diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
index 8fe74e37902..c57549c34a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/global/qwaylandclientextension.h
@@ -45,14 +45,31 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
     void initialize();
 };
 
-template <typename T>
+
+template<typename T, auto destruct = nullptr>
 class Q_WAYLANDCLIENT_EXPORT QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate : public QWaylandClientExtension
 {
     Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate)
+
 public:
-    QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate(const int ver) :
-        QWaylandClientExtension(ver)
+    QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate(const int ver) : QWaylandClientExtension(ver)
     {
+        if constexpr (destruct != nullptr) {
+            connect(this, &QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate::activeChanged, this, [this] {
+                if (!isActive()) {
+                    std::invoke(destruct, static_cast<T *>(this));
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    ~QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate()
+    {
+        if constexpr (destruct != nullptr) {
+            if (isActive()) {
+                std::invoke(destruct, static_cast<T *>(this));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     const struct wl_interface *extensionInterface() const override
diff --git a/tests/auto/wayland/clientextension/tst_clientextension.cpp b/tests/auto/wayland/clientextension/tst_clientextension.cpp
index 91b02e3b249..c1cd1cb1fa3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/wayland/clientextension/tst_clientextension.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/wayland/clientextension/tst_clientextension.cpp
@@ -14,17 +14,12 @@
 
 using namespace MockCompositor;
 
-class TestExtension : public QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate<TestExtension>,
-                      public QtWayland::test_interface
+class TestExtension
+    : public QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate<TestExtension, &QtWayland::test_interface::release>,
+      public QtWayland::test_interface
 {
 public:
-    TestExtension() : QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate<TestExtension>(1) { }
-    ~TestExtension()
-    {
-        if (object()) {
-            release();
-        }
-    }
+    TestExtension() : QWaylandClientExtensionTemplate(1){};
     void initialize() { QWaylandClientExtension::initialize(); }
 };