diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
index 1a4bac2..e0f856d 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ wl_screen_init_display(WScreen *scr, int screen_number)
     scr->white_pixel = scr->white ? WMColorPixel(scr->white) : 0xFFFFFFFF;
     scr->light_pixel = scr->gray ? WMColorPixel(scr->gray) : 0xFFAAAAAA;
     scr->dark_pixel  = scr->darkGray ? WMColorPixel(scr->darkGray) : 0xFF555555;
+
+    /* Initialize menu text colors to black so setMenuTextColor and
+     * setMenuDisabledColor can safely dereference them before
+     * MenuDisabledColor / MenuTextColor defaults are processed. */
+    scr->mtext_color = WMCreateRGBColor(scr->wmscreen, 0, 0, 0, True);
+    scr->dtext_color = WMCreateRGBColor(scr->wmscreen, 0, 0, 0, True);
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_stubs.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_stubs.c
index bb6b2a4..48d257f 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_stubs.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_stubs.c
@@ -414,10 +414,8 @@ const WMBackend wl_backend = {
     .cursor_create_named    = wl_cursor_create_named,
     .shape_combine_mask     = wl_shape_combine_mask,
 .register_error_handlers = wl_register_error_handlers,
-#if USE_XWAYLAND
     .texture_create_gc      = wl_texture_create_gc,
     .texture_free_gc        = wl_texture_free_gc,
-#endif
     .texture_alloc_color    = wl_texture_alloc_color,
     .texture_free_colors    = wl_texture_free_colors,
     .frame_alloc_border_pixel = wl_noop_frame_alloc_border_pixel,
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_types.h b/src/backend/wayland/wl_types.h
index ccc6836..cea2c5a 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_types.h
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_types.h
@@ -530,9 +530,9 @@ void wl_shape_combine_mask(WNativeWindow win, WNativeWindow mask);
 int wl_catch_xwayland_error(Display *edpy, XErrorEvent *error);
 int wl_catch_xwayland_io_error(Display *edpy);
 void wl_register_error_handlers(void);
+#endif
 GC wl_texture_create_gc(WScreen *scr, unsigned long pixel);
 void wl_texture_free_gc(GC gc);
-#endif
 void wl_texture_alloc_color(WScreen *scr, WMColorRGB *color);
 void wl_texture_free_colors(WScreen *scr, unsigned long *pixels, int count);
 
diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index b4798ed..643fcb7 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ void wDefaultsCheckDomains(void* arg)
 
 void wReadDefaults(WScreen * scr, WMPropList * new_dict)
 {
+	fprintf(stderr, "TRACE: wReadDefaults enter\n");
 	WMPropList *plvalue, *old_value;
 	WDefaultEntry *entry;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1193,6 +1194,7 @@ void wReadDefaults(WScreen * scr, WMPropList * new_dict)
 	needs_refresh = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < wlengthof(optionList); i++) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "TR: r i=%d\n", i);
 		entry = &optionList[i];
 
 		if (new_dict)
@@ -1661,14 +1663,20 @@ static WTexture *parse_texture(WScreen * scr, WMPropList * pl)
 	int nelem;
 	WTexture *texture = NULL;
 
+	fprintf(stderr, "TR: pT enter\n");
 	nelem = WMGetPropListItemCount(pl);
+	fprintf(stderr, "TR: pT nelem=%d\n", nelem);
 	if (nelem < 1)
 		return NULL;
 
-	elem = WMGetFromPLArray(pl, 0);
-	if (!elem || !WMIsPLString(elem))
-		return NULL;
-	val = WMGetFromPLString(elem);
+	fprintf(stderr, "TR: pT call get[0]\n");
+		elem = WMGetFromPLArray(pl, 0);
+		fprintf(stderr, "TR: pT got elem=%p\n", (void*)elem);
+		if (!elem || !WMIsPLString(elem))
+			return NULL;
+		fprintf(stderr, "TR: pT is-string\n");
+		val = WMGetFromPLString(elem);
+		fprintf(stderr, "TR: pT val=%s\n", val);
 
 	if (strcasecmp(val, "solid") == 0) {
 		WMColorRGB color;
@@ -1975,8 +1983,10 @@ static int getTexture(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, WMPropList * value,
  again:
 	if (!value)
 		return False;
-	Bool _is_arr = WMIsPLArray(value);
-	if (!_is_arr) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "TR: gT A\n");
+		Bool _is_arr = WMIsPLArray(value);
+		fprintf(stderr, "TR: gT B arr=%d\n", _is_arr);
+		if (!_is_arr) {
 		wwarning(_("Wrong option format for key \"%s\". Should be %s."), entry->key, "Texture");
 		if (changed == 0) {
 			value = entry->plvalue;
@@ -1991,7 +2001,9 @@ static int getTexture(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, WMPropList * value,
 		return False;
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(entry->key, "WidgetColor") == 0 && !changed) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "TR: gT D key=%s\n", entry->key);
+
+		if (strcmp(entry->key, "WidgetColor") == 0 && !changed) {
 		WMPropList *pl;
 
 		pl = WMGetFromPLArray(value, 0);
@@ -2007,7 +2019,9 @@ static int getTexture(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, WMPropList * value,
 		}
 	}
 
-		texture = parse_texture(scr, value);
+	fprintf(stderr, "TR: gT pre-parse\n");
+			texture = parse_texture(scr, value);
+			fprintf(stderr, "TR: gT post-parse\n");
 
 		if (!texture) {
 		wwarning(_("Error in texture specification for key \"%s\""), entry->key);