diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2aacaa0..4d13334 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ readme = "README.md"
 keywords = ["clipboard", "window", "ui", "gui", "raw-window-handle"]
 categories = ["gui"]
 
+[features]
+# Yoda: put the unix clipboard backends behind opt-in features. Upstream
+# pulled both X11 + Wayland unconditionally on unix — pure bloat for
+# Wayland-only builds (clipboard_x11 pulls x11rb + its protocol machinery).
+# Default keeps both enabled to preserve upstream behaviour; yoda consumers
+# pass default-features=false + "wayland" at the dep declaration.
+default = ["x11", "wayland"]
+x11 = ["dep:clipboard_x11"]
+wayland = ["dep:clipboard_wayland"]
+
 [dependencies]
 raw-window-handle = { version = "0.6", features = ["std"] }
 thiserror = "1.0"
@@ -24,8 +34,8 @@ clipboard-win = { version = "5.0", features = ["std"] }
 clipboard_macos = { version = "0.1", path = "./macos" }
 
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(any(target_os="macos", target_os="android", target_os="emscripten", target_os="ios", target_os="redox"))))'.dependencies]
-clipboard_x11 = { version = "0.4.2", path = "./x11" }
-clipboard_wayland = { version = "0.2.2", path = "./wayland" }
+clipboard_x11 = { version = "0.4.2", path = "./x11", optional = true }
+clipboard_wayland = { version = "0.2.2", path = "./wayland", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/dnd/Cargo.toml b/dnd/Cargo.toml
index f977386..0ddb926 100644
--- a/dnd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/dnd/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ bitflags = "2.5.0"
 raw-window-handle = "0.6"
 
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(any(target_os="macos", target_os="android", target_os="emscripten", target_os="ios", target_os="redox"))))'.dependencies]
-smithay-clipboard = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay-clipboard", tag = "pop-dnd-3", features = [
+smithay-clipboard = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay-clipboard", tag = "sctk-0.20", features = [
     "dnd",
 ] }
-sctk = { package = "smithay-client-toolkit", git = "https://github.com/Smithay/client-toolkit", default-features = false, features = [
+sctk = { package = "smithay-client-toolkit", version = "0.20", default-features = false, features = [
     "calloop",
-], rev = "3bed072" }
+] }
diff --git a/dnd/src/lib.rs b/dnd/src/lib.rs
index 16c99f9..66ccd8c 100644
--- a/dnd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/dnd/src/lib.rs
@@ -189,9 +189,7 @@ pub enum Icon {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DndSurface(
-    pub Arc<Box<dyn HasWindowHandle + 'static + Send + Sync>>,
-);
+pub struct DndSurface(pub Arc<dyn HasWindowHandle + 'static + Send + Sync>);
 
 impl Debug for DndSurface {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
diff --git a/dnd/src/platform/linux.rs b/dnd/src/platform/linux.rs
index abafb4b..31a1879 100644
--- a/dnd/src/platform/linux.rs
+++ b/dnd/src/platform/linux.rs
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@ impl<T: mime::AsMimeTypes> AsMimeTypes for DataWrapper<T> {
 
 impl smithay_clipboard::dnd::RawSurface for DndSurface {
     unsafe fn get_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut c_void {
-        // XXX won't panic because this is only called once before it could be
-        // cloned
-        Arc::get_mut(&mut self.0)
-            .unwrap()
-            .window_handle()
-            .unwrap()
-            .get_ptr()
+        self.0.window_handle().unwrap().get_ptr()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mime/Cargo.toml b/mime/Cargo.toml
index 61643a0..adacdb5 100644
--- a/mime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mime/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(any(target_os="macos", target_os="android", target_os="emscripten", target_os="ios", target_os="redox"))))'.dependencies]
-smithay-clipboard = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay-clipboard", tag = "pop-dnd-3" }
+smithay-clipboard = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay-clipboard", tag = "sctk-0.20" }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e671882..54d330f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub struct PlatformClipboard<C> {
 
 impl PlatformClipboard<platform::Clipboard> {
     /// Safety: the display handle must be valid for the lifetime of `Clipboard`
-    pub unsafe fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
+    pub unsafe fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle + ?Sized>(
         window: &W,
     ) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
         Ok(PlatformClipboard {
diff --git a/src/platform/android.rs b/src/platform/android.rs
index c2d460a..885f80d 100644
--- a/src/platform/android.rs
+++ b/src/platform/android.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 use crate::ClipboardProvider;
 
+use crate::dnd::DndProvider;
+use dnd::{DndAction, DndDestinationRectangle, DndSurface, Icon};
+use mime::{AllowedMimeTypes, AsMimeTypes};
 use raw_window_handle::HasDisplayHandle;
-use std::error::Error;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, error::Error};
 
 pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
     _window: &W,
 ) -> Result<Clipboard, Box<dyn Error>> {
-    Ok(Clipboard::new())
+    Clipboard::new()
 }
 
 pub struct Clipboard;
@@ -36,7 +39,46 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
         Err(Box::new(AndroidClipboardError::Unimplemented))
     }
 
-    fn write(&mut self, contents: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    fn write(&mut self, _contents: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         Err(Box::new(AndroidClipboardError::Unimplemented))
     }
 }
+
+impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
+    fn init_dnd(
+        &self,
+        _tx: Box<dyn dnd::Sender<DndSurface> + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn start_dnd<D: AsMimeTypes + Send + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        _internal: bool,
+        _source_surface: DndSurface,
+        _icon_surface: Option<Icon>,
+        _content: D,
+        _actions: DndAction,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn end_dnd(&self) {}
+
+    fn register_dnd_destination(
+        &self,
+        _surface: DndSurface,
+        _rectangles: Vec<DndDestinationRectangle>,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn set_action(&self, _action: DndAction) {}
+
+    fn peek_offer<D: AllowedMimeTypes + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        _mime_type: Option<Cow<'static, str>>,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<D> {
+        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "DnD not supported",
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/platform/dummy.rs b/src/platform/dummy.rs
index 3fc3779..c86bcbf 100644
--- a/src/platform/dummy.rs
+++ b/src/platform/dummy.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 pub struct Clipboard;
 
-pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
+pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle + ?Sized>(
     _window: &W,
 ) -> Result<Clipboard, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(Clipboard)
diff --git a/src/platform/ios.rs b/src/platform/ios.rs
index 1ab6e84..fd961c7 100644
--- a/src/platform/ios.rs
+++ b/src/platform/ios.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::ClipboardProvider;
 use raw_window_handle::HasDisplayHandle;
 use std::error::Error;
 
-pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
+pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle + ?Sized>(
     _window: &W,
 ) -> Result<Clipboard, Box<dyn Error>> {
     Clipboard::new()
diff --git a/src/platform/linux.rs b/src/platform/linux.rs
index 734f8f6..755dfb9 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ use std::{borrow::Cow, error::Error, sync::Arc};
 use wayland::DndSender;
 
 pub use clipboard_wayland as wayland;
+#[cfg(feature = "x11")]
 pub use clipboard_x11 as x11;
 
 pub enum Clipboard {
     Wayland(wayland::Clipboard),
+    #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
     X11(x11::Clipboard),
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     fn read(&self) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.read(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(c) => c.read().map_err(Box::from),
         }
     }
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     fn write(&mut self, contents: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.write(contents),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(c) => c.write(contents).map_err(Box::from),
         }
     }
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     fn read_primary(&self) -> Option<Result<String, Box<dyn Error>>> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => Some(c.read_primary()),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(c) => Some(c.read_primary().map_err(Box::from)),
         }
     }
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     ) -> Option<Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => Some(c.write_primary(contents)),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(c) => {
                 Some(c.write_primary(contents).map_err(Box::from))
             }
@@ -61,6 +67,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
                 let ret = c.read_data::<ClipboardLoadData<T>>();
                 Some(ret.map(|ret| ret.0))
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -76,6 +83,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => {
                 Some(c.write_data::<ClipboardStoreData<T>>(contents))
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
                 let ret = c.read_primary_data::<ClipboardLoadData<T>>();
                 Some(ret.map(|ret| ret.0))
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     ) -> Option<Result<(Vec<u8>, String), Box<dyn Error>>> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => Some(c.read_primary_raw(allowed)),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -109,6 +119,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     ) -> Option<Result<(Vec<u8>, String), Box<dyn Error>>> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => Some(c.read_raw(allowed)),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -124,6 +135,7 @@ impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => {
                 Some(c.write_primary_data::<ClipboardStoreData<T>>(contents))
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -135,7 +147,8 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
         tx: Box<dyn dnd::Sender<DndSurface> + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     ) {
         match self {
-            Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.init_dnd(DndSender(Arc::new(tx))),
+            Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.init_dnd(DndSender(Arc::from(tx))),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -156,6 +169,7 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
                 content,
                 actions,
             ),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -163,6 +177,7 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
     fn end_dnd(&self) {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.end_dnd(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -176,6 +191,7 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => {
                 c.register_dnd_destination(surface, rectangles)
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -183,6 +199,7 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
     fn set_action(&self, action: DndAction) {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.set_action(action),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => {}
         }
     }
@@ -193,6 +210,7 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
     ) -> std::io::Result<D> {
         match self {
             Clipboard::Wayland(c) => c.peek_offer::<D>(mime_type),
+            #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
             Clipboard::X11(_) => Err(std::io::Error::new(
                 std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
                 "DnD not supported",
@@ -201,14 +219,22 @@ impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
     }
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
+pub unsafe fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle + ?Sized>(
     window: &W,
 ) -> Result<Clipboard, Box<dyn Error>> {
     let clipboard = match window.display_handle()?.as_raw() {
         RawDisplayHandle::Wayland(handle) => Clipboard::Wayland(
             wayland::Clipboard::connect(handle.display.as_ptr()),
         ) as _,
+        #[cfg(feature = "x11")]
         _ => Clipboard::X11(x11::Clipboard::connect()?) as _,
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "x11"))]
+        _ => {
+            return Err(Box::from(
+                "Yoda window_clipboard: X11 feature disabled; \
+                 non-Wayland display handles are not supported",
+            ))
+        }
     };
 
     Ok(clipboard)
diff --git a/src/platform/macos.rs b/src/platform/macos.rs
index 084ace8..d89c446 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos.rs
+++ b/src/platform/macos.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,57 @@
 use crate::ClipboardProvider;
 
+use crate::dnd::DndProvider;
 pub(crate) use clipboard_macos::Clipboard;
+use dnd::{DndAction, DndDestinationRectangle, DndSurface, Icon};
+use mime::{AllowedMimeTypes, AsMimeTypes};
 use raw_window_handle::HasDisplayHandle;
-use std::error::Error;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, error::Error};
 
-pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
+pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle + ?Sized>(
     _window: &W,
 ) -> Result<Clipboard, Box<dyn Error>> {
     Clipboard::new()
 }
 
+impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
+    fn init_dnd(
+        &self,
+        _tx: Box<dyn dnd::Sender<DndSurface> + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn start_dnd<D: AsMimeTypes + Send + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        _internal: bool,
+        _source_surface: DndSurface,
+        _icon_surface: Option<Icon>,
+        _content: D,
+        _actions: DndAction,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn end_dnd(&self) {}
+
+    fn register_dnd_destination(
+        &self,
+        _surface: DndSurface,
+        _rectangles: Vec<DndDestinationRectangle>,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn set_action(&self, _action: DndAction) {}
+
+    fn peek_offer<D: AllowedMimeTypes + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        _mime_type: Option<Cow<'static, str>>,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<D> {
+        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "DnD not supported",
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
 impl ClipboardProvider for Clipboard {
     fn read(&self) -> Result<String, Box<dyn Error>> {
         self.read()
diff --git a/src/platform/windows.rs b/src/platform/windows.rs
index f317b10..81d1e73 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,55 @@
 use crate::ClipboardProvider;
 
+use crate::dnd::DndProvider;
 use clipboard_win::{get_clipboard_string, set_clipboard_string};
+use dnd::{DndAction, DndDestinationRectangle, DndSurface, Icon};
+use mime::{AllowedMimeTypes, AsMimeTypes};
 use raw_window_handle::HasDisplayHandle;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, error::Error};
 
-use std::error::Error;
-
-pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle>(
+pub fn connect<W: HasDisplayHandle + ?Sized>(
     _window: &W,
 ) -> Result<Clipboard, Box<dyn Error>> {
     Ok(Clipboard)
 }
+impl DndProvider for Clipboard {
+    fn init_dnd(
+        &self,
+        _tx: Box<dyn dnd::Sender<DndSurface> + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn start_dnd<D: AsMimeTypes + Send + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        _internal: bool,
+        _source_surface: DndSurface,
+        _icon_surface: Option<Icon>,
+        _content: D,
+        _actions: DndAction,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn end_dnd(&self) {}
+
+    fn register_dnd_destination(
+        &self,
+        _surface: DndSurface,
+        _rectangles: Vec<DndDestinationRectangle>,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    fn set_action(&self, _action: DndAction) {}
+
+    fn peek_offer<D: AllowedMimeTypes + 'static>(
+        &self,
+        _mime_type: Option<Cow<'static, str>>,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<D> {
+        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
+            "DnD not supported",
+        ))
+    }
+}
 
 pub struct Clipboard;
 
diff --git a/wayland/Cargo.toml b/wayland/Cargo.toml
index eafd122..fd1d4fc 100644
--- a/wayland/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wayland/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords = ["clipboard", "wayland"]
 
 [dependencies]
 
-smithay-clipboard = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay-clipboard", tag = "pop-dnd-3", features = [
+smithay-clipboard = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay-clipboard", tag = "sctk-0.20", features = [
     "dnd",
 ] }
 mime = { path = "../mime" }
diff --git a/wayland/src/lib.rs b/wayland/src/lib.rs
index deb59d9..298e87c 100644
--- a/wayland/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wayland/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ use smithay_clipboard::dnd::{Icon, Rectangle};
 pub use smithay_clipboard::mime::{AllowedMimeTypes, AsMimeTypes, MimeType};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DndSender(
-    pub Arc<Box<dyn Sender<DndSurface> + 'static + Send + Sync>>,
-);
+pub struct DndSender(pub Arc<dyn Sender<DndSurface> + 'static + Send + Sync>);
 
 impl smithay_clipboard::dnd::Sender<DndSurface> for DndSender {
     fn send(