diff --git a/include/labwc.h b/include/labwc.h
index 80d5e73d..5dfebafb 100644
--- a/include/labwc.h
+++ b/include/labwc.h
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ void view_for_each_popup_surface(struct view *view,
 void view_move_to_edge(struct view *view, const char *direction);
 void view_update_title(struct view *view);
 
+void view_impl_map(struct view *view);
+
 void foreign_toplevel_handle_create(struct view *view);
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 6d014505..dc183ef1 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ labwc_sources = files(
   'theme.c',
   'view.c',
   'view-child.c',
+  'view-impl.c',
   'xdg.c',
   'xdg-deco.c',
   'xdg-popup.c',
diff --git a/src/view-impl.c b/src/view-impl.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f92d5d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view-impl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/* view-impl.c: common code for shell view->impl functions */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "labwc.h"
+
+void
+view_impl_map(struct view *view)
+{
+	desktop_focus_and_activate_view(&view->server->seat, view);
+	desktop_raise_view(view);
+
+	const char *app_id = view->impl->get_string_prop(view, "app_id");
+	if (app_id) {
+		wlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1_set_app_id(
+			view->toplevel_handle, app_id);
+	}
+
+	view_update_title(view);
+
+	damage_all_outputs(view->server);
+}
diff --git a/src/xdg.c b/src/xdg.c
index e8f9400c..18a0e843 100644
--- a/src/xdg.c
+++ b/src/xdg.c
@@ -343,9 +343,7 @@ xdg_toplevel_view_map(struct view *view)
 	wl_signal_add(&view->surface->events.new_subsurface,
 		&view->new_subsurface);
 
-	desktop_focus_and_activate_view(&view->server->seat, view);
-	desktop_raise_view(view);
-	damage_all_outputs(view->server);
+	view_impl_map(view);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/xwayland.c b/src/xwayland.c
index 22d54859..bd17c55d 100644
--- a/src/xwayland.c
+++ b/src/xwayland.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ get_string_prop(struct view *view, const char *prop)
 	if (!strcmp(prop, "class")) {
 		return view->xwayland_surface->class;
 	}
+	/* We give 'class' for wlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1_set_app_id() */
+	if (!strcmp(prop, "app_id")) {
+		return view->xwayland_surface->class;
+	}
 	return "";
 }
 
@@ -208,9 +212,7 @@ map(struct view *view)
 		      &view->commit);
 	view->commit.notify = handle_commit;
 
-	desktop_focus_and_activate_view(&view->server->seat, view);
-	desktop_raise_view(view);
-	damage_all_outputs(view->server);
+	view_impl_map(view);
 }
 
 static void