diff --git a/src/backends/drm/dumb_swapchain.h b/src/backends/drm/dumb_swapchain.h
index 2634db3f96..991d4e6e5d 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/dumb_swapchain.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/dumb_swapchain.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "utils/common.h"
+#include "utils/damagejournal.h"
 
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QSize>
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/egl_gbm_backend.h b/src/backends/drm/egl_gbm_backend.h
index 588a8ff11d..25d8c96342 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/egl_gbm_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/egl_gbm_backend.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef KWIN_EGL_GBM_BACKEND_H
 #define KWIN_EGL_GBM_BACKEND_H
 #include "abstract_egl_backend.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
 
 #include <kwinglutils.h>
 
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/gbm_surface.h b/src/backends/drm/gbm_surface.h
index c06e1c06e6..09f659a0b4 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/gbm_surface.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/gbm_surface.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 
 #include "drm_buffer_gbm.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
+#include "utils/damagejournal.h"
 
 struct gbm_device;
 struct gbm_surface;
diff --git a/src/backends/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.h b/src/backends/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.h
index cbc9bb5c03..4ff9bb866c 100644
--- a/src/backends/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef KWIN_EGL_WAYLAND_BACKEND_H
 #define KWIN_EGL_WAYLAND_BACKEND_H
 #include "abstract_egl_backend.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
+#include "utils/damagejournal.h"
 // wayland
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
 
diff --git a/src/backends/wayland/scene_qpainter_wayland_backend.h b/src/backends/wayland/scene_qpainter_wayland_backend.h
index a46b3a253c..5a78ac6c68 100644
--- a/src/backends/wayland/scene_qpainter_wayland_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/wayland/scene_qpainter_wayland_backend.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define KWIN_SCENE_QPAINTER_WAYLAND_BACKEND_H
 
 #include "qpainterbackend.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
+#include "utils/damagejournal.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QImage>
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/eglbackend.h b/src/backends/x11/standalone/eglbackend.h
index 9bb0c1261c..5fa202cf14 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/eglbackend.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/eglbackend.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "eglonxbackend.h"
 #include "openglsurfacetexture_x11.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
+#include "utils/damagejournal.h"
 
 #include <kwingltexture.h>
 #include <kwingltexture_p.h>
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/standalone/glxbackend.h b/src/backends/x11/standalone/glxbackend.h
index 28c236c717..8eaeef9e01 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/standalone/glxbackend.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/standalone/glxbackend.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "openglbackend.h"
 #include "openglsurfacetexture_x11.h"
 #include "x11eventfilter.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
+#include "utils/damagejournal.h"
 
 #include <xcb/glx.h>
 #include <epoxy/glx.h>
diff --git a/src/utils/common.h b/src/utils/common.h
index 59f78b659b..80515d4181 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.h
+++ b/src/utils/common.h
@@ -154,73 +154,6 @@ Qt::MouseButton KWIN_EXPORT x11ToQtMouseButton(int button);
 Qt::MouseButtons KWIN_EXPORT x11ToQtMouseButtons(int state);
 Qt::KeyboardModifiers KWIN_EXPORT x11ToQtKeyboardModifiers(int state);
 
-/**
- * The DamageJournal class is a helper that tracks last N damage regions.
- */
-class KWIN_EXPORT DamageJournal
-{
-public:
-    /**
-     * Returns the maximum number of damage regions that can be stored in the journal.
-     */
-    int capacity() const
-    {
-        return m_capacity;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the maximum number of damage regions that can be stored in the journal
-     * to @a capacity.
-     */
-    void setCapacity(int capacity)
-    {
-        m_capacity = capacity;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds the specified @a region to the journal.
-     */
-    void add(const QRegion &region)
-    {
-        while (m_log.size() >= m_capacity) {
-            m_log.takeLast();
-        }
-        m_log.prepend(region);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Clears the damage journal. Typically, one would want to clear the damage journal
-     * if a buffer swap fails for some reason.
-     */
-    void clear()
-    {
-        m_log.clear();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Accumulates the damage regions in the log up to the specified @a bufferAge.
-     *
-     * If the specified buffer age value refers to a damage region older than the last
-     * one in the journal, @a fallback will be returned.
-     */
-    QRegion accumulate(int bufferAge, const QRegion &fallback = QRegion()) const
-    {
-        QRegion region;
-        if (bufferAge > 0 && bufferAge <= m_log.size()) {
-            for (int i = 0; i < bufferAge - 1; ++i) {
-                region |= m_log[i];
-            }
-        } else {
-            region = fallback;
-        }
-        return region;
-    }
-
-private:
-    QList<QRegion> m_log;
-    int m_capacity = 10;
-};
-
 KWIN_EXPORT QPoint popupOffset(const QRect &anchorRect, const Qt::Edges anchorEdge, const Qt::Edges gravity, const QSize popupSize);
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/utils/damagejournal.h b/src/utils/damagejournal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd643f0a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/damagejournal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Vlad Zahorodnii <vlad.zahorodnii@kde.org>
+
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "kwin_export.h"
+
+#include <QRegion>
+
+namespace KWin
+{
+
+/**
+ * The DamageJournal class is a helper that tracks last N damage regions.
+ */
+class KWIN_EXPORT DamageJournal
+{
+public:
+    /**
+     * Returns the maximum number of damage regions that can be stored in the journal.
+     */
+    int capacity() const
+    {
+        return m_capacity;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the maximum number of damage regions that can be stored in the journal
+     * to @a capacity.
+     */
+    void setCapacity(int capacity)
+    {
+        m_capacity = capacity;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the specified @a region to the journal.
+     */
+    void add(const QRegion &region)
+    {
+        while (m_log.size() >= m_capacity) {
+            m_log.takeLast();
+        }
+        m_log.prepend(region);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the damage journal. Typically, one would want to clear the damage journal
+     * if a buffer swap fails for some reason.
+     */
+    void clear()
+    {
+        m_log.clear();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Accumulates the damage regions in the log up to the specified @a bufferAge.
+     *
+     * If the specified buffer age value refers to a damage region older than the last
+     * one in the journal, @a fallback will be returned.
+     */
+    QRegion accumulate(int bufferAge, const QRegion &fallback = QRegion()) const
+    {
+        QRegion region;
+        if (bufferAge > 0 && bufferAge <= m_log.size()) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < bufferAge - 1; ++i) {
+                region |= m_log[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            region = fallback;
+        }
+        return region;
+    }
+
+private:
+    QList<QRegion> m_log;
+    int m_capacity = 10;
+};
+
+} // namespace KWin