diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index 0cc3cfbd..182a28b8 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ struct view_impl {
 	bool (*has_strut_partial)(struct view *self);
 	/* returns true if view declared itself a window type */
 	bool (*contains_window_type)(struct view *view, int32_t window_type);
+	/* returns the client pid that this view belongs to */
+	pid_t (*get_pid)(struct view *view);
 };
 
 struct view {
diff --git a/src/action.c b/src/action.c
index 7cc4bc56..bf94e0a0 100644
--- a/src/action.c
+++ b/src/action.c
@@ -691,12 +691,13 @@ actions_run(struct view *activator, struct server *server,
 			}
 			break;
 		case ACTION_TYPE_KILL:
-			if (view && view->surface) {
+			if (view) {
 				/* Send SIGTERM to the process associated with the surface */
-				pid_t pid = -1;
-				struct wl_client *client = view->surface->resource->client;
-				wl_client_get_credentials(client, &pid, NULL, NULL);
-				if (pid != -1) {
+				assert(view->impl->get_pid);
+				pid_t pid = view->impl->get_pid(view);
+				if (pid == getpid()) {
+					wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Preventing sending SIGTERM to labwc");
+				} else if (pid > 0) {
 					kill(pid, SIGTERM);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/xdg.c b/src/xdg.c
index 154eb34f..78c549b0 100644
--- a/src/xdg.c
+++ b/src/xdg.c
@@ -659,6 +659,20 @@ xdg_toplevel_view_unmap(struct view *view, bool client_request)
 	}
 }
 
+static pid_t
+xdg_view_get_pid(struct view *view)
+{
+	assert(view);
+	pid_t pid = -1;
+
+	if (view->surface && view->surface->resource
+			&& view->surface->resource->client) {
+		struct wl_client *client = view->surface->resource->client;
+		wl_client_get_credentials(client, &pid, NULL, NULL);
+	}
+	return pid;
+}
+
 static const struct view_impl xdg_toplevel_view_impl = {
 	.configure = xdg_toplevel_view_configure,
 	.close = xdg_toplevel_view_close,
@@ -675,6 +689,7 @@ static const struct view_impl xdg_toplevel_view_impl = {
 	.get_root = xdg_toplevel_view_get_root,
 	.append_children = xdg_toplevel_view_append_children,
 	.contains_window_type = xdg_toplevel_view_contains_window_type,
+	.get_pid = xdg_view_get_pid,
 };
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/xwayland.c b/src/xwayland.c
index 58d61a80..3a936456 100644
--- a/src/xwayland.c
+++ b/src/xwayland.c
@@ -838,6 +838,19 @@ xwayland_view_set_fullscreen(struct view *view, bool fullscreen)
 		fullscreen);
 }
 
+static pid_t
+xwayland_view_get_pid(struct view *view)
+{
+	assert(view);
+
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xwayland_surface =
+		xwayland_surface_from_view(view);
+	if (!xwayland_surface) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return xwayland_surface->pid;
+}
+
 static const struct view_impl xwayland_view_impl = {
 	.configure = xwayland_view_configure,
 	.close = xwayland_view_close,
@@ -856,6 +869,7 @@ static const struct view_impl xwayland_view_impl = {
 	.wants_focus = xwayland_view_wants_focus,
 	.has_strut_partial = xwayland_view_has_strut_partial,
 	.contains_window_type = xwayland_view_contains_window_type,
+	.get_pid = xwayland_view_get_pid,
 };
 
 void