diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index f6b390f..cafafe1 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -876,7 +876,10 @@ void
 createnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
 	/* This event is raised when wlr_xdg_shell receives a new xdg surface from a
-	 * client, either a toplevel (application window) or popup. */
+	 * client, either a toplevel (application window) or popup.
+	 * or when wlr_layer_shell receives a new popup from a layer, so if you want
+	 * to do something tricky you should check if the parent is wlr_xdg_shell or
+	 * wlr_layer_shell */
 	struct wlr_xdg_surface *xdg_surface = data;
 	Client *c;
 
@@ -929,8 +932,8 @@ createlayersurface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	wlr_layer_surface->data = layersurface;
 	m = wlr_layer_surface->output->data;
 
-	layersurface->scene = wlr_scene_subsurface_tree_create(
-			layers[wlr_layer_surface->pending.layer],
+	layersurface->scene = wlr_layer_surface->surface->data =
+			wlr_scene_subsurface_tree_create(layers[wlr_layer_surface->pending.layer],
 			wlr_layer_surface->surface);
 	layersurface->scene->data = layersurface;