diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
index 04aca8c2e12..4202b333b47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylanddisplay_p.h>
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylandintegration_p.h>
 #include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
-#include <QtGui/qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
+#include <QtGui/private/qguiapplication_p.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -51,35 +51,37 @@ QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate()
 {
     // Keep the possibility to use a custom waylandIntegration as a plugin,
     // but also add the possibility to run it as a QML component.
-    struct ::wl_display *waylandDisplay = NULL;
-    if (QGuiApplication::platformNativeInterface()) {
-        waylandDisplay = static_cast<struct ::wl_display*>(QGuiApplication::platformNativeInterface()->nativeResourceForIntegration("wl_display"));
-    } else {
+    waylandIntegration = static_cast<QtWaylandClient::QWaylandIntegration *>(QGuiApplicationPrivate::platformIntegration());
+    if (!waylandIntegration)
         waylandIntegration = new QtWaylandClient::QWaylandIntegration();
-        waylandDisplay = waylandIntegration->display()->wl_display();
-    }
-
-    Q_ASSERT(waylandDisplay);
-    struct ::wl_registry *registry = wl_display_get_registry(waylandDisplay);
-    QtWayland::wl_registry::init(registry);
 }
 
-void QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::registry_global(uint32_t id, const QString &interfaceName, uint32_t ver)
+void QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::handleRegistryGlobal(void *data, ::wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id,
+                                                          const QString &interface, uint32_t version)
 {
-    Q_Q(QWaylandClientExtension);
-    if (interfaceName == QLatin1String(q->extensionInterface()->name)) {
-        struct ::wl_registry *registry = static_cast<struct ::wl_registry *>(QtWayland::wl_registry::object());
-        q->bind(registry, id, ver);
-        active = true;
-        emit q->activeChanged();
+    QWaylandClientExtension *extension = static_cast<QWaylandClientExtension *>(data);
+    if (interface == QLatin1String(extension->extensionInterface()->name)) {
+        extension->bind(registry, id, version);
+        extension->d_func()->active = true;
+        emit extension->activeChanged();
     }
 }
 
+void QWaylandClientExtension::addRegistryListener()
+{
+    Q_D(QWaylandClientExtension);
+    d->waylandIntegration->display()->addRegistryListener(&QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::handleRegistryGlobal, this);
+}
+
 QWaylandClientExtension::QWaylandClientExtension(const int ver)
     : QObject(*new QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate())
 {
     Q_D(QWaylandClientExtension);
     d->version = ver;
+
+    // The registry listener uses virtual functions and we don't want it to be called from
+    // the constructor.
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "addRegistryListener", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 QtWaylandClient::QWaylandIntegration *QWaylandClientExtension::integration() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
index 9ff45ea00d0..a39f32b7f29 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ protected:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void versionChanged();
     void activeChanged();
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void addRegistryListener();
 };
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h
index 70cf36c3da9..88cc7a88718 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h
@@ -51,22 +51,20 @@
 #include "qwaylandclientextension.h"
 #include <QtCore/private/qobject_p.h>
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylandintegration_p.h>
-#include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwayland-wayland.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-class Q_WAYLAND_CLIENT_EXPORT QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate : public QObjectPrivate, public QtWayland::wl_registry
+class Q_WAYLAND_CLIENT_EXPORT QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate : public QObjectPrivate
 {
     Q_DECLARE_PUBLIC(QWaylandClientExtension)
 public:
     QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate();
+    static void handleRegistryGlobal(void *data, ::wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id,
+                                     const QString &interface, uint32_t version);
 
     QtWaylandClient::QWaylandIntegration *waylandIntegration;
     int version;
     bool active;
-
-protected:
-    void registry_global(uint32_t id, const QString &interfaceName, uint32_t version) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 };
 
 class Q_WAYLAND_CLIENT_EXPORT QWaylandClientExtensionTemplatePrivate : public QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate