diff --git a/xwl/xwayland.cpp b/xwl/xwayland.cpp
index 06dca9725d..a24945e389 100644
--- a/xwl/xwayland.cpp
+++ b/xwl/xwayland.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ void Xwayland::stop()
     uninstallSocketNotifier();
 
     DataBridge::destroy();
+    m_selectionOwner.reset();
 
     destroyX11Connection();
 
@@ -318,8 +319,8 @@ void Xwayland::handleXwaylandReady()
     qputenv("DISPLAY", m_displayName);
 
     // create selection owner for WM_S0 - magic X display number expected by XWayland
-    KSelectionOwner owner("WM_S0", kwinApp()->x11Connection(), kwinApp()->x11RootWindow());
-    owner.claim(true);
+    m_selectionOwner.reset(new KSelectionOwner("WM_S0", kwinApp()->x11Connection(), kwinApp()->x11RootWindow()));
+    m_selectionOwner->claim(true);
 
     DataBridge::create(this);
 
diff --git a/xwl/xwayland.h b/xwl/xwayland.h
index 0254188e5b..274aafcf7c 100644
--- a/xwl/xwayland.h
+++ b/xwl/xwayland.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QSocketNotifier>
 
+class KSelectionOwner;
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 class ApplicationWaylandAbstract;
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ private:
     QByteArray m_displayName;
     QFutureWatcher<QByteArray> *m_watcher = nullptr;
     ApplicationWaylandAbstract *m_app;
+    QScopedPointer<KSelectionOwner> m_selectionOwner;
     int m_crashCount = 0;
 
     Q_DISABLE_COPY(Xwayland)