diff --git a/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs b/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs
index 6afb5e1c..df3e1f7b 100644
--- a/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/jay_compositor.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ use {
         leaks::Tracker,
         object::{Object, Version},
         screenshoter::take_screenshot,
-        utils::errorfmt::ErrorFmt,
+        utils::{errorfmt::ErrorFmt, toplevel_identifier::ToplevelIdentifier},
         wire::{jay_compositor::*, JayCompositorId, JayScreenshotId},
     },
     bstr::ByteSlice,
     log::Level,
-    std::{cell::Cell, ops::Deref, rc::Rc},
+    std::{cell::Cell, ops::Deref, rc::Rc, str::FromStr},
     thiserror::Error,
 };
 
@@ -364,13 +364,7 @@ impl JayCompositorRequestHandler for JayCompositor {
 
     fn select_toplevel(&self, req: SelectToplevel, _slf: &Rc<Self>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let seat = self.client.lookup(req.seat)?;
-        let obj = Rc::new(JaySelectToplevel {
-            id: req.id,
-            client: self.client.clone(),
-            tracker: Default::default(),
-            destroyed: Cell::new(false),
-            version: self.version,
-        });
+        let obj = JaySelectToplevel::new(&self.client, req.id, self.version);
         track!(self.client, obj);
         self.client.add_client_obj(&obj)?;
         let selector = JayToplevelSelector {
@@ -423,6 +417,26 @@ impl JayCompositorRequestHandler for JayCompositor {
         self.client.add_client_obj(&obj)?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn get_toplevel(&self, req: GetToplevel<'_>, _slf: &Rc<Self>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        let obj = JaySelectToplevel::new(&self.client, req.id, self.version);
+        track!(self.client, obj);
+        self.client.add_client_obj(&obj)?;
+        let tl = match ToplevelIdentifier::from_str(req.toplevel_id) {
+            Ok(id) => self
+                .client
+                .state
+                .toplevels
+                .get(&id)
+                .and_then(|w| w.upgrade()),
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("Could not parse toplevel id: {}", ErrorFmt(e));
+                None
+            }
+        };
+        obj.done(tl);
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 object_base! {
diff --git a/src/ifs/jay_select_toplevel.rs b/src/ifs/jay_select_toplevel.rs
index 634d8c0c..6eb83067 100644
--- a/src/ifs/jay_select_toplevel.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/jay_select_toplevel.rs
@@ -39,26 +39,32 @@ impl Drop for JayToplevelSelector {
         if self.jst.destroyed.get() {
             return;
         }
-        let jtl = match self.tl.take() {
+        self.jst.done(self.tl.take());
+    }
+}
+
+impl JaySelectToplevel {
+    pub fn done(&self, tl: Option<Rc<dyn ToplevelNode>>) {
+        let jtl = match tl {
             None => None,
             Some(toplevel) => {
-                let id = match self.jst.client.new_id() {
+                let id = match self.client.new_id() {
                     Ok(id) => id,
                     Err(e) => {
-                        self.jst.client.error(e);
+                        self.client.error(e);
                         return;
                     }
                 };
                 let jtl = Rc::new(JayToplevel {
                     id,
-                    client: self.jst.client.clone(),
+                    client: self.client.clone(),
                     tracker: Default::default(),
                     toplevel,
                     destroyed: Cell::new(false),
-                    version: self.jst.version,
+                    version: self.version,
                 });
-                track!(self.jst.client, jtl);
-                self.jst.client.add_server_obj(&jtl);
+                track!(self.client, jtl);
+                self.client.add_server_obj(&jtl);
                 jtl.toplevel
                     .tl_data()
                     .jay_toplevels
@@ -67,20 +73,28 @@ impl Drop for JayToplevelSelector {
             }
         };
         match jtl {
-            None => self.jst.send_done(JayToplevelId::NONE),
+            None => self.send_done(JayToplevelId::NONE),
             Some(jtl) => {
-                self.jst.send_done(jtl.id);
+                self.send_done(jtl.id);
                 if jtl.version >= ID_SINCE {
                     jtl.send_id();
                     jtl.send_done();
                 }
             }
         }
-        let _ = self.jst.client.remove_obj(&*self.jst);
+        let _ = self.client.remove_obj(self);
+    }
+
+    pub fn new(client: &Rc<Client>, id: JaySelectToplevelId, version: Version) -> Rc<Self> {
+        Rc::new(JaySelectToplevel {
+            id,
+            client: client.clone(),
+            tracker: Default::default(),
+            destroyed: Cell::new(false),
+            version,
+        })
     }
-}
 
-impl JaySelectToplevel {
     fn send_done(&self, id: JayToplevelId) {
         self.client.event(Done {
             self_id: self.id,
diff --git a/wire/jay_compositor.txt b/wire/jay_compositor.txt
index 5116178f..84f70406 100644
--- a/wire/jay_compositor.txt
+++ b/wire/jay_compositor.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ request get_xwayland (since = 11) {
     id: id(jay_xwayland),
 }
 
+request get_toplevel (since = 12) {
+    id: id(jay_select_toplevel),
+    toplevel_id: str,
+}
+
 # events
 
 event client_id {