diff --git a/graphics/src/compositor.rs b/graphics/src/compositor.rs
index 3ec99542..90c7b6fe 100644
--- a/graphics/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/graphics/src/compositor.rs
@@ -18,23 +18,25 @@ pub trait Compositor: Sized {
     type Surface;
 
     /// Creates a new [`Compositor`].
-    fn new<W: Window + Clone>(
+    fn new(
         settings: Settings,
-        compatible_window: W,
+        display: impl Display + Clone,
+        compatible_window: impl Window + Clone,
         shell: Shell,
     ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self, Error>> {
-        Self::with_backend(settings, compatible_window, shell, None)
+        Self::with_backend(settings, display, compatible_window, shell, None)
     }
 
     /// Creates a new [`Compositor`] with a backend preference.
     ///
     /// If the backend does not match the preference, it will return
     /// [`Error::GraphicsAdapterNotFound`].
-    fn with_backend<W: Window + Clone>(
-        _settings: Settings,
-        _compatible_window: W,
-        _shell: Shell,
-        _backend: Option<&str>,
+    fn with_backend(
+        settings: Settings,
+        display: impl Display + Clone,
+        compatible_window: impl Window + Clone,
+        shell: Shell,
+        backend: Option<&str>,
     ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Self, Error>>;
 
     /// Creates a [`Self::Renderer`] for the [`Compositor`].
@@ -110,6 +112,15 @@ impl<T> Window for T where
 {
 }
 
+/// An owned display handle that can be used in a [`Compositor`].
+///
+/// This is just a convenient super trait of the `raw-window-handle`
+/// trait.
+pub trait Display: HasDisplayHandle + MaybeSend + MaybeSync + 'static {}
+
+impl<T> Display for T where T: HasDisplayHandle + MaybeSend + MaybeSync + 'static
+{}
+
 /// Defines the default compositor of a renderer.
 pub trait Default {
     /// The compositor of the renderer.
@@ -152,9 +163,10 @@ impl Compositor for () {
     type Renderer = ();
     type Surface = ();
 
-    async fn with_backend<W: Window + Clone>(
+    async fn with_backend(
         _settings: Settings,
-        _compatible_window: W,
+        _display: impl Display,
+        _compatible_window: impl Window + Clone,
         _shell: Shell,
         _preferred_backend: Option<&str>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
diff --git a/renderer/src/fallback.rs b/renderer/src/fallback.rs
index d9b9e38c..8bd0013a 100644
--- a/renderer/src/fallback.rs
+++ b/renderer/src/fallback.rs
@@ -264,9 +264,10 @@ where
     type Renderer = Renderer<A::Renderer, B::Renderer>;
     type Surface = Surface<A::Surface, B::Surface>;
 
-    async fn with_backend<W: compositor::Window + Clone>(
+    async fn with_backend(
         settings: graphics::Settings,
-        compatible_window: W,
+        display: impl compositor::Display + Clone,
+        compatible_window: impl compositor::Window + Clone,
         shell: Shell,
         backend: Option<&str>,
     ) -> Result<Self, graphics::Error> {
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ where
         for backend in candidates.iter().map(Option::as_deref) {
             match A::with_backend(
                 settings,
+                display.clone(),
                 compatible_window.clone(),
                 shell.clone(),
                 backend,
@@ -310,6 +312,7 @@ where
 
             match B::with_backend(
                 settings,
+                display.clone(),
                 compatible_window.clone(),
                 shell.clone(),
                 backend,
diff --git a/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs b/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs
index c5d0c94e..404948fd 100644
--- a/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs
+++ b/tiny_skia/src/window/compositor.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::num::NonZeroU32;
 
 pub struct Compositor {
-    context: softbuffer::Context<Box<dyn compositor::Window>>,
+    context: softbuffer::Context<Box<dyn compositor::Display>>,
     settings: Settings,
 }
 
 pub struct Surface {
     window: softbuffer::Surface<
-        Box<dyn compositor::Window>,
+        Box<dyn compositor::Display>,
         Box<dyn compositor::Window>,
     >,
     clip_mask: tiny_skia::Mask,
@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ impl crate::graphics::Compositor for Compositor {
     type Renderer = Renderer;
     type Surface = Surface;
 
-    async fn with_backend<W: compositor::Window>(
+    async fn with_backend(
         settings: graphics::Settings,
-        compatible_window: W,
+        display: impl compositor::Display,
+        _compatible_window: impl compositor::Window,
         _shell: Shell,
         backend: Option<&str>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         match backend {
             None | Some("tiny-skia") | Some("tiny_skia") => {
-                Ok(new(settings.into(), compatible_window))
+                Ok(new(settings.into(), display))
             }
             Some(backend) => Err(Error::GraphicsAdapterNotFound {
                 backend: "tiny-skia",
@@ -134,12 +135,12 @@ impl crate::graphics::Compositor for Compositor {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn new<W: compositor::Window>(
+pub fn new(
     settings: Settings,
-    compatible_window: W,
+    display: impl compositor::Display,
 ) -> Compositor {
     #[allow(unsafe_code)]
-    let context = softbuffer::Context::new(Box::new(compatible_window) as _)
+    let context = softbuffer::Context::new(Box::new(display) as _)
         .expect("Create softbuffer context");
 
     Compositor { context, settings }
diff --git a/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs b/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs
index 085ff6a8..f612c80f 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs
@@ -261,9 +261,10 @@ impl graphics::Compositor for Compositor {
     type Renderer = Renderer;
     type Surface = wgpu::Surface<'static>;
 
-    async fn with_backend<W: compositor::Window>(
+    async fn with_backend(
         settings: graphics::Settings,
-        compatible_window: W,
+        _display: impl compositor::Display,
+        compatible_window: impl compositor::Window,
         shell: Shell,
         backend: Option<&str>,
     ) -> Result<Self, graphics::Error> {
diff --git a/winit/src/lib.rs b/winit/src/lib.rs
index b596573d..eb8cdec8 100644
--- a/winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ where
     let settings = program.settings();
     let window_settings = program.window();
 
-    let graphics_settings = settings.clone().into();
     let event_loop = EventLoop::with_user_event()
         .build()
         .expect("Create event loop");
 
+    let graphics_settings = settings.clone().into();
+    let display_handle = event_loop.owned_display_handle();
+
     let (proxy, worker) = Proxy::new(event_loop.create_proxy());
 
     #[cfg(feature = "debug")]
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ where
         proxy.clone(),
         event_receiver,
         control_sender,
+        display_handle,
         is_daemon,
         graphics_settings,
         settings.fonts,
@@ -511,6 +514,7 @@ async fn run_instance<P>(
     mut proxy: Proxy<P::Message>,
     mut event_receiver: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<Event<Action<P::Message>>>,
     mut control_sender: mpsc::UnboundedSender<Control>,
+    display_handle: winit::event_loop::OwnedDisplayHandle,
     is_daemon: bool,
     graphics_settings: graphics::Settings,
     default_fonts: Vec<Cow<'static, [u8]>>,
@@ -595,6 +599,7 @@ async fn run_instance<P>(
 
                     let create_compositor = {
                         let window = window.clone();
+                        let display_handle = display_handle.clone();
                         let proxy = proxy.clone();
                         let default_fonts = default_fonts.clone();
 
@@ -602,7 +607,12 @@ async fn run_instance<P>(
                             let shell = Shell::new(proxy.clone());
 
                             let mut compositor =
-                                <P::Renderer as compositor::Default>::Compositor::new(graphics_settings, window, shell).await;
+                                <P::Renderer as compositor::Default>::Compositor::new(
+                                    graphics_settings,
+                                    display_handle,
+                                    window,
+                                    shell,
+                                ).await;
 
                             if let Ok(compositor) = &mut compositor {
                                 for font in default_fonts {