diff --git a/WINGs/selection.c b/WINGs/selection.c
index 5d5221b..81cadfe 100644
--- a/WINGs/selection.c
+++ b/WINGs/selection.c
@@ -333,10 +333,9 @@ void W_HandleSelectionEvent(XEvent * event)
 Bool WMCreateSelectionHandler(WMView * view, Atom selection, Time timestamp, WMSelectionProcs * procs, void *cdata)
 {
 	SelectionHandler *handler;
-	Display *dpy = W_VIEW_SCREEN(view)->display;
+	const W_ViewBackend *vb = view->screen->viewBackend;
 
-	XSetSelectionOwner(dpy, selection, W_VIEW_DRAWABLE(view), timestamp);
-	if (XGetSelectionOwner(dpy, selection) != W_VIEW_DRAWABLE(view)) {
+	if (!vb->selection_acquire(view->screen->viewBackendCtx, view, selection, timestamp)) {
 		return False;
 	}
 
diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index 0b0b36e..c8b08d1 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -283,6 +283,18 @@ static WMPoint wl_get_screen_position(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 	return wmkpoint(x, y);
 }
 
+static Bool wl_selection_acquire(void *vctx, W_View *view, Atom selection, Time timestamp)
+{
+	(void)vctx; (void)view; (void)selection; (void)timestamp;
+	/* TODO: implement via wl_data_device */
+	return True;
+}
+
+static void wl_selection_release(void *vctx, W_View *view, Atom selection)
+{
+	(void)vctx; (void)view; (void)selection;
+}
+
 const W_ViewBackend W_ViewBackendWL = {
 	.screen_init          = wl_screen_init,
 	.screen_fini          = wl_screen_fini,
@@ -302,4 +314,6 @@ const W_ViewBackend W_ViewBackendWL = {
 	.set_cursor           = wl_set_cursor,
 	.redisplay            = wl_redisplay,
 	.get_screen_position  = wl_get_screen_position,
+	.selection_acquire    = wl_selection_acquire,
+	.selection_release    = wl_selection_release,
 };
diff --git a/WINGs/wview_x11.c b/WINGs/wview_x11.c
index c3a39fb..d3abf1e 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_x11.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_x11.c
@@ -190,6 +190,19 @@ W_View *W_GetViewForXWindow(Display *display, Window window)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static Bool x11_selection_acquire(void *vctx, W_View *view, Atom selection, Time timestamp)
+{
+	(void)vctx;
+	Display *dpy = view->screen->display;
+	XSetSelectionOwner(dpy, selection, W_VIEW_DRAWABLE(view), timestamp);
+	return (XGetSelectionOwner(dpy, selection) == W_VIEW_DRAWABLE(view));
+}
+
+static void x11_selection_release(void *vctx, W_View *view, Atom selection)
+{
+	(void)vctx; (void)view; (void)selection;
+}
+
 const W_ViewBackend W_ViewBackendX11 = {
 	.screen_init          = x11_screen_init,
 	.screen_fini          = x11_screen_fini,
@@ -209,4 +222,6 @@ const W_ViewBackend W_ViewBackendX11 = {
 	.set_cursor           = x11_set_cursor,
 	.redisplay            = x11_redisplay,
 	.get_screen_position  = x11_get_screen_position,
+	.selection_acquire    = x11_selection_acquire,
+	.selection_release    = x11_selection_release,
 };