diff --git a/src/xwayland.c b/src/xwayland.c
index bd9966f6..a32202f5 100644
--- a/src/xwayland.c
+++ b/src/xwayland.c
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	damage_view_whole(view);
 }
 
+static void
+handle_request_move(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This event is raised when a client would like to begin an interactive
+	 * move, typically because the user clicked on their client-side
+	 * decorations. Note that a more sophisticated compositor should check
+	 * the provied serial against a list of button press serials sent to
+	 * this
+	 * client, to prevent the client from requesting this whenever they
+	 * want.
+	 */
+	struct view *view = wl_container_of(listener, view, request_move);
+	interactive_begin(view, LAB_INPUT_STATE_MOVE, 0);
+}
+
 static void
 handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
@@ -310,6 +326,9 @@ xwayland_surface_new(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	view->request_fullscreen.notify = handle_request_fullscreen;
 	wl_signal_add(&xsurface->events.request_fullscreen,
 		&view->request_fullscreen);
+	view->request_move.notify = handle_request_move;
+	wl_signal_add(&xsurface->events.request_move,
+		&view->request_move);
 
 	view->set_title.notify = handle_set_title;
 	wl_signal_add(&xsurface->events.set_title, &view->set_title);