diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/wayland_handler.rs b/cosmic-app-list/src/wayland_handler.rs
index de89d768..b34edb3d 100644
--- a/cosmic-app-list/src/wayland_handler.rs
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/src/wayland_handler.rs
@@ -401,6 +401,10 @@ impl CaptureData {
             .unwrap();
         let (width, height) = formats.buffer_size;
 
+        if width == 0 || height == 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         // XXX
         if !formats
             .shm_formats
diff --git a/cosmic-applet-minimize/src/wayland_handler.rs b/cosmic-applet-minimize/src/wayland_handler.rs
index 15636a77..a98c2539 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-minimize/src/wayland_handler.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-minimize/src/wayland_handler.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ impl CaptureData {
             .unwrap();
         let (width, height) = formats.buffer_size;
 
+        if width == 0 || height == 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         // XXX
         if !formats
             .shm_formats