diff --git a/src/qwaylandlayersurface.cpp b/src/qwaylandlayersurface.cpp
index dd17aa0..e172b52 100644
--- a/src/qwaylandlayersurface.cpp
+++ b/src/qwaylandlayersurface.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ QWaylandLayerSurface::QWaylandLayerSurface(QWaylandLayerShell *shell, QtWaylandC
 
     wl_output *output = nullptr;
     QScreen *screen = interface->desiredOutput();
+    if (!screen) {
+        screen = window->window()->screen();
+    }
+
     if (screen) {
         auto waylandScreen = dynamic_cast<QtWaylandClient::QWaylandScreen *>(screen->handle());
         // Qt will always assign a screen to a window, but if the compositor has no screens available a dummy QScreen object is created