diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index e9b7d84..edba265 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ createlayersurface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	l->scene = l->scene_layer->tree;
 	l->popups = surface->data = wlr_scene_tree_create(layer_surface->current.layer
 			< ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP ? layers[LyrTop] : scene_layer);
-	l->scene->node.data = l;
+	l->scene->node.data = l->popups->node.data = l;
 
 
 	wl_list_insert(&l->mon->layers[layer_surface->pending.layer],&l->link);