diff --git a/examples/drm.rs b/examples/drm.rs
index bd93763..749b171 100644
--- a/examples/drm.rs
+++ b/examples/drm.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ use helpers::{init_shell, GliumDrawer, MyWindowMap, Roles, SurfaceData};
 use slog::{Drain, Logger};
 use smithay::backend::drm::{drm_device_bind, DrmBackend, DrmDevice, DrmHandler};
 use smithay::backend::graphics::egl::EGLGraphicsBackend;
-use smithay::compositor::{CompositorToken, SubsurfaceRole, TraversalAction};
-use smithay::compositor::roles::Role;
-use smithay::shell::ShellState;
-use smithay::shm::init_shm_global;
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::{CompositorToken, SubsurfaceRole, TraversalAction};
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::roles::Role;
+use smithay::wayland::shell::ShellState;
+use smithay::wayland::shm::init_shm_global;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
diff --git a/examples/helpers/implementations.rs b/examples/helpers/implementations.rs
index 4fc3ff5..e75919d 100644
--- a/examples/helpers/implementations.rs
+++ b/examples/helpers/implementations.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use super::WindowMap;
 use rand;
-use smithay::compositor::{compositor_init, CompositorToken, SurfaceAttributes, SurfaceUserImplementation};
-use smithay::shell::{shell_init, PopupConfigure, ShellState, ShellSurfaceRole,
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::{compositor_init, CompositorToken, SurfaceAttributes, SurfaceUserImplementation};
+use smithay::wayland::shell::{shell_init, PopupConfigure, ShellState, ShellSurfaceRole,
                      ShellSurfaceUserImplementation, ToplevelConfigure};
-use smithay::shm::with_buffer_contents;
+use smithay::wayland::shm::with_buffer_contents;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use wayland_server::{EventLoop, StateToken};
diff --git a/examples/helpers/window_map.rs b/examples/helpers/window_map.rs
index 9122846..a2dda9f 100644
--- a/examples/helpers/window_map.rs
+++ b/examples/helpers/window_map.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use smithay::compositor::{CompositorToken, SubsurfaceRole, SurfaceAttributes, TraversalAction};
-use smithay::compositor::roles::Role;
-use smithay::shell::{ShellSurfaceRole, ToplevelSurface};
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::{CompositorToken, SubsurfaceRole, SurfaceAttributes, TraversalAction};
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::roles::Role;
+use smithay::wayland::shell::{ShellSurfaceRole, ToplevelSurface};
 use smithay::utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_server::Resource;
 use wayland_server::protocol::wl_surface;
diff --git a/examples/winit.rs b/examples/winit.rs
index c06d922..057ec46 100644
--- a/examples/winit.rs
+++ b/examples/winit.rs
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ use smithay::backend::graphics::egl::EGLGraphicsBackend;
 use smithay::backend::input::{self, Event, InputBackend, InputHandler, KeyboardKeyEvent, PointerButtonEvent,
                               PointerMotionAbsoluteEvent};
 use smithay::backend::winit;
-use smithay::compositor::{SubsurfaceRole, TraversalAction};
-use smithay::compositor::roles::Role;
-use smithay::seat::{KeyboardHandle, PointerHandle, Seat};
-use smithay::shm::init_shm_global;
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::{SubsurfaceRole, TraversalAction};
+use smithay::wayland::compositor::roles::Role;
+use smithay::wayland::seat::{KeyboardHandle, PointerHandle, Seat};
+use smithay::wayland::shm::init_shm_global;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use wayland_server::protocol::wl_pointer;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6f8f0a6..bb9e7a8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ extern crate slog_stdlog;
 extern crate error_chain;
 
 pub mod backend;
-pub mod compositor;
-pub mod shm;
-pub mod seat;
-pub mod shell;
+pub mod wayland;
 pub mod utils;
 
 fn slog_or_stdlog<L>(logger: L) -> ::slog::Logger
diff --git a/src/compositor/handlers.rs b/src/wayland/compositor/handlers.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/compositor/handlers.rs
rename to src/wayland/compositor/handlers.rs
diff --git a/src/compositor/mod.rs b/src/wayland/compositor/mod.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/compositor/mod.rs
rename to src/wayland/compositor/mod.rs
index ec819ed..504705a 100644
--- a/src/compositor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/compositor/mod.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 //! # #[macro_use] extern crate smithay;
 //! use wayland_server::protocol::wl_compositor::WlCompositor;
 //! use wayland_server::protocol::wl_subcompositor::WlSubcompositor;
-//! use smithay::compositor::{compositor_init, SurfaceUserImplementation};
+//! use smithay::wayland::compositor::{compositor_init, SurfaceUserImplementation};
 //!
 //! // Define some user data to be associated with the surfaces.
 //! // It must implement the Default trait, which will represent the state of a surface which
diff --git a/src/compositor/region.rs b/src/wayland/compositor/region.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/compositor/region.rs
rename to src/wayland/compositor/region.rs
diff --git a/src/compositor/roles.rs b/src/wayland/compositor/roles.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from src/compositor/roles.rs
rename to src/wayland/compositor/roles.rs
index ff705c4..845ffa9 100644
--- a/src/compositor/roles.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/compositor/roles.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ macro_rules! define_roles(
     ($enum_name:ident => $([ $role_name: ident, $role_data: ty])*) => {
         define_roles!(__impl $enum_name =>
             // add in subsurface role
-            [Subsurface, $crate::compositor::SubsurfaceRole]
+            [Subsurface, $crate::wayland::compositor::SubsurfaceRole]
             $([$role_name, $role_data])*
         );
     };
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ macro_rules! define_roles(
             }
         }
 
-        impl $crate::compositor::roles::RoleType for $enum_name {
+        impl $crate::wayland::compositor::roles::RoleType for $enum_name {
             fn has_role(&self) -> bool {
                 if let $enum_name::NoRole = *self {
                     false
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ macro_rules! define_roles(
         }
 
         $(
-            impl $crate::compositor::roles::Role<$role_data> for $enum_name {
+            impl $crate::wayland::compositor::roles::Role<$role_data> for $enum_name {
                 fn set_with(&mut self, data: $role_data) -> ::std::result::Result<(), $role_data> {
                     if let $enum_name::NoRole = *self {
                         *self = $enum_name::$role_name(data);
@@ -206,23 +206,23 @@ macro_rules! define_roles(
                     }
                 }
 
-                fn data(&self) -> ::std::result::Result<&$role_data, $crate::compositor::roles::WrongRole> {
+                fn data(&self) -> ::std::result::Result<&$role_data, $crate::wayland::compositor::roles::WrongRole> {
                     if let $enum_name::$role_name(ref data) = *self {
                         Ok(data)
                     } else {
-                        Err($crate::compositor::roles::WrongRole)
+                        Err($crate::wayland::compositor::roles::WrongRole)
                     }
                 }
 
-                fn data_mut(&mut self) -> ::std::result::Result<&mut $role_data, $crate::compositor::roles::WrongRole> {
+                fn data_mut(&mut self) -> ::std::result::Result<&mut $role_data, $crate::wayland::compositor::roles::WrongRole> {
                     if let $enum_name::$role_name(ref mut data) = *self {
                         Ok(data)
                     } else {
-                        Err($crate::compositor::roles::WrongRole)
+                        Err($crate::wayland::compositor::roles::WrongRole)
                     }
                 }
 
-                fn unset(&mut self) -> ::std::result::Result<$role_data, $crate::compositor::roles::WrongRole> {
+                fn unset(&mut self) -> ::std::result::Result<$role_data, $crate::wayland::compositor::roles::WrongRole> {
                     // remove self to make borrow checker happy
                     let temp = ::std::mem::replace(self, $enum_name::NoRole);
                     if let $enum_name::$role_name(data) = temp {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ macro_rules! define_roles(
                     } else {
                         // put it back in place
                         ::std::mem::replace(self, temp);
-                        Err($crate::compositor::roles::WrongRole)
+                        Err($crate::wayland::compositor::roles::WrongRole)
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/compositor/tree.rs b/src/wayland/compositor/tree.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/compositor/tree.rs
rename to src/wayland/compositor/tree.rs
diff --git a/src/wayland/mod.rs b/src/wayland/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..165cef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//! Protocol-related utilities
+//!
+//! This module contains several handlers to manage the wayland protocol
+//! and the clients.
+
+pub mod compositor;
+pub mod seat;
+pub mod shm;
+pub mod shell;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/seat/keyboard.rs b/src/wayland/seat/keyboard.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/seat/keyboard.rs
rename to src/wayland/seat/keyboard.rs
diff --git a/src/seat/mod.rs b/src/wayland/seat/mod.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/seat/mod.rs
rename to src/wayland/seat/mod.rs
index cdc2516..f7837e8 100644
--- a/src/seat/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/seat/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! # extern crate wayland_server;
 //! # #[macro_use] extern crate smithay;
 //!
-//! use smithay::seat::Seat;
+//! use smithay::wayland::seat::Seat;
 //!
 //! # fn main(){
 //! # let (_display, mut event_loop) = wayland_server::create_display();
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 //! # extern crate wayland_server;
 //! # #[macro_use] extern crate smithay;
 //! #
-//! # use smithay::seat::Seat;
+//! # use smithay::wayland::seat::Seat;
 //! #
 //! # fn main(){
 //! # let (_display, mut event_loop) = wayland_server::create_display();
diff --git a/src/seat/pointer.rs b/src/wayland/seat/pointer.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/seat/pointer.rs
rename to src/wayland/seat/pointer.rs
diff --git a/src/shell/mod.rs b/src/wayland/shell/mod.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/shell/mod.rs
rename to src/wayland/shell/mod.rs
index dce9124..16cdd50 100644
--- a/src/shell/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/shell/mod.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 //! # #[macro_use] extern crate smithay;
 //! # extern crate wayland_protocols;
 //! #
-//! use smithay::compositor::roles::*;
-//! use smithay::compositor::CompositorToken;
-//! use smithay::shell::{shell_init, ShellSurfaceRole, ShellSurfaceUserImplementation};
+//! use smithay::wayland::compositor::roles::*;
+//! use smithay::wayland::compositor::CompositorToken;
+//! use smithay::wayland::shell::{shell_init, ShellSurfaceRole, ShellSurfaceUserImplementation};
 //! use wayland_server::protocol::wl_shell::WlShell;
 //! use wayland_protocols::unstable::xdg_shell::server::zxdg_shell_v6::ZxdgShellV6;
 //! use wayland_server::{EventLoop, EventLoopHandle};
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 //!
 //! # fn main() {
 //! # let (_display, mut event_loop) = wayland_server::create_display();
-//! # let (compositor_token, _, _) = smithay::compositor::compositor_init::<(), MyRoles, _, _>(
+//! # let (compositor_token, _, _) = smithay::wayland::compositor::compositor_init::<(), MyRoles, _, _>(
 //! #     &mut event_loop,
 //! #     unimplemented!(),
 //! #     (),
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@
 //! access from the `state()` of the event loop and the token returned by the init
 //! function.
 
-use compositor::CompositorToken;
-use compositor::roles::Role;
+use wayland::compositor::CompositorToken;
+use wayland::compositor::roles::Role;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use utils::Rectangle;
diff --git a/src/shell/wl_handlers.rs b/src/wayland/shell/wl_handlers.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/shell/wl_handlers.rs
rename to src/wayland/shell/wl_handlers.rs
index 53c3102..2586064 100644
--- a/src/shell/wl_handlers.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/shell/wl_handlers.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use super::{make_shell_client_data, PopupConfigure, PopupState, PositionerState, ShellClient,
             ShellClientData, ShellSurfaceIData, ShellSurfacePendingState, ShellSurfaceRole,
             ToplevelConfigure, ToplevelState};
-use compositor::CompositorToken;
-use compositor::roles::*;
+use wayland::compositor::CompositorToken;
+use wayland::compositor::roles::*;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_protocols::unstable::xdg_shell::server::{zxdg_positioner_v6 as xdg_positioner, zxdg_toplevel_v6};
diff --git a/src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs b/src/wayland/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
rename to src/wayland/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
index 15311b9..233cfb8 100644
--- a/src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use super::{make_shell_client_data, PopupConfigure, PopupState, PositionerState, ShellClient,
             ShellClientData, ShellSurfaceIData, ShellSurfacePendingState, ShellSurfaceRole,
             ToplevelConfigure, ToplevelState};
-use compositor::CompositorToken;
-use compositor::roles::*;
+use wayland::compositor::CompositorToken;
+use wayland::compositor::roles::*;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_protocols::unstable::xdg_shell::server::{zxdg_popup_v6, zxdg_positioner_v6, zxdg_shell_v6,
diff --git a/src/shm/mod.rs b/src/wayland/shm/mod.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/shm/mod.rs
rename to src/wayland/shm/mod.rs
index 88ff5e1..4a87663 100644
--- a/src/shm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/shm/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 //! extern crate wayland_server;
 //! extern crate smithay;
 //!
-//! use smithay::shm::init_shm_global;
+//! use smithay::wayland::shm::init_shm_global;
 //! use wayland_server::protocol::wl_shm::Format;
 //!
 //! # fn main() {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 //! # extern crate smithay;
 //! # use wayland_server::protocol::wl_buffer::WlBuffer;
 //! # fn wrap(buffer: &WlBuffer) {
-//! use smithay::shm::{with_buffer_contents, BufferData};
+//! use smithay::wayland::shm::{with_buffer_contents, BufferData};
 //!
 //! with_buffer_contents(&buffer,
 //!     |slice: &[u8], buffer_metadata: BufferData| {
diff --git a/src/shm/pool.rs b/src/wayland/shm/pool.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/shm/pool.rs
rename to src/wayland/shm/pool.rs