenderLayer;
 class RenderLoop;
 class RenderTarget;
-class Scene;
+class WorkspaceScene;
 class Window;
 class X11Window;
 class X11SyncManager;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
      */
     bool isActive();
 
-    Scene *scene() const
+    WorkspaceScene *scene() const
     {
         return m_scene.get();
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ private:
     QTimer m_releaseSelectionTimer;
     QList<xcb_atom_t> m_unusedSupportProperties;
     QTimer m_unusedSupportPropertyTimer;
-    std::unique_ptr<Scene> m_scene;
+    std::unique_ptr<WorkspaceScene> m_scene;
     std::unique_ptr<RenderBackend> m_backend;
     QHash<RenderLoop *, RenderLayer *> m_superlayers;
     CompositingType m_selectedCompositor = NoCompositing;
diff --git a/src/cursor.cpp b/src/cursor.cpp
index 847b2532d9..bd13fe4d7e 100644
--- a/src/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/cursor.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "input.h"
 #include "keyboard_input.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "utils/xcbutils.h"
 // KDE
diff --git a/src/deleted.cpp b/src/deleted.cpp
index aa26a4a2f0..16a3008bc3 100644
--- a/src/deleted.cpp
+++ b/src/deleted.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Deleted::~Deleted()
     deleteShadow();
 }
 
-WindowItem *Deleted::createItem(Scene *scene)
+WindowItem *Deleted::createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     Q_UNREACHABLE();
 }
diff --git a/src/deleted.h b/src/deleted.h
index 12d438003e..19730909f3 100644
--- a/src/deleted.h
+++ b/src/deleted.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
     { /* nothing to do */
         return geometry;
     }
-    WindowItem *createItem(Scene *scene) override;
+    WindowItem *createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene) override;
 
     /**
      * Returns whether the client was a popup.
diff --git a/src/effects.cpp b/src/effects.cpp
index 106fb0712c..b8c86d2df4 100644
--- a/src/effects.cpp
+++ b/src/effects.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static xcb_atom_t registerSupportProperty(const QByteArray &propertyName)
 
 //---------------------
 
-EffectsHandlerImpl::EffectsHandlerImpl(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene)
+EffectsHandlerImpl::EffectsHandlerImpl(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene)
     : EffectsHandler(Compositor::self()->backend()->compositingType())
     , keyboard_grab_effect(nullptr)
     , fullscreen_effect(nullptr)
diff --git a/src/effects.h b/src/effects.h
index 547d03101c..f306d305cf 100644
--- a/src/effects.h
+++ b/src/effects.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "kwineffects.h"
 
 #include "kwinoffscreenquickview.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 
 #include <QFont>
 #include <QHash>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT EffectsHandlerImpl : public EffectsHandler
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList loadedEffects READ loadedEffects)
     Q_PROPERTY(QStringList listOfEffects READ listOfEffects)
 public:
-    EffectsHandlerImpl(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene);
+    EffectsHandlerImpl(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene);
     ~EffectsHandlerImpl() override;
     void prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData &data, std::chrono::milliseconds presentTime) override;
     void paintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &data) override;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
     KSharedConfigPtr config() const override;
     KSharedConfigPtr inputConfig() const override;
 
-    Scene *scene() const
+    WorkspaceScene *scene() const
     {
         return m_scene;
     }
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ private:
     PropertyEffectMap m_propertiesForEffects;
     QHash<QByteArray, qulonglong> m_managedProperties;
     Compositor *m_compositor;
-    Scene *m_scene;
+    WorkspaceScene *m_scene;
     QList<Effect *> m_grabbedMouseEffects;
     EffectLoader *m_effectLoader;
     int m_trackingCursorChanges;
diff --git a/src/internalwindow.cpp b/src/internalwindow.cpp
index 1c546761ad..ee5eb24120 100644
--- a/src/internalwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/internalwindow.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ InternalWindow::~InternalWindow()
 {
 }
 
-WindowItem *InternalWindow::createItem(Scene *scene)
+WindowItem *InternalWindow::createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     return new WindowItemInternal(this, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/internalwindow.h b/src/internalwindow.h
index a7e930a810..75ae9a1bef 100644
--- a/src/internalwindow.h
+++ b/src/internalwindow.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected:
     void doInteractiveResizeSync(const QRectF &rect) override;
     void updateCaption() override;
     void moveResizeInternal(const QRectF &rect, MoveResizeMode mode) override;
-    WindowItem *createItem(Scene *scene) override;
+    WindowItem *createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene) override;
 
 private:
     void requestGeometry(const QRectF &rect);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c3e58b28b7..744571b77b 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<OutlineVisual> Application::createOutline(Outline *outline)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-void Application::createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene)
+void Application::createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     new EffectsHandlerImpl(compositor, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 47c289ba2d..d93b0df001 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ScreenEdges;
 class Outline;
 class OutlineVisual;
 class Compositor;
-class Scene;
+class WorkspaceScene;
 class Window;
 
 class XcbEventFilter : public QAbstractNativeEventFilter
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public:
     virtual std::unique_ptr<Edge> createScreenEdge(ScreenEdges *parent);
     virtual void createPlatformCursor(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     virtual std::unique_ptr<OutlineVisual> createOutline(Outline *outline);
-    virtual void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene);
+    virtual void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene);
 
     static void setupMalloc();
     static void setupLocalizedString();
diff --git a/src/main_x11.cpp b/src/main_x11.cpp
index a8388d28e9..1442e42718 100644
--- a/src/main_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/main_x11.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<OutlineVisual> ApplicationX11::createOutline(Outline *outline)
     return static_cast<X11StandaloneBackend *>(outputBackend())->createOutline(outline);
 }
 
-void ApplicationX11::createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene)
+void ApplicationX11::createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     static_cast<X11StandaloneBackend *>(outputBackend())->createEffectsHandler(compositor, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/main_x11.h b/src/main_x11.h
index 1c4855a5b4..1ddb277ab3 100644
--- a/src/main_x11.h
+++ b/src/main_x11.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     std::unique_ptr<Edge> createScreenEdge(ScreenEdges *parent) override;
     void createPlatformCursor(QObject *parent = nullptr) override;
     std::unique_ptr<OutlineVisual> createOutline(Outline *outline) override;
-    void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene) override;
+    void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, WorkspaceScene *scene) override;
     void startInteractiveWindowSelection(std::function<void(KWin::Window *)> callback, const QByteArray &cursorName = QByteArray()) override;
     void startInteractivePositionSelection(std::function<void(const QPoint &)> callback) override;
     PlatformCursorImage cursorImage() const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/outputscreencastsource.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/outputscreencastsource.cpp
index 94041b4281..18fe2febeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/outputscreencastsource.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/outputscreencastsource.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "core/renderloop.h"
 #include "kwingltexture.h"
 #include "kwinglutils.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 
 namespace KWin
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/regionscreencastsource.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/regionscreencastsource.cpp
index eb231fad96..4d5ab495a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/regionscreencastsource.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/regionscreencastsource.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <core/output.h>
 #include <kwingltexture.h>
 #include <kwinglutils.h>
-#include <scene/scene.h>
+#include <scene/workspacescene.h>
 #include <workspace.h>
 
 #include <QPainter>
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
index a48653bad0..75bcd4a926 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "kwingltexture.h"
 #include "outputscreencastsource.h"
 #include "regionscreencastsource.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "screencaststream.h"
 #include "wayland/display.h"
 #include "wayland/output_interface.h"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 private:
     void startFeeding()
     {
-        connect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered, this, &WindowStream::bufferToStream);
+        connect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::frameRendered, this, &WindowStream::bufferToStream);
 
         connect(m_window, &Window::damaged, this, &WindowStream::markDirty);
         markDirty();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ private:
 
     void stopFeeding()
     {
-        disconnect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::frameRendered, this, &WindowStream::bufferToStream);
+        disconnect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::frameRendered, this, &WindowStream::bufferToStream);
     }
 
     void markDirty()
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
index b1bcfde05e..f010d1177b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/screencaststream.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "kwinscreencast_logging.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "pipewirecore.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "screencastsource.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/windowscreencastsource.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/windowscreencastsource.cpp
index c2e25f92db..f385374f80 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/windowscreencastsource.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/windowscreencastsource.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #include "kwingltexture.h"
 #include "kwinglutils.h"
 #include "scene/itemrenderer.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
 #include "scene/windowitem.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
 namespace KWin
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void WindowScreenCastSource::render(GLFramebuffer *target)
     GLFramebuffer::pushFramebuffer(target);
     glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-    Compositor::self()->scene()->renderer()->renderItem(m_window->windowItem(), Scene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED, infiniteRegion(), data);
+    Compositor::self()->scene()->renderer()->renderItem(m_window->windowItem(), WorkspaceScene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED, infiniteRegion(), data);
     GLFramebuffer::popFramebuffer();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scene/decorationitem.cpp b/src/scene/decorationitem.cpp
index 05d60cb56f..3bea5d0235 100644
--- a/src/scene/decorationitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/decorationitem.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "core/output.h"
 #include "decorations/decoratedclient.h"
 #include "deleted.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void DecorationRenderer::renderToPainter(QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect)
     client()->decoration()->paint(painter, rect);
 }
 
-DecorationItem::DecorationItem(KDecoration2::Decoration *decoration, Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+DecorationItem::DecorationItem(KDecoration2::Decoration *decoration, Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : Item(scene, parent)
     , m_window(window)
 {
diff --git a/src/scene/decorationitem.h b/src/scene/decorationitem.h
index 64a6fb6778..3bb09f2925 100644
--- a/src/scene/decorationitem.h
+++ b/src/scene/decorationitem.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT DecorationItem : public Item
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit DecorationItem(KDecoration2::Decoration *decoration, Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit DecorationItem(KDecoration2::Decoration *decoration, Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 
     DecorationRenderer *renderer() const;
     Window *window() const;
diff --git a/src/scene/dndiconitem.cpp b/src/scene/dndiconitem.cpp
index c2577b6f51..5caed21f35 100644
--- a/src/scene/dndiconitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/dndiconitem.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-DragAndDropIconItem::DragAndDropIconItem(KWaylandServer::DragAndDropIcon *icon, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+DragAndDropIconItem::DragAndDropIconItem(KWaylandServer::DragAndDropIcon *icon, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : Item(scene, parent)
 {
     m_surfaceItem = std::make_unique<SurfaceItemWayland>(icon->surface(), scene, this);
diff --git a/src/scene/dndiconitem.h b/src/scene/dndiconitem.h
index d79f09e12a..c779584f2b 100644
--- a/src/scene/dndiconitem.h
+++ b/src/scene/dndiconitem.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class DragAndDropIconItem : public Item
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit DragAndDropIconItem(KWaylandServer::DragAndDropIcon *icon, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit DragAndDropIconItem(KWaylandServer::DragAndDropIcon *icon, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
     ~DragAndDropIconItem() override;
 
     void frameRendered(quint32 timestamp);
diff --git a/src/scene/item.cpp b/src/scene/item.cpp
index 3069856c16..f81f053353 100644
--- a/src/scene/item.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/item.cpp
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
 #include "scene/item.h"
 #include "core/renderlayer.h"
 #include "core/renderloop.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-Item::Item(Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+Item::Item(WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : m_scene(scene)
 {
     setParentItem(parent);
-    connect(m_scene, &Scene::delegateRemoved, this, &Item::removeRepaints);
+    connect(m_scene, &WorkspaceScene::delegateRemoved, this, &Item::removeRepaints);
 }
 
 Item::~Item()
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Item::~Item()
     }
 }
 
-Scene *Item::scene() const
+WorkspaceScene *Item::scene() const
 {
     return m_scene;
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/item.h b/src/scene/item.h
index 51b57bc90e..e17d96cde0 100644
--- a/src/scene/item.h
+++ b/src/scene/item.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace KWin
 {
 
 class SceneDelegate;
-class Scene;
+class WorkspaceScene;
 
 /**
  * The Item class is the base class for items in the scene.
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT Item : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit Item(Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit Item(WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
     ~Item() override;
 
-    Scene *scene() const;
+    WorkspaceScene *scene() const;
 
     qreal opacity() const;
     void setOpacity(qreal opacity);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ private:
     void updateEffectiveVisibility();
     void removeRepaints(SceneDelegate *delegate);
 
-    Scene *m_scene;
+    WorkspaceScene *m_scene;
     QPointer<Item> m_parentItem;
     QList<Item *> m_childItems;
     QMatrix4x4 m_transform;
diff --git a/src/scene/itemrenderer_opengl.cpp b/src/scene/itemrenderer_opengl.cpp
index 0ccda15766..cbee9aaa0a 100644
--- a/src/scene/itemrenderer_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/itemrenderer_opengl.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #include "scene/itemrenderer_opengl.h"
 #include "platformsupport/scenes/opengl/openglsurfacetexture.h"
 #include "scene/decorationitem.h"
-#include "scene/scene_opengl.h"
 #include "scene/shadowitem.h"
 #include "scene/surfaceitem.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene_opengl.h"
 
 namespace KWin
 {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void ItemRendererOpenGL::renderItem(Item *item, int mask, const QRegion &region,
 
     RenderContext renderContext{
         .clip = region,
-        .hardwareClipping = region != infiniteRegion() && ((mask & Scene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED) || (mask & Scene::PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED)),
+        .hardwareClipping = region != infiniteRegion() && ((mask & WorkspaceScene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED) || (mask & WorkspaceScene::PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED)),
         .renderTargetScale = data.renderTargetScale().value_or(renderTargetScale()),
     };
 
diff --git a/src/scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.cpp b/src/scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.cpp
index c6b7c4e597..7b13c183eb 100644
--- a/src/scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.h"
 #include "platformsupport/scenes/qpainter/qpaintersurfacetexture.h"
-#include "scene/scene_qpainter.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene_qpainter.h"
 
 #include <QPainter>
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void ItemRendererQPainter::renderItem(Item *item, int mask, const QRegion &_regi
     QRegion region = _region;
 
     const QRect boundingRect = item->mapToGlobal(item->boundingRect()).toAlignedRect();
-    if (!(mask & (Scene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED | Scene::PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED))) {
+    if (!(mask & (WorkspaceScene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED | WorkspaceScene::PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED))) {
         region &= boundingRect;
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void ItemRendererQPainter::renderItem(Item *item, int mask, const QRegion &_regi
     m_painter->setClipping(true);
     m_painter->setOpacity(data.opacity());
 
-    if (mask & Scene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED) {
+    if (mask & WorkspaceScene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED) {
         m_painter->translate(data.xTranslation(), data.yTranslation());
         m_painter->scale(data.xScale(), data.yScale());
     }
diff --git a/src/scene/shadowitem.cpp b/src/scene/shadowitem.cpp
index 28dbf213df..e1d0279ffe 100644
--- a/src/scene/shadowitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/shadowitem.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-ShadowItem::ShadowItem(Shadow *shadow, Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+ShadowItem::ShadowItem(Shadow *shadow, Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : Item(scene, parent)
     , m_window(window)
     , m_shadow(shadow)
diff --git a/src/scene/shadowitem.h b/src/scene/shadowitem.h
index 45eca20d99..51cd39daca 100644
--- a/src/scene/shadowitem.h
+++ b/src/scene/shadowitem.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT ShadowItem : public Item
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit ShadowItem(Shadow *shadow, Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit ShadowItem(Shadow *shadow, Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
     ~ShadowItem() override;
 
     Shadow *shadow() const;
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem.cpp b/src/scene/surfaceitem.cpp
index deb0b99d97..e13049275e 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-SurfaceItem::SurfaceItem(Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+SurfaceItem::SurfaceItem(WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : Item(scene, parent)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem.h b/src/scene/surfaceitem.h
index 492f9a3b65..3e458724dc 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem.h
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void damaged();
 
 protected:
-    explicit SurfaceItem(Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit SurfaceItem(WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 
     virtual std::unique_ptr<SurfacePixmap> createPixmap() = 0;
     void preprocess() override;
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.cpp b/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.cpp
index e660c971ea..8088536c1c 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-SurfaceItemInternal::SurfaceItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+SurfaceItemInternal::SurfaceItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : SurfaceItem(scene, parent)
     , m_window(window)
 {
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.h b/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.h
index b284696b66..67626379b5 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.h
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem_internal.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT SurfaceItemInternal : public SurfaceItem
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SurfaceItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit SurfaceItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 
     Window *window() const;
 
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.cpp b/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.cpp
index 66d1063a28..e8a3238de6 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-SurfaceItemWayland::SurfaceItemWayland(KWaylandServer::SurfaceInterface *surface, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+SurfaceItemWayland::SurfaceItemWayland(KWaylandServer::SurfaceInterface *surface, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : SurfaceItem(scene, parent)
     , m_surface(surface)
 {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void SurfacePixmapWayland::setBuffer(KWaylandServer::ClientBuffer *buffer)
     }
 }
 
-SurfaceItemXwayland::SurfaceItemXwayland(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+SurfaceItemXwayland::SurfaceItemXwayland(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : SurfaceItemWayland(window->surface(), scene, parent)
     , m_window(window)
 {
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.h b/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.h
index 1d279deb74..4b8845dbb2 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.h
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem_wayland.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT SurfaceItemWayland : public SurfaceItem
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SurfaceItemWayland(KWaylandServer::SurfaceInterface *surface, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit SurfaceItemWayland(KWaylandServer::SurfaceInterface *surface, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 
     QVector<QRectF> shape() const override;
     QRegion opaque() const override;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT SurfaceItemXwayland : public SurfaceItemWayland
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SurfaceItemXwayland(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit SurfaceItemXwayland(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 
     QVector<QRectF> shape() const override;
 
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.cpp b/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.cpp
index 8859f8be9c..27200cb2ff 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-SurfaceItemX11::SurfaceItemX11(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+SurfaceItemX11::SurfaceItemX11(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : SurfaceItem(scene, parent)
     , m_window(window)
 {
diff --git a/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.h b/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.h
index 0ab3a5826c..0761cd16f8 100644
--- a/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.h
+++ b/src/scene/surfaceitem_x11.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT SurfaceItemX11 : public SurfaceItem
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SurfaceItemX11(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit SurfaceItemX11(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
     ~SurfaceItemX11() override;
 
     Window *window() const;
diff --git a/src/scene/windowitem.cpp b/src/scene/windowitem.cpp
index b926dd1c5e..074e5ff0cd 100644
--- a/src/scene/windowitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/windowitem.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-WindowItem::WindowItem(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+WindowItem::WindowItem(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : Item(scene, parent)
     , m_window(window)
 {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void WindowItem::markDamaged()
     Q_EMIT m_window->damaged(m_window);
 }
 
-WindowItemX11::WindowItemX11(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+WindowItemX11::WindowItemX11(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : WindowItem(window, scene, parent)
 {
     initialize();
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ void WindowItemX11::initialize()
     }
 }
 
-WindowItemWayland::WindowItemWayland(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+WindowItemWayland::WindowItemWayland(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : WindowItem(window, scene, parent)
 {
     updateSurfaceItem(new SurfaceItemWayland(window->surface(), scene, this));
 }
 
-WindowItemInternal::WindowItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent)
+WindowItemInternal::WindowItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent)
     : WindowItem(window, scene, parent)
 {
     updateSurfaceItem(new SurfaceItemInternal(window, scene, this));
diff --git a/src/scene/windowitem.h b/src/scene/windowitem.h
index 8e0eaaffa5..2da77cf9fb 100644
--- a/src/scene/windowitem.h
+++ b/src/scene/windowitem.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     void unrefVisible(int reason);
 
 protected:
-    explicit WindowItem(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit WindowItem(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
     void updateSurfaceItem(SurfaceItem *surfaceItem);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT WindowItemX11 : public WindowItem
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit WindowItemX11(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit WindowItemX11(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void initialize();
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT WindowItemWayland : public WindowItem
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit WindowItemWayland(Window *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit WindowItemWayland(Window *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class KWIN_EXPORT WindowItemInternal : public WindowItem
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit WindowItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, Scene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit WindowItemInternal(InternalWindow *window, WorkspaceScene *scene, Item *parent = nullptr);
 };
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/src/scene/scene.cpp b/src/scene/workspacescene.cpp
similarity index 89%
rename from src/scene/scene.cpp
rename to src/scene/workspacescene.cpp
index eb1d495c86..680c0cc566 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/workspacescene.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 */
 
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "core/output.h"
 #include "core/renderlayer.h"
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-SceneDelegate::SceneDelegate(Scene *scene)
+SceneDelegate::SceneDelegate(WorkspaceScene *scene)
     : m_scene(scene)
 {
     m_scene->addDelegate(this);
 }
 
-SceneDelegate::SceneDelegate(Scene *scene, Output *output)
+SceneDelegate::SceneDelegate(WorkspaceScene *scene, Output *output)
     : m_scene(scene)
     , m_output(output)
 {
@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@ QRect SceneDelegate::viewport() const
 // Scene
 //****************************************
 
-Scene::Scene(std::unique_ptr<ItemRenderer> renderer)
+WorkspaceScene::WorkspaceScene(std::unique_ptr<ItemRenderer> renderer)
     : m_renderer(std::move(renderer))
 {
 }
 
-Scene::~Scene()
+WorkspaceScene::~WorkspaceScene()
 {
 }
 
-void Scene::initialize()
+void WorkspaceScene::initialize()
 {
-    connect(workspace(), &Workspace::stackingOrderChanged, this, &Scene::addRepaintFull);
+    connect(workspace(), &Workspace::stackingOrderChanged, this, &WorkspaceScene::addRepaintFull);
 
     setGeometry(workspace()->geometry());
     connect(workspace(), &Workspace::geometryChanged, this, [this]() {
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ void Scene::initialize()
     });
 
     if (waylandServer()) {
-        connect(waylandServer()->seat(), &KWaylandServer::SeatInterface::dragStarted, this, &Scene::createDndIconItem);
-        connect(waylandServer()->seat(), &KWaylandServer::SeatInterface::dragEnded, this, &Scene::destroyDndIconItem);
+        connect(waylandServer()->seat(), &KWaylandServer::SeatInterface::dragStarted, this, &WorkspaceScene::createDndIconItem);
+        connect(waylandServer()->seat(), &KWaylandServer::SeatInterface::dragEnded, this, &WorkspaceScene::destroyDndIconItem);
     }
 }
 
-void Scene::createDndIconItem()
+void WorkspaceScene::createDndIconItem()
 {
     KWaylandServer::DragAndDropIcon *dragIcon = waylandServer()->seat()->dragIcon();
     if (!dragIcon) {
@@ -180,22 +180,22 @@ void Scene::createDndIconItem()
     }
 }
 
-void Scene::destroyDndIconItem()
+void WorkspaceScene::destroyDndIconItem()
 {
     m_dndIcon.reset();
 }
 
-void Scene::addRepaintFull()
+void WorkspaceScene::addRepaintFull()
 {
     addRepaint(geometry());
 }
 
-void Scene::addRepaint(int x, int y, int width, int height)
+void WorkspaceScene::addRepaint(int x, int y, int width, int height)
 {
     addRepaint(QRegion(x, y, width, height));
 }
 
-void Scene::addRepaint(const QRegion &region)
+void WorkspaceScene::addRepaint(const QRegion &region)
 {
     for (const auto &delegate : std::as_const(m_delegates)) {
         const QRect viewport = delegate->viewport();
@@ -207,17 +207,17 @@ void Scene::addRepaint(const QRegion &region)
     }
 }
 
-QRegion Scene::damage() const
+QRegion WorkspaceScene::damage() const
 {
     return m_paintContext.damage;
 }
 
-QRect Scene::geometry() const
+QRect WorkspaceScene::geometry() const
 {
     return m_geometry;
 }
 
-void Scene::setGeometry(const QRect &rect)
+void WorkspaceScene::setGeometry(const QRect &rect)
 {
     if (m_geometry != rect) {
         m_geometry = rect;
@@ -225,17 +225,17 @@ void Scene::setGeometry(const QRect &rect)
     }
 }
 
-QList<SceneDelegate *> Scene::delegates() const
+QList<SceneDelegate *> WorkspaceScene::delegates() const
 {
     return m_delegates;
 }
 
-void Scene::addDelegate(SceneDelegate *delegate)
+void WorkspaceScene::addDelegate(SceneDelegate *delegate)
 {
     m_delegates.append(delegate);
 }
 
-void Scene::removeDelegate(SceneDelegate *delegate)
+void WorkspaceScene::removeDelegate(SceneDelegate *delegate)
 {
     m_delegates.removeOne(delegate);
     Q_EMIT delegateRemoved(delegate);
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static SurfaceItem *findTopMostSurface(SurfaceItem *item)
     }
 }
 
-SurfaceItem *Scene::scanoutCandidate() const
+SurfaceItem *WorkspaceScene::scanoutCandidate() const
 {
     if (!waylandServer()) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ SurfaceItem *Scene::scanoutCandidate() const
     return candidate;
 }
 
-void Scene::prePaint(SceneDelegate *delegate)
+void WorkspaceScene::prePaint(SceneDelegate *delegate)
 {
     createStackingOrder();
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static void accumulateRepaints(Item *item, SceneDelegate *delegate, QRegion *rep
     }
 }
 
-void Scene::preparePaintGenericScreen()
+void WorkspaceScene::preparePaintGenericScreen()
 {
     for (WindowItem *windowItem : std::as_const(stacking_order)) {
         resetRepaintsHelper(windowItem, painted_delegate);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void Scene::preparePaintGenericScreen()
     m_paintContext.damage = m_renderer->renderTargetRect();
 }
 
-void Scene::preparePaintSimpleScreen()
+void WorkspaceScene::preparePaintSimpleScreen()
 {
     for (WindowItem *windowItem : std::as_const(stacking_order)) {
         Window *window = windowItem->window();
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void Scene::preparePaintSimpleScreen()
     }
 }
 
-void Scene::postPaint()
+void WorkspaceScene::postPaint()
 {
     for (WindowItem *w : std::as_const(stacking_order)) {
         effects->postPaintWindow(w->window()->effectWindow());
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void Scene::postPaint()
     clearStackingOrder();
 }
 
-void Scene::paint(RenderTarget *renderTarget, const QRegion &region)
+void WorkspaceScene::paint(RenderTarget *renderTarget, const QRegion &region)
 {
     m_renderer->beginFrame(renderTarget);
 
@@ -470,13 +470,13 @@ void Scene::paint(RenderTarget *renderTarget, const QRegion &region)
     m_renderer->endFrame();
 }
 
-ItemRenderer *Scene::renderer() const
+ItemRenderer *WorkspaceScene::renderer() const
 {
     return m_renderer.get();
 }
 
 // the function that'll be eventually called by paintScreen() above
-void Scene::finalPaintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &data)
+void WorkspaceScene::finalPaintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &data)
 {
     m_paintScreenCount++;
     if (mask & (PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED | PAINT_SCREEN_WITH_TRANSFORMED_WINDOWS)) {
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void Scene::finalPaintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &d
 
 // The generic painting code that can handle even transformations.
 // It simply paints bottom-to-top.
-void Scene::paintGenericScreen(int, const ScreenPaintData &)
+void WorkspaceScene::paintGenericScreen(int, const ScreenPaintData &)
 {
     if (m_paintContext.mask & PAINT_SCREEN_BACKGROUND_FIRST) {
         if (m_paintScreenCount == 1) {
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ void Scene::paintGenericScreen(int, const ScreenPaintData &)
 // The optimized case without any transformations at all.
 // It can paint only the requested region and can use clipping
 // to reduce painting and improve performance.
-void Scene::paintSimpleScreen(int, const QRegion &region)
+void WorkspaceScene::paintSimpleScreen(int, const QRegion &region)
 {
     // This is the occlusion culling pass
     QRegion visible = region;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ void Scene::paintSimpleScreen(int, const QRegion &region)
     }
 }
 
-void Scene::createStackingOrder()
+void WorkspaceScene::createStackingOrder()
 {
     // Create a list of all windows in the stacking order
     QList<Window *> windows = workspace()->stackingOrder();
@@ -567,12 +567,12 @@ void Scene::createStackingOrder()
     }
 }
 
-void Scene::clearStackingOrder()
+void WorkspaceScene::clearStackingOrder()
 {
     stacking_order.clear();
 }
 
-void Scene::paintWindow(WindowItem *item, int mask, const QRegion &region)
+void WorkspaceScene::paintWindow(WindowItem *item, int mask, const QRegion &region)
 {
     if (region.isEmpty()) { // completely clipped
         return;
@@ -583,27 +583,27 @@ void Scene::paintWindow(WindowItem *item, int mask, const QRegion &region)
 }
 
 // the function that'll be eventually called by paintWindow() above
-void Scene::finalPaintWindow(EffectWindowImpl *w, int mask, const QRegion &region, WindowPaintData &data)
+void WorkspaceScene::finalPaintWindow(EffectWindowImpl *w, int mask, const QRegion &region, WindowPaintData &data)
 {
     effects->drawWindow(w, mask, region, data);
 }
 
 // will be eventually called from drawWindow()
-void Scene::finalDrawWindow(EffectWindowImpl *w, int mask, const QRegion &region, WindowPaintData &data)
+void WorkspaceScene::finalDrawWindow(EffectWindowImpl *w, int mask, const QRegion &region, WindowPaintData &data)
 {
     m_renderer->renderItem(w->windowItem(), mask, region, data);
 }
 
-bool Scene::makeOpenGLContextCurrent()
+bool WorkspaceScene::makeOpenGLContextCurrent()
 {
     return false;
 }
 
-void Scene::doneOpenGLContextCurrent()
+void WorkspaceScene::doneOpenGLContextCurrent()
 {
 }
 
-bool Scene::supportsNativeFence() const
+bool WorkspaceScene::supportsNativeFence() const
 {
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/scene.h b/src/scene/workspacescene.h
similarity index 94%
rename from src/scene/scene.h
rename to src/scene/workspacescene.h
index 00ae48a0f0..fc75470ce1 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene.h
+++ b/src/scene/workspacescene.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class EffectWindowImpl;
 class GLTexture;
 class Item;
 class RenderLoop;
-class Scene;
+class WorkspaceScene;
 class Shadow;
 class ShadowItem;
 class SurfaceItem;
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ class WindowItem;
 class SceneDelegate : public RenderLayerDelegate
 {
 public:
-    explicit SceneDelegate(Scene *scene);
-    explicit SceneDelegate(Scene *scene, Output *output);
+    explicit SceneDelegate(WorkspaceScene *scene);
+    explicit SceneDelegate(WorkspaceScene *scene, Output *output);
     ~SceneDelegate() override;
 
     Output *output() const;
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ public:
     void paint(RenderTarget *renderTarget, const QRegion &region) override;
 
 private:
-    Scene *m_scene;
+    WorkspaceScene *m_scene;
     Output *m_output = nullptr;
 };
 
-class KWIN_EXPORT Scene : public QObject
+class KWIN_EXPORT WorkspaceScene : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit Scene(std::unique_ptr<ItemRenderer> renderer);
-    ~Scene() override;
+    explicit WorkspaceScene(std::unique_ptr<ItemRenderer> renderer);
+    ~WorkspaceScene() override;
 
     void initialize();
 
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp b/src/scene/workspacescene_opengl.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp
rename to src/scene/workspacescene_opengl.cpp
index 72e45749d0..00488ddf6e 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/workspacescene_opengl.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
-#include "scene_opengl.h"
+#include "workspacescene_opengl.h"
 
 #include <kwinglplatform.h>
 
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ namespace KWin
  * SceneOpenGL
  ***********************************************/
 
-SceneOpenGL::SceneOpenGL(OpenGLBackend *backend)
-    : Scene(std::make_unique<ItemRendererOpenGL>())
+WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::WorkspaceSceneOpenGL(OpenGLBackend *backend)
+    : WorkspaceScene(std::make_unique<ItemRendererOpenGL>())
     , m_backend(backend)
 {
     // It is not legal to not have a vertex array object bound in a core context
@@ -49,42 +49,42 @@ SceneOpenGL::SceneOpenGL(OpenGLBackend *backend)
     }
 }
 
-SceneOpenGL::~SceneOpenGL()
+WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::~WorkspaceSceneOpenGL()
 {
     makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::makeOpenGLContextCurrent()
+bool WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::makeOpenGLContextCurrent()
 {
     return m_backend->makeCurrent();
 }
 
-void SceneOpenGL::doneOpenGLContextCurrent()
+void WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::doneOpenGLContextCurrent()
 {
     m_backend->doneCurrent();
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::supportsNativeFence() const
+bool WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::supportsNativeFence() const
 {
     return m_backend->supportsNativeFence();
 }
 
-Shadow *SceneOpenGL::createShadow(Window *window)
+Shadow *WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::createShadow(Window *window)
 {
     return new SceneOpenGLShadow(window);
 }
 
-DecorationRenderer *SceneOpenGL::createDecorationRenderer(Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl *impl)
+DecorationRenderer *WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::createDecorationRenderer(Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl *impl)
 {
     return new SceneOpenGLDecorationRenderer(impl);
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::animationsSupported() const
+bool WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::animationsSupported() const
 {
     return !GLPlatform::instance()->isSoftwareEmulation();
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<GLTexture> SceneOpenGL::textureForOutput(Output *output) const
+std::shared_ptr<GLTexture> WorkspaceSceneOpenGL::textureForOutput(Output *output) const
 {
     return m_backend->textureForOutput(output);
 }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ SceneOpenGLShadow::SceneOpenGLShadow(Window *window)
 
 SceneOpenGLShadow::~SceneOpenGLShadow()
 {
-    Scene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
+    WorkspaceScene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
     if (scene) {
         scene->makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
         DecorationShadowTextureCache::instance().unregister(this);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ bool SceneOpenGLShadow::prepareBackend()
 {
     if (hasDecorationShadow()) {
         // simplifies a lot by going directly to
-        Scene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
+        WorkspaceScene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
         scene->makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
         m_texture = DecorationShadowTextureCache::instance().getTexture(this);
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ bool SceneOpenGLShadow::prepareBackend()
         }
     }
 
-    Scene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
+    WorkspaceScene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
     scene->makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
     m_texture = std::make_shared<GLTexture>(image);
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ SceneOpenGLDecorationRenderer::SceneOpenGLDecorationRenderer(Decoration::Decorat
 
 SceneOpenGLDecorationRenderer::~SceneOpenGLDecorationRenderer()
 {
-    if (Scene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene()) {
+    if (WorkspaceScene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene()) {
         scene->makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_opengl.h b/src/scene/workspacescene_opengl.h
similarity index 92%
rename from src/scene/scene_opengl.h
rename to src/scene/workspacescene_opengl.h
index 830172cf30..0818acfb50 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/src/scene/workspacescene_opengl.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "openglbackend.h"
 
 #include "scene/decorationitem.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "shadow.h"
 
 #include "kwinglutils.h"
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ namespace KWin
 {
 class OpenGLBackend;
 
-class KWIN_EXPORT SceneOpenGL : public Scene
+class KWIN_EXPORT WorkspaceSceneOpenGL : public WorkspaceScene
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SceneOpenGL(OpenGLBackend *backend);
-    ~SceneOpenGL() override;
+    explicit WorkspaceSceneOpenGL(OpenGLBackend *backend);
+    ~WorkspaceSceneOpenGL() override;
 
     Shadow *createShadow(Window *window) override;
     bool makeOpenGLContextCurrent() override;
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp b/src/scene/workspacescene_qpainter.cpp
similarity index 91%
rename from src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp
rename to src/scene/workspacescene_qpainter.cpp
index 51cce283bb..1f16777e98 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/workspacescene_qpainter.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
-#include "scene_qpainter.h"
+#include "workspacescene_qpainter.h"
 // KWin
 #include "decorations/decoratedclient.h"
 #include "scene/itemrenderer_qpainter.h"
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@ namespace KWin
 // SceneQPainter
 //****************************************
 
-SceneQPainter::SceneQPainter(QPainterBackend *backend)
-    : Scene(std::make_unique<ItemRendererQPainter>())
+WorkspaceSceneQPainter::WorkspaceSceneQPainter(QPainterBackend *backend)
+    : WorkspaceScene(std::make_unique<ItemRendererQPainter>())
     , m_backend(backend)
 {
 }
 
-SceneQPainter::~SceneQPainter()
+WorkspaceSceneQPainter::~WorkspaceSceneQPainter()
 {
 }
 
-Shadow *SceneQPainter::createShadow(Window *window)
+Shadow *WorkspaceSceneQPainter::createShadow(Window *window)
 {
     return new SceneQPainterShadow(window);
 }
 
-DecorationRenderer *SceneQPainter::createDecorationRenderer(Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl *impl)
+DecorationRenderer *WorkspaceSceneQPainter::createDecorationRenderer(Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl *impl)
 {
     return new SceneQPainterDecorationRenderer(impl);
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.h b/src/scene/workspacescene_qpainter.h
similarity index 87%
rename from src/scene/scene_qpainter.h
rename to src/scene/workspacescene_qpainter.h
index 714c564a0a..b1b39e34e2 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.h
+++ b/src/scene/workspacescene_qpainter.h
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@
 #include "qpainterbackend.h"
 
 #include "scene/decorationitem.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "shadow.h"
 
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-class KWIN_EXPORT SceneQPainter : public Scene
+class KWIN_EXPORT WorkspaceSceneQPainter : public WorkspaceScene
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit SceneQPainter(QPainterBackend *backend);
-    ~SceneQPainter() override;
+    explicit WorkspaceSceneQPainter(QPainterBackend *backend);
+    ~WorkspaceSceneQPainter() override;
 
     Shadow *createShadow(Window *window) override;
     DecorationRenderer *createDecorationRenderer(Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl *impl) override;
diff --git a/src/scripting/windowthumbnailitem.cpp b/src/scripting/windowthumbnailitem.cpp
index 07e15d0b78..19aec3faa6 100644
--- a/src/scripting/windowthumbnailitem.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/windowthumbnailitem.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #include "core/renderbackend.h"
 #include "effects.h"
 #include "scene/itemrenderer.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
 #include "scene/windowitem.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "scripting_logging.h"
 #include "virtualdesktops.h"
 #include "window.h"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void WindowThumbnailItem::updateFrameRenderingConnection()
     }
 
     if (useGlThumbnails()) {
-        m_frameRenderingConnection = connect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &Scene::preFrameRender, this, &WindowThumbnailItem::updateOffscreenTexture);
+        m_frameRenderingConnection = connect(Compositor::self()->scene(), &WorkspaceScene::preFrameRender, this, &WindowThumbnailItem::updateOffscreenTexture);
     }
 }
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void WindowThumbnailItem::destroyOffscreenTexture()
     }
 
     if (m_offscreenTexture) {
-        Scene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
+        WorkspaceScene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
         scene->makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
         m_offscreenTarget.reset();
         m_offscreenTexture.reset();
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void WindowThumbnailItem::updateOffscreenTexture()
     // The thumbnail must be rendered using kwin's opengl context as VAOs are not
     // shared across contexts. Unfortunately, this also introduces a latency of 1
     // frame, which is not ideal, but it is acceptable for things such as thumbnails.
-    const int mask = Scene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED;
+    const int mask = WorkspaceScene::PAINT_WINDOW_TRANSFORMED;
     Compositor::self()->scene()->renderer()->renderItem(m_client->windowItem(), mask, infiniteRegion(), data);
     GLFramebuffer::popFramebuffer();
 
diff --git a/src/shadow.cpp b/src/shadow.cpp
index 15f3d42f17..b081948b92 100644
--- a/src/shadow.cpp
+++ b/src/shadow.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "atoms.h"
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "internalwindow.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "wayland/shadow_interface.h"
 #include "wayland/shmclientbuffer.h"
 #include "wayland/surface_interface.h"
diff --git a/src/unmanaged.cpp b/src/unmanaged.cpp
index 41e4725daf..29546690d7 100644
--- a/src/unmanaged.cpp
+++ b/src/unmanaged.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Unmanaged::~Unmanaged()
 {
 }
 
-WindowItem *Unmanaged::createItem(Scene *scene)
+WindowItem *Unmanaged::createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     return new WindowItemX11(this, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/unmanaged.h b/src/unmanaged.h
index 721ceffe1d..0fcd81f1b7 100644
--- a/src/unmanaged.h
+++ b/src/unmanaged.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     { /* nothing to do */
         return geometry;
     }
-    WindowItem *createItem(Scene *scene) override;
+    WindowItem *createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene) override;
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void release(ReleaseReason releaseReason = ReleaseReason::Release);
diff --git a/src/wayland_server.cpp b/src/wayland_server.cpp
index b4cae9433e..5e79213586 100644
--- a/src/wayland_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland_server.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "keyboard_input.h"
 #include "layershellv1integration.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "unmanaged.h"
 #include "utils/serviceutils.h"
 #include "virtualdesktops.h"
diff --git a/src/waylandwindow.cpp b/src/waylandwindow.cpp
index 1aba0f0e96..10b849d6af 100644
--- a/src/waylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/waylandwindow.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ WaylandWindow::WaylandWindow(SurfaceInterface *surface)
     updateIcon();
 }
 
-WindowItem *WaylandWindow::createItem(Scene *scene)
+WindowItem *WaylandWindow::createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     return new WindowItemWayland(this, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/waylandwindow.h b/src/waylandwindow.h
index 857d97ae50..baf563edbc 100644
--- a/src/waylandwindow.h
+++ b/src/waylandwindow.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected:
     bool belongsToDesktop() const override;
     void doSetActive() override;
     void updateCaption() override;
-    WindowItem *createItem(Scene *scene) override;
+    WindowItem *createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene) override;
 
     void cleanGrouping();
     void updateGeometry(const QRectF &rect);
diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index 2f9dd4a87a..eba8e2af63 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void Window::setOpacity(qreal opacity)
 
 bool Window::setupCompositing()
 {
-    Scene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
+    WorkspaceScene *scene = Compositor::self()->scene();
     if (!scene) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index a7577f1358..821d079701 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ protected:
     void getWmOpaqueRegion();
     void discardShapeRegion();
 
-    virtual WindowItem *createItem(Scene *scene) = 0;
+    virtual WindowItem *createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene) = 0;
     void deleteItem();
 
     void getResourceClass();
diff --git a/src/x11syncmanager.cpp b/src/x11syncmanager.cpp
index f39fa98d55..984fa978a6 100644
--- a/src/x11syncmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/x11syncmanager.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "core/outputbackend.h"
 #include "core/renderbackend.h"
 #include "main.h"
-#include "scene/scene.h"
+#include "scene/workspacescene.h"
 #include "utils/common.h"
 
 #include "kwinglplatform.h"
diff --git a/src/x11window.cpp b/src/x11window.cpp
index f490f4c6ff..e831a7f518 100644
--- a/src/x11window.cpp
+++ b/src/x11window.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ X11Window::~X11Window()
     Q_ASSERT(!check_active_modal);
 }
 
-WindowItem *X11Window::createItem(Scene *scene)
+WindowItem *X11Window::createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene)
 {
     return new WindowItemX11(this, scene);
 }
diff --git a/src/x11window.h b/src/x11window.h
index 90f3329545..8ebc4399f8 100644
--- a/src/x11window.h
+++ b/src/x11window.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ protected:
     QSizeF resizeIncrements() const override;
     bool acceptsFocus() const override;
     void moveResizeInternal(const QRectF &rect, MoveResizeMode mode) override;
-    WindowItem *createItem(Scene *scene) override;
+    WindowItem *createItem(WorkspaceScene *scene) override;
 
     // Signals for the scripting interface
     // Signals make an excellent way for communication