diff --git a/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs b/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs
index fe488d12..49b7d07a 100644
--- a/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl WlSubsurface {
             })
         };
         *self.pending.node.borrow_mut() = Some(node);
+        self.surface.set_toplevel(self.parent.toplevel.get());
         self.sync_ancestor.set(sync_ancestor);
         self.depth.set(depth);
         self.surface.ext.set(self.clone());