diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
index 501f266f534..b71c41d11e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "qwaylandclientextension_p.h"
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylanddisplay_p.h>
 #include <QtWaylandClient/private/qwaylandintegration_p.h>
+#include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
+#include <QtGui/qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -45,11 +47,22 @@ namespace QtWaylandClient {
 
 QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate()
     : QObjectPrivate()
-    , waylandIntegration(new QWaylandIntegration())
+    , waylandIntegration(NULL)
     , version(-1)
+    , active(false)
 {
-    QtWaylandClient::QWaylandDisplay *waylandDisplay = waylandIntegration->display();
-    struct ::wl_registry *registry = wl_display_get_registry(waylandDisplay->wl_display());
+    // 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 = new QWaylandIntegration();
+        waylandDisplay = waylandIntegration->display()->wl_display();
+    }
+
+    Q_ASSERT(waylandDisplay);
+    struct ::wl_registry *registry = wl_display_get_registry(waylandDisplay);
     QtWayland::wl_registry::init(registry);
 }
 
@@ -59,6 +72,8 @@ void QWaylandClientExtensionPrivate::registry_global(uint32_t id, const QString
     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();
     }
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +105,12 @@ void QWaylandClientExtension::setVersion(const int ver)
     }
 }
 
+bool QWaylandClientExtension::active() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QWaylandClientExtension);
+    return d->active;
+}
+
 }
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
index efdfa46fb65..aee03eb2911 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ class Q_WAYLAND_CLIENT_EXPORT QWaylandClientExtension : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QWaylandClientExtension)
     Q_PROPERTY(int protocolVersion READ version NOTIFY versionChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool active READ active NOTIFY activeChanged)
 public:
     QWaylandClientExtension(const int version);
 
     QWaylandIntegration *integration() const;
     int version() const;
+    bool active() const;
 
     virtual const struct wl_interface *extensionInterface() const = 0;
     virtual void bind(struct ::wl_registry *registry, int id, int version) = 0;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ protected:
     void setVersion(const int version);
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void versionChanged();
+    void activeChanged();
 };
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h
index 2676f0ee632..9287ee95a50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension_p.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 
     QWaylandIntegration *waylandIntegration;
     int version;
+    bool active;
 
 protected:
     void registry_global(uint32_t id, const QString &interfaceName, uint32_t version) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;