diff --git a/WINGs/wview.c b/WINGs/wview.c
index 1d0f82f..04aa90a 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ W_View *W_CreateUnmanagedTopView(W_Screen * screen)
 		return NULL;
 
 	view->flags.topLevel = 1;
+	view->flags.popup = 1;
 
 	return view;
 }
diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index c47c0d7..20e3912 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -700,6 +700,18 @@ static void wl_window_realize(void *vctx, W_View *view, const char *name,
 	(void)vctx; (void)view; (void)name; (void)class; (void)owner;
 }
 
+static void wl_pointer_grab(void *vctx, W_View *view, int owner_events, unsigned long time)
+{
+	(void)vctx; (void)view; (void)owner_events; (void)time;
+	/* No-op: Wayland uses implicit grab on button press; popup menus
+	 * receive events via the pointer focus mechanism. */
+}
+
+static void wl_pointer_ungrab(void *vctx, unsigned long time)
+{
+	(void)vctx; (void)time;
+}
+
 static void wl_window_set_geometry(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 {
 	(void)vctx;
@@ -747,8 +759,8 @@ const W_ViewBackend W_ViewBackendWL = {
 	.window_realize       = wl_window_realize,
 	.window_set_geometry  = wl_window_set_geometry,
 	.window_withdraw      = wl_window_withdraw,
-	.pointer_grab         = NULL,
-	.pointer_ungrab       = NULL,
+	.pointer_grab         = wl_pointer_grab,
+	.pointer_ungrab       = wl_pointer_ungrab,
 	.bell                 = NULL,
 	.balloon_draw         = wl_balloon_draw,
 	.text_init            = wl_text_init,