diff --git a/include/view-impl-common.h b/include/view-impl-common.h
index 31513b5a..5c5f90f7 100644
--- a/include/view-impl-common.h
+++ b/include/view-impl-common.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 struct view;
 
+void view_impl_init_foreign_toplevel(struct view *view);
+
 void view_impl_map(struct view *view);
 void view_impl_unmap(struct view *view);
 
diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index a8456de2..2888512f 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct view_impl {
 	void (*unmap)(struct view *view, bool client_request);
 	void (*maximize)(struct view *view, enum view_axis maximized);
 	void (*minimize)(struct view *view, bool minimize);
+	struct view *(*get_parent)(struct view *self);
 	struct view *(*get_root)(struct view *self);
 	void (*append_children)(struct view *self, struct wl_array *children);
 	bool (*is_modal_dialog)(struct view *self);
diff --git a/src/view-impl-common.c b/src/view-impl-common.c
index 8cb4d80f..fdef5601 100644
--- a/src/view-impl-common.c
+++ b/src/view-impl-common.c
@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@
 #include "view.h"
 #include "window-rules.h"
 
+void
+view_impl_init_foreign_toplevel(struct view *view)
+{
+	if (view->foreign_toplevel) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	view->foreign_toplevel = foreign_toplevel_create(view);
+
+	if (view->impl->get_parent) {
+		struct view *parent = view->impl->get_parent(view);
+		if (parent && parent->foreign_toplevel) {
+			foreign_toplevel_set_parent(view->foreign_toplevel,
+				parent->foreign_toplevel);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void
 view_impl_map(struct view *view)
 {
diff --git a/src/xdg.c b/src/xdg.c
index affe53ff..311ad406 100644
--- a/src/xdg.c
+++ b/src/xdg.c
@@ -575,6 +575,14 @@ xdg_toplevel_view_minimize(struct view *view, bool minimized)
 	/* noop */
 }
 
+static struct view *
+xdg_toplevel_view_get_parent(struct view *view)
+{
+	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *toplevel = xdg_toplevel_from_view(view);
+	return toplevel->parent ?
+		(struct view *)toplevel->parent->base->data : NULL;
+}
+
 static struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *
 top_parent_of(struct view *view)
 {
@@ -755,24 +763,6 @@ set_initial_position(struct view *view)
 	view_place_by_policy(view, /* allow_cursor */ true, rc.placement_policy);
 }
 
-static void
-init_foreign_toplevel(struct view *view)
-{
-	assert(!view->foreign_toplevel);
-	view->foreign_toplevel = foreign_toplevel_create(view);
-
-	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *toplevel = xdg_toplevel_from_view(view);
-	if (!toplevel->parent) {
-		return;
-	}
-	struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface = toplevel->parent->base;
-	struct view *parent = surface->data;
-	if (!parent->foreign_toplevel) {
-		return;
-	}
-	foreign_toplevel_set_parent(view->foreign_toplevel, parent->foreign_toplevel);
-}
-
 static void
 xdg_toplevel_view_map(struct view *view)
 {
@@ -799,7 +789,7 @@ xdg_toplevel_view_map(struct view *view)
 	}
 
 	if (!view->foreign_toplevel) {
-		init_foreign_toplevel(view);
+		view_impl_init_foreign_toplevel(view);
 		/*
 		 * Initial outputs will be synced via
 		 * view->events.new_outputs on view_moved()
@@ -889,6 +879,7 @@ static const struct view_impl xdg_toplevel_view_impl = {
 	.unmap = xdg_toplevel_view_unmap,
 	.maximize = xdg_toplevel_view_maximize,
 	.minimize = xdg_toplevel_view_minimize,
+	.get_parent = xdg_toplevel_view_get_parent,
 	.get_root = xdg_toplevel_view_get_root,
 	.append_children = xdg_toplevel_view_append_children,
 	.is_modal_dialog = xdg_toplevel_view_is_modal_dialog,
diff --git a/src/xwayland.c b/src/xwayland.c
index ac30941f..47b6d12f 100644
--- a/src/xwayland.c
+++ b/src/xwayland.c
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ xwayland_view_offer_focus(struct view *view)
 	wlr_xwayland_surface_offer_focus(xwayland_surface_from_view(view));
 }
 
+static struct view *
+xwayland_view_get_parent(struct view *view)
+{
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface = xwayland_surface_from_view(view);
+	return xsurface->parent ? (struct view *)xsurface->parent->data : NULL;
+}
+
 static struct wlr_xwayland_surface *
 top_parent_of(struct view *view)
 {
@@ -767,23 +774,6 @@ set_initial_position(struct view *view,
 	view_adjust_for_layout_change(view);
 }
 
-static void
-init_foreign_toplevel(struct view *view)
-{
-	assert(!view->foreign_toplevel);
-	view->foreign_toplevel = foreign_toplevel_create(view);
-
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface = xwayland_surface_from_view(view);
-	if (!surface->parent) {
-		return;
-	}
-	struct view *parent = (struct view *)surface->parent->data;
-	if (!parent || !parent->foreign_toplevel) {
-		return;
-	}
-	foreign_toplevel_set_parent(view->foreign_toplevel, parent->foreign_toplevel);
-}
-
 static void
 set_surface(struct view *view, struct wlr_surface *surface)
 {
@@ -862,7 +852,7 @@ xwayland_view_map(struct view *view)
 	 * shown in taskbars/docks/etc.
 	 */
 	if (!view->foreign_toplevel && view_is_focusable(view)) {
-		init_foreign_toplevel(view);
+		view_impl_init_foreign_toplevel(view);
 		/*
 		 * Initial outputs will be synced via
 		 * view->events.new_outputs on view_moved()
@@ -1037,6 +1027,7 @@ static const struct view_impl xwayland_view_impl = {
 	.unmap = xwayland_view_unmap,
 	.maximize = xwayland_view_maximize,
 	.minimize = xwayland_view_minimize,
+	.get_parent = xwayland_view_get_parent,
 	.get_root = xwayland_view_get_root,
 	.append_children = xwayland_view_append_children,
 	.is_modal_dialog = xwayland_view_is_modal_dialog,