diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94d97d5b..2ab76353 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WS = `pkg-config --variable=wayland_scanner wayland-scanner`
 
 all: labwc
 
-labwc: xdg-shell-protocol.o main.o xdg.o view.o xwl.o server.o output.o
+labwc: xdg-shell-protocol.o main.o xdg.o view.o xwl.o server.o output.o dbg.o
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 xdg-shell-protocol.h:
diff --git a/dbg.c b/dbg.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f99089b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include "labwc.h"
+
+static void show_one_xdg_view(struct view *view)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "XDG  ");
+	switch (view->xdg_surface->role) {
+	case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_NONE:
+		fprintf(stderr, "- ");
+		break;
+	case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL:
+		fprintf(stderr, "0 ");
+		break;
+	case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_POPUP:
+		fprintf(stderr, "? ");
+		break;
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "                   %p %s", (void *)view,
+		view->xdg_surface->toplevel->app_id);
+	fprintf(stderr, "  {%d, %d, %d, %d}\n", view->xdg_surface->geometry.x,
+		view->xdg_surface->geometry.y,
+		view->xdg_surface->geometry.height,
+		view->xdg_surface->geometry.width);
+}
+
+static void show_one_xwl_view(struct view *view)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "XWL  ");
+	if (!view->been_mapped) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "- ");
+	} else {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%d ", xwl_nr_parents(view));
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "     %d      ",
+		wl_list_length(&view->xwayland_surface->children));
+	if (view->mapped) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Y");
+	} else {
+		fprintf(stderr, "-");
+	}
+	fprintf(stderr, "      %p %s {%d,%d,%d,%d}\n", (void *)view,
+		view->xwayland_surface->class, view->xwayland_surface->x,
+		view->xwayland_surface->y, view->xwayland_surface->width,
+		view->xwayland_surface->height);
+	/*
+	 * Other variables to consider printing:
+	 *
+	 * view->mapped,
+	 * view->been_mapped,
+	 * view->xwayland_surface->override_redirect,
+	 * wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(view->xwayland_surface));
+	 * view->xwayland_surface->saved_width,
+	 * view->xwayland_surface->saved_height);
+	 * view->xwayland_surface->surface->sx,
+	 * view->xwayland_surface->surface->sy);
+	 */
+}
+
+static void show_one_view(struct view *view)
+{
+	if (view->type == LAB_XDG_SHELL_VIEW)
+		show_one_xdg_view(view);
+	else if (view->type == LAB_XWAYLAND_VIEW)
+		show_one_xwl_view(view);
+}
+
+void dbg_show_views(struct server *server)
+{
+	struct view *view;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "---\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "TYPE NR_PNT NR_CLD MAPPED VIEW-POINTER   NAME\n");
+	wl_list_for_each_reverse (view, &server->views, link)
+		show_one_view(view);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/labwc.h b/labwc.h
index 402c0e4f..792eba6b 100644
--- a/labwc.h
+++ b/labwc.h
@@ -152,4 +152,6 @@ void server_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 
 void output_frame(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 
+void dbg_show_views(struct server *server);
+
 #endif /* LABWC_H */
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d96c9797..783dd893 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -50,79 +50,6 @@ static void keyboard_handle_modifiers(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 		keyboard->server->seat, &keyboard->device->keyboard->modifiers);
 }
 
-static void xdg_debug_show_one_view(struct view *view)
-{
-	fprintf(stderr, "XDG  ");
-	switch (view->xdg_surface->role) {
-	case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_NONE:
-		fprintf(stderr, "- ");
-		break;
-	case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL:
-		fprintf(stderr, "0 ");
-		break;
-	case WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_POPUP:
-		fprintf(stderr, "? ");
-		break;
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "                   %p %s", (void *)view,
-		view->xdg_surface->toplevel->app_id);
-	fprintf(stderr, "  {%d, %d, %d, %d}\n", view->xdg_surface->geometry.x,
-		view->xdg_surface->geometry.y,
-		view->xdg_surface->geometry.height,
-		view->xdg_surface->geometry.width);
-}
-
-static void xwl_debug_show_one_view(struct view *view)
-{
-	fprintf(stderr, "XWL  ");
-	if (!view->been_mapped) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "- ");
-	} else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%d ", xwl_nr_parents(view));
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "     %d      ",
-		wl_list_length(&view->xwayland_surface->children));
-	if (view->mapped) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Y");
-	} else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "-");
-	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "      %p %s {%d,%d,%d,%d}\n", (void *)view,
-		view->xwayland_surface->class, view->xwayland_surface->x,
-		view->xwayland_surface->y, view->xwayland_surface->width,
-		view->xwayland_surface->height);
-	/*
-	 * Other variables to consider printing:
-	 *
-	 * view->mapped,
-	 * view->been_mapped,
-	 * view->xwayland_surface->override_redirect,
-	 * wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(view->xwayland_surface));
-	 * view->xwayland_surface->saved_width,
-	 * view->xwayland_surface->saved_height);
-	 * view->xwayland_surface->surface->sx,
-	 * view->xwayland_surface->surface->sy);
-	 */
-}
-
-static void debug_show_one_view(struct view *view)
-{
-	if (view->type == LAB_XDG_SHELL_VIEW)
-		xdg_debug_show_one_view(view);
-	else if (view->type == LAB_XWAYLAND_VIEW)
-		xwl_debug_show_one_view(view);
-}
-
-static void debug_show_views(struct server *server)
-{
-	struct view *view;
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "---\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "TYPE NR_PNT NR_CLD MAPPED VIEW-POINTER   NAME\n");
-	wl_list_for_each_reverse (view, &server->views, link)
-		debug_show_one_view(view);
-}
-
 static bool handle_keybinding(struct server *server, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 {
 	/*
@@ -150,7 +77,7 @@ static bool handle_keybinding(struct server *server, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 				  0);
 		break;
 	case XKB_KEY_F12:
-		debug_show_views(server);
+		dbg_show_views(server);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return false;