diff --git a/kiwmi/meson.build b/kiwmi/meson.build
index 8cf75aa..3eddef6 100644
--- a/kiwmi/meson.build
+++ b/kiwmi/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ kiwmi_sources = files(
 
 kiwmi_deps = [
   lua,
+  protocols_server,
   wayland_server,
   wlroots,
   xkbcommon,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 883f53f..1bd57f7 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ add_project_arguments(
   language: 'c',
 )
 
-git            = find_program('git', required: false)
-lua            = dependency('lua')
-wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server')
-wlroots        = dependency('wlroots')
-xkbcommon      = dependency('xkbcommon')
+git               = find_program('git', required: false)
+lua               = dependency('lua')
+wayland_protocols = dependency('wayland-protocols')
+wayland_scanner   = dependency('wayland-scanner')
+wayland_server    = dependency('wayland-server')
+wlroots           = dependency('wlroots')
+xkbcommon         = dependency('xkbcommon')
 
 include = include_directories('include')
 
@@ -45,4 +47,5 @@ else
   add_project_arguments('-DUNUSED(x)=UNUSED_ ## x', language: 'c')
 endif
 
+subdir('protocols')
 subdir('kiwmi')
diff --git a/protocols/meson.build b/protocols/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a917ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protocols/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+wayland_protocols_dir = wayland_protocols.get_pkgconfig_variable('pkgdatadir')
+wayland_scanner_bin   = wayland_scanner.get_pkgconfig_variable('wayland_scanner')
+
+protocols_server = [
+  wayland_protocols_dir / 'stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml',
+]
+
+protocols_server_src = []
+protocols_server_inc = []
+
+foreach protocol : protocols_server
+  protocols_server_src += custom_target(
+    protocol.underscorify() + '_server_c',
+    input: protocol,
+    output: '@BASENAME@-protocol.c',
+    command: [wayland_scanner_bin, 'private-code', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
+  )
+
+  protocols_server_inc += custom_target(
+    protocol.underscorify() + '_server_h',
+    input: protocol,
+    output: '@BASENAME@-protocol.h',
+    command: [wayland_scanner_bin, 'server-header', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
+  )
+endforeach
+
+protocols_server_lib = static_library(
+  'protocols_server',
+  [protocols_server_src, protocols_server_inc],
+)
+
+protocols_server = declare_dependency(
+  link_with: protocols_server_lib,
+  sources: protocols_server_inc,
+)