diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4730e1b..fe944218 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -93,10 +93,13 @@
   another opaque, maximized window ([#1464][1464]).
 * Double-width characters, and grapheme clusters breaking URL
   auto-detection ([#1465][1465]).
+* Crash when `XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN` is set, but compositor does not
+  support XDG activation ([#1493][1493]).
 
 [1436]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1436
 [1464]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1464
 [1465]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1465
+[1493]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1493
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/wayland.c b/wayland.c
index d5dc838f..d12bfc48 100644
--- a/wayland.c
+++ b/wayland.c
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ wayl_win_init(struct terminal *term, const char *token)
     wl_surface_commit(win->surface.surf);
 
     /* Complete XDG startup notification */
-    if (token && wayl->xdg_activation)
+    if (token && wayl->xdg_activation != NULL)
         xdg_activation_v1_activate(wayl->xdg_activation, token, win->surface.surf);
 
     if (!wayl_win_subsurface_new(win, &win->overlay, false)) {