diff --git a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
index 37a0424..b790439 100644
--- a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
@@ -645,6 +645,15 @@ wl_client_toplevel_remap(WNativeWindow id)
     wl_client_toplevel_remap_locked(top);
 }
 
+void
+wl_client_scene_node_set_enabled(unsigned long id, int enabled)
+{
+    if (enabled)
+        wl_client_toplevel_remap((WNativeWindow)id);
+    else
+        wl_client_toplevel_recycle((WNativeWindow)id);
+}
+
 void
 W_WLClientSetMinMaxSize(W_View *view)
 {
@@ -1388,6 +1397,17 @@ W_WLClientInit(struct W_Screen *scrPtr, const char *display)
     W_WLClientToplevelRealizeFn = wl_client_toplevel_realize;
     W_WLClientToplevelResizeFn  = wl_client_toplevel_resize;
     W_WLClientToplevelDestroyFn = wl_client_toplevel_destroy;
+    /* Wire up scene-node enable/disable for client toplevels.
+     * When running as a client (e.g. WPrefs), the compositor-side
+     * function pointer is not available, so we use recycle/remap
+     * to destroy/recreate the wl_surface instead. */
+    extern void (*W_ViewSceneNodeSetEnabledFn)(unsigned long id, int enabled);
+    if (!W_ViewSceneNodeSetEnabledFn) {
+        extern void wl_client_toplevel_recycle(WNativeWindow);
+        extern void wl_client_toplevel_remap(WNativeWindow);
+        W_ViewSceneNodeSetEnabledFn =
+            wl_client_scene_node_set_enabled;
+    }
     {
         extern void (*W_ViewCommitBackingFn)(unsigned long id);
         extern void (*W_ViewDestroyBackingFn)(unsigned long id);