diff --git a/src/wayland/autotests/client/test_xdg_shell.cpp b/src/wayland/autotests/client/test_xdg_shell.cpp
index 1c0a893d49..abb7164d7a 100644
--- a/src/wayland/autotests/client/test_xdg_shell.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/autotests/client/test_xdg_shell.cpp
@@ -382,16 +382,17 @@ void XdgShellTest::testMove()
 void XdgShellTest::testResize_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<Qt::Edges>("edges");
+    QTest::addColumn<XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor>("anchor");
 
-    QTest::newRow("none") << Qt::Edges();
-    QTest::newRow("top") << Qt::Edges(Qt::TopEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("bottom") << Qt::Edges(Qt::BottomEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("left") << Qt::Edges(Qt::LeftEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("top left") << Qt::Edges(Qt::TopEdge | Qt::LeftEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("bottom left") << Qt::Edges(Qt::BottomEdge | Qt::LeftEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("right") << Qt::Edges(Qt::RightEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("top right") << Qt::Edges(Qt::TopEdge | Qt::RightEdge);
-    QTest::newRow("bottom right") << Qt::Edges(Qt::BottomEdge | Qt::RightEdge);
+    QTest::newRow("none") << Qt::Edges() << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::None;
+    QTest::newRow("top") << Qt::Edges(Qt::TopEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::Top;
+    QTest::newRow("bottom") << Qt::Edges(Qt::BottomEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::Bottom;
+    QTest::newRow("left") << Qt::Edges(Qt::LeftEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::Left;
+    QTest::newRow("top left") << Qt::Edges(Qt::TopEdge | Qt::LeftEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::TopLeft;
+    QTest::newRow("bottom left") << Qt::Edges(Qt::BottomEdge | Qt::LeftEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::BottomLeft;
+    QTest::newRow("right") << Qt::Edges(Qt::RightEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::Right;
+    QTest::newRow("top right") << Qt::Edges(Qt::TopEdge | Qt::RightEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::TopRight;
+    QTest::newRow("bottom right") << Qt::Edges(Qt::BottomEdge | Qt::RightEdge) << XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor::BottomRight;
 }
 
 void XdgShellTest::testResize()
@@ -412,7 +413,7 @@ void XdgShellTest::testResize()
     QVERIFY(resizeSpy.wait());
     QCOMPARE(resizeSpy.count(), 1);
     QCOMPARE(resizeSpy.first().at(0).value<SeatInterface *>(), m_seatInterface);
-    QCOMPARE(resizeSpy.first().at(1).value<Qt::Edges>(), edges);
+    QTEST(resizeSpy.first().at(1).value<XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor>(), "anchor");
     QCOMPARE(resizeSpy.first().at(2).value<quint32>(), 60u);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.cpp b/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.cpp
index 5bae580380..faf2bd2015 100644
--- a/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.cpp
@@ -430,22 +430,7 @@ void XdgToplevelInterfacePrivate::xdg_toplevel_resize(Resource *resource, ::wl_r
     }
 
     SeatInterface *seat = SeatInterface::get(seatResource);
-
-    Qt::Edges edges;
-    if (xdgEdges & XDG_TOPLEVEL_RESIZE_EDGE_TOP) {
-        edges |= Qt::TopEdge;
-    }
-    if (xdgEdges & XDG_TOPLEVEL_RESIZE_EDGE_RIGHT) {
-        edges |= Qt::RightEdge;
-    }
-    if (xdgEdges & XDG_TOPLEVEL_RESIZE_EDGE_BOTTOM) {
-        edges |= Qt::BottomEdge;
-    }
-    if (xdgEdges & XDG_TOPLEVEL_RESIZE_EDGE_LEFT) {
-        edges |= Qt::LeftEdge;
-    }
-
-    Q_EMIT q->resizeRequested(seat, edges, serial);
+    Q_EMIT q->resizeRequested(seat, XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor(xdgEdges), serial);
 }
 
 void XdgToplevelInterfacePrivate::xdg_toplevel_set_max_size(Resource *resource, int32_t width, int32_t height)
diff --git a/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.h b/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.h
index f0b20f6097..deb4415dd1 100644
--- a/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.h
+++ b/src/wayland/xdgshell_interface.h
@@ -210,6 +210,19 @@ public:
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(States, State)
 
+    enum class ResizeAnchor {
+        None = 0,
+        Top = 1,
+        Bottom = 2,
+        Left = 4,
+        TopLeft = 5,
+        BottomLeft = 6,
+        Right = 8,
+        TopRight = 9,
+        BottomRight = 10,
+    };
+    Q_ENUM(ResizeAnchor)
+
     /**
      * Constructs an XdgToplevelInterface for the given xdg-surface \a surface.
      */
@@ -332,11 +345,11 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void moveRequested(KWaylandServer::SeatInterface *seat, quint32 serial);
 
     /**
-     * This signal is emitted when the toplevel wants to be interactively resized along the
-     * specified window edges \a edges. The \a seat and the \a serial indicate the user action
+     * This signal is emitted when the toplevel wants to be interactively resized by dragging
+     * the specified \a anchor. The \a seat and the \a serial indicate the user action
      * in response to which this request has been issued.
      */
-    void resizeRequested(KWaylandServer::SeatInterface *seat, Qt::Edges edges, quint32 serial);
+    void resizeRequested(KWaylandServer::SeatInterface *seat, KWaylandServer::XdgToplevelInterface::ResizeAnchor anchor, quint32 serial);
 
     /**
      * This signal is emitted when the toplevel surface wants to become maximized.