diff --git a/src/backend/drm/gbm/egl.rs b/src/backend/drm/gbm/egl.rs
index 5fef49c..2f6d908 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/gbm/egl.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/gbm/egl.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@
 //!
 
 use crate::backend::drm::{Device, RawDevice, Surface};
-use crate::backend::egl::ffi;
 use crate::backend::egl::native::{Backend, NativeDisplay, NativeSurface};
+use crate::backend::egl::{display::EGLDisplayHandle, ffi};
 use crate::backend::egl::{wrap_egl_call, EGLError, Error as EglBackendError};
 
 use super::{Error, GbmDevice, GbmSurface};
 
 use drm::control::{connector, crtc, Device as ControlDevice, Mode};
 use gbm::AsRaw;
+use nix::libc::{c_int, c_void};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::ptr;
 
 /// Egl Gbm backend type
 ///
@@ -80,10 +82,18 @@ unsafe impl<D: RawDevice + ControlDevice + 'static> NativeDisplay<Gbm<D>> for Gb
 }
 
 unsafe impl<D: RawDevice + 'static> NativeSurface for GbmSurface<D> {
-    type Error = Error<<<D as RawDevice>::Surface as Surface>::Error>;
-
-    fn ptr(&self) -> ffi::NativeWindowType {
-        self.0.surface.borrow().as_raw() as *const _
+    unsafe fn create(
+        &self,
+        display: &EGLDisplayHandle,
+        config_id: ffi::egl::types::EGLConfig,
+        surface_attributes: &[c_int],
+    ) -> *const c_void {
+        ffi::egl::CreateWindowSurface(
+            display.handle,
+            config_id,
+            self.0.surface.borrow().as_raw() as *const _,
+            surface_attributes.as_ptr(),
+        )
     }
 
     fn needs_recreation(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/backend/egl/display.rs b/src/backend/egl/display.rs
index 5af7b61..9ac488d 100644
--- a/src/backend/egl/display.rs
+++ b/src/backend/egl/display.rs
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 
 /// Wrapper around [`ffi::EGLDisplay`](ffi::egl::types::EGLDisplay) to ensure display is only destroyed
 /// once all resources bound to it have been dropped.
-pub(crate) struct EGLDisplayHandle {
-    handle: ffi::egl::types::EGLDisplay,
+pub struct EGLDisplayHandle {
+    /// ffi EGLDisplay ptr
+    pub handle: ffi::egl::types::EGLDisplay,
 }
 
 impl Deref for EGLDisplayHandle {
diff --git a/src/backend/egl/native.rs b/src/backend/egl/native.rs
index 28dcd70..201f8ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/egl/native.rs
+++ b/src/backend/egl/native.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Type safe native types for safe context/surface creation
 
-use super::{ffi, wrap_egl_call, EGLError, Error};
+use super::{display::EGLDisplayHandle, ffi, wrap_egl_call, EGLError, Error, SurfaceCreationError};
+use nix::libc::{c_int, c_void};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "backend_winit")]
 use wayland_egl as wegl;
@@ -200,8 +201,13 @@ pub unsafe trait NativeSurface {
     /// Error of the underlying surface
     type Error: std::error::Error;
 
-    /// Return a raw pointer egl will accept for surface creation.
-    fn ptr(&self) -> ffi::NativeWindowType;
+    /// Create an EGLSurface from the internal native type
+    unsafe fn create(
+        &self,
+        display: &EGLDisplayHandle,
+        config_id: ffi::egl::types::EGLConfig,
+        surface_attributes: &[c_int],
+    ) -> Result<*const c_void, SurfaceCreationError<Self::Error>>;
 
     /// Will be called to check if any internal resources will need
     /// to be recreated. Old resources must be used until `recreate`
@@ -247,8 +253,21 @@ unsafe impl NativeSurface for XlibWindow {
     // type Error = !; (https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/35121)
     type Error = Never;
 
-    fn ptr(&self) -> ffi::NativeWindowType {
-        self.0 as *const _
+    unsafe fn create(
+        &self,
+        display: &EGLDisplayHandle,
+        config_id: ffi::egl::types::EGLConfig,
+        surface_attributes: &[c_int],
+    ) -> Result<*const c_void, SurfaceCreationError<Never>> {
+        wrap_egl_call(|| {
+            ffi::egl::CreateWindowSurface(
+                display.handle,
+                config_id,
+                self.0 as *const _,
+                surface_attributes.as_ptr(),
+            )
+        })
+        .map_err(SurfaceCreationError::EGLSurfaceCreationFailed)
     }
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +276,20 @@ unsafe impl NativeSurface for wegl::WlEglSurface {
     // type Error = !;
     type Error = Never;
 
-    fn ptr(&self) -> ffi::NativeWindowType {
-        self.ptr() as *const _
+    unsafe fn create(
+        &self,
+        display: &EGLDisplayHandle,
+        config_id: ffi::egl::types::EGLConfig,
+        surface_attributes: &[c_int],
+    ) -> Result<*const c_void, SurfaceCreationError<Never>> {
+        wrap_egl_call(|| {
+            ffi::egl::CreateWindowSurface(
+                display.handle,
+                config_id,
+                self.ptr() as *const _,
+                surface_attributes.as_ptr(),
+            )
+        })
+        .map_err(SurfaceCreationError::EGLSurfaceCreationFailed)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/egl/surface.rs b/src/backend/egl/surface.rs
index 3ba5f32..0a36f8f 100644
--- a/src/backend/egl/surface.rs
+++ b/src/backend/egl/surface.rs
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ impl<N: native::NativeSurface> EGLSurface<N> {
             out
         };
 
-        let surface = wrap_egl_call(|| unsafe {
-            ffi::egl::CreateWindowSurface(**display, config, native.ptr(), surface_attributes.as_ptr())
-        })?;
+        let surface = unsafe { native.create(&*display, config, &surface_attributes)? };
 
         if surface == ffi::egl::NO_SURFACE {
             return Err(EGLError::BadSurface);
@@ -112,16 +110,12 @@ impl<N: native::NativeSurface> EGLSurface<N> {
             if !surface.is_null() {
                 let _ = unsafe { ffi::egl::DestroySurface(**self.display, surface as *const _) };
             }
+            //TODO remove recreate
+            self.native.recreate();
             self.surface.set(unsafe {
-                wrap_egl_call(|| {
-                    ffi::egl::CreateWindowSurface(
-                        **self.display,
-                        self.config_id,
-                        self.native.ptr(),
-                        self.surface_attributes.as_ptr(),
-                    )
-                })
-                .map_err(SwapBuffersError::EGLCreateWindowSurface)?
+                self.native
+                    .create(&*self.display, self.config_id, &self.surface_attributes)
+                    .map_err(SwapBuffersError::EGLCreateWindowSurface)?
             });
 
             result.map_err(|err| {