diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b96dc2b3..08d8401c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ use smithay::reexports::{
 };
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
-use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
+use std::{
+    ffi::OsString,
+    sync::atomic::Ordering,
+};
 
 pub mod backend;
 pub mod input;
@@ -26,9 +29,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // init event loop
     let mut event_loop = EventLoop::try_new().with_context(|| "Failed to initialize event loop")?;
     // init wayland
-    let display = init_wayland_display(&mut event_loop)?;
+    let (display, socket) = init_wayland_display(&mut event_loop)?;
     // init state
-    let mut state = state::State::new(display, event_loop.handle(), log);
+    let mut state = state::State::new(display, socket, event_loop.handle(), log);
     // init backend
     backend::init_backend_auto(&mut event_loop, &mut state)?;
 
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn init_wayland_display(event_loop: &mut EventLoop<state::State>) -> Result<Display> {
+fn init_wayland_display(event_loop: &mut EventLoop<state::State>) -> Result<(Display, OsString)> {
     let mut display = Display::new();
     let socket_name = display.add_socket_auto()?;
 
@@ -84,5 +87,5 @@ fn init_wayland_display(event_loop: &mut EventLoop<state::State>) -> Result<Disp
         )
         .with_context(|| "Failed to init the wayland event source.")?;
 
-    Ok(display)
+    Ok((display, socket_name))
 }
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index b5b37ee1..de9bacb9 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use smithay::{
 
 use std::{
     cell::RefCell,
+    ffi::OsString,
     rc::Rc,
     sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc},
     time::Instant,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ pub struct State {
 
 pub struct Common {
     pub display: Rc<RefCell<Display>>,
+    pub socket: OsString,
     pub event_loop_handle: LoopHandle<'static, State>,
 
     pub spaces: Workspaces,
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn get_dnd_icon(seat: &Seat) -> Option<WlSurface> {
 }
 
 impl State {
-    pub fn new(mut display: Display, handle: LoopHandle<'static, State>, log: LogState) -> State {
+    pub fn new(mut display: Display, socket: OsString, handle: LoopHandle<'static, State>, log: LogState) -> State {
         init_shm_global(&mut display, vec![], None);
         init_xdg_output_manager(&mut display, None);
         let shell_handles = init_shell(&mut display);
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ impl State {
         State {
             common: Common {
                 display: Rc::new(RefCell::new(display)),
+                socket,
                 event_loop_handle: handle,
 
                 spaces: Workspaces::new(),