diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ccb44ec..4f99f5b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ description = "Smithay is a library for writing wayland compositors."
 repository = "https://github.com/Smithay/smithay"
 
 [dependencies]
-wayland-server = "0.13.0"
-wayland-sys = "0.13.0"
+wayland-server = "0.14.0"
+wayland-sys = "0.14.0"
 nix = "0.9.0"
 xkbcommon = "0.2.1"
 tempfile = "2.1.5"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ input = { version = "0.4.0", optional = true }
 udev = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
 dbus = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
 systemd = { version = "^0.2.0", optional = true }
-wayland-protocols = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["unstable_protocols", "server"] }
+wayland-protocols = { version = "0.14.0", features = ["unstable_protocols", "server"] }
 image = "0.17.0"
 error-chain = "0.11.0"
 lazy_static = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/drm.rs b/examples/drm.rs
index 325f0fb..86e81b9 100644
--- a/examples/drm.rs
+++ b/examples/drm.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ fn main() {
             drawer: renderer,
             logger: log,
         },
-    ).unwrap();
+    ).map_err(|(err, _)| err)
+        .unwrap();
 
     loop {
         event_loop.dispatch(Some(16)).unwrap();
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ pub struct DrmHandlerImpl {
 
 impl DrmHandler<Card> for DrmHandlerImpl {
     fn ready(
-        &mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &mut DrmDevice<Card>, _crtc: crtc::Handle, _frame: u32, _duration: Duration
+        &mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &mut DrmDevice<Card>, _crtc: crtc::Handle,
+        _frame: u32, _duration: Duration,
     ) {
         let mut frame = self.drawer.draw();
         frame.clear_color(0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0);
diff --git a/examples/udev.rs b/examples/udev.rs
index e0ae6b5..cfe5134 100644
--- a/examples/udev.rs
+++ b/examples/udev.rs
@@ -357,10 +357,16 @@ fn main() {
             running: running.clone(),
         },
     );
-    let libinput_event_source = libinput_bind(libinput_backend, &mut event_loop).unwrap();
+    let libinput_event_source = libinput_bind(libinput_backend, &mut event_loop)
+        .map_err(|(err, _)| err)
+        .unwrap();
 
-    let session_event_source = auto_session_bind(notifier, &mut event_loop).unwrap();
-    let udev_event_source = udev_backend_bind(&mut event_loop, udev_backend).unwrap();
+    let session_event_source = auto_session_bind(notifier, &mut event_loop)
+        .map_err(|(err, _)| err)
+        .unwrap();
+    let udev_event_source = udev_backend_bind(&mut event_loop, udev_backend)
+        .map_err(|(err, _)| err)
+        .unwrap();
 
     while running.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
         if let Err(_) = event_loop.dispatch(Some(16)) {
@@ -506,8 +512,8 @@ pub struct DrmHandlerImpl {
 
 impl DrmHandler<SessionFdDrmDevice> for DrmHandlerImpl {
     fn ready(
-        &mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &mut DrmDevice<SessionFdDrmDevice>, crtc: crtc::Handle, _frame: u32,
-        _duration: Duration,
+        &mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &mut DrmDevice<SessionFdDrmDevice>,
+        crtc: crtc::Handle, _frame: u32, _duration: Duration,
     ) {
         if let Some(drawer) = self.backends.borrow().get(&crtc) {
             {
@@ -597,7 +603,9 @@ impl DrmHandler<SessionFdDrmDevice> for DrmHandlerImpl {
         }
     }
 
-    fn error(&mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &mut DrmDevice<SessionFdDrmDevice>, error: DrmError) {
+    fn error(
+        &mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &mut DrmDevice<SessionFdDrmDevice>, error: DrmError
+    ) {
         error!(self.logger, "{:?}", error);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/mod.rs b/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
index 294cd73..91fe4b3 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 //! // render something (like clear_color)
 //! backend.swap_buffers().unwrap();
 //!
-//! let _source = drm_device_bind(&mut event_loop, device, MyDrmHandler(backend)).unwrap();
+//! let _source = drm_device_bind(&mut event_loop, device, MyDrmHandler(backend)).map_err(|(err, _)| err).unwrap();
 //!
 //! event_loop.run().unwrap();
 //! # }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ use nix::sys::stat::{self, dev_t, fstat};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
-use std::io::Result as IoResult;
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ pub trait DrmHandler<A: ControlDevice + 'static> {
 /// This will cause it to recieve events and feed them into an `DrmHandler`
 pub fn drm_device_bind<A, H>(
     evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, device: DrmDevice<A>, handler: H
-) -> IoResult<FdEventSource<(DrmDevice<A>, H)>>
+) -> ::std::result::Result<FdEventSource<(DrmDevice<A>, H)>, (IoError, (DrmDevice<A>, H))>
 where
     A: ControlDevice + 'static,
     H: DrmHandler<A> + 'static,
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ pub struct DrmDeviceObserver<A: ControlDevice + 'static> {
     logger: ::slog::Logger,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "backend_session")]
 impl<A: ControlDevice + 'static> AsSessionObserver<DrmDeviceObserver<A>> for DrmDevice<A> {
     fn observer(&mut self) -> DrmDeviceObserver<A> {
         DrmDeviceObserver {
diff --git a/src/backend/libinput.rs b/src/backend/libinput.rs
index 148f7be..07f6561 100644
--- a/src/backend/libinput.rs
+++ b/src/backend/libinput.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use input as libinput;
 use input::event;
 use std::collections::hash_map::{DefaultHasher, Entry, HashMap};
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
-use std::io::{Error as IoError, Result as IoResult};
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::Rc;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ impl<S: Session> libinput::LibinputInterface for LibinputSessionInterface<S> {
 /// `dispatch_new_events`. Should be used to achieve the smallest possible latency.
 pub fn libinput_bind(
     backend: LibinputInputBackend, evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle
-) -> IoResult<FdEventSource<LibinputInputBackend>> {
+) -> ::std::result::Result<FdEventSource<LibinputInputBackend>, (IoError, LibinputInputBackend)> {
     let fd = unsafe { backend.context.fd() };
     evlh.add_fd_event_source(
         fd,
diff --git a/src/backend/session/auto.rs b/src/backend/session/auto.rs
index a32ed03..c65d5ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/session/auto.rs
+++ b/src/backend/session/auto.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use super::direct::{self, direct_session_bind, DirectSession, DirectSessionNotif
 use super::logind::{self, logind_session_bind, BoundLogindSession, LogindSession, LogindSessionNotifier};
 use nix::fcntl::OFlag;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::io::Result as IoResult;
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::Rc;
@@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ impl AutoSession {
 /// session state and call it's `SessionObservers`.
 pub fn auto_session_bind(
     notifier: AutoSessionNotifier, evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle
-) -> IoResult<BoundAutoSession> {
+) -> ::std::result::Result<BoundAutoSession, (IoError, AutoSessionNotifier)> {
     Ok(match notifier {
         #[cfg(feature = "backend_session_logind")]
-        AutoSessionNotifier::Logind(logind) => BoundAutoSession::Logind(logind_session_bind(logind, evlh)?),
-        AutoSessionNotifier::Direct(direct) => BoundAutoSession::Direct(direct_session_bind(direct, evlh)?),
+        AutoSessionNotifier::Logind(logind) => BoundAutoSession::Logind(logind_session_bind(logind, evlh)
+            .map_err(|(error, notifier)| (error, AutoSessionNotifier::Logind(notifier)))?),
+        AutoSessionNotifier::Direct(direct) => BoundAutoSession::Direct(direct_session_bind(direct, evlh)
+            .map_err(|(error, notifier)| (error, AutoSessionNotifier::Direct(notifier)))?),
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/session/dbus/logind.rs b/src/backend/session/dbus/logind.rs
index 38ce38d..54a3e4c 100644
--- a/src/backend/session/dbus/logind.rs
+++ b/src/backend/session/dbus/logind.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use dbus::{BusName, BusType, Connection, ConnectionItem, ConnectionItems, Interf
 use nix::fcntl::OFlag;
 use nix::sys::stat::{fstat, major, minor, stat};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::io::Result as IoResult;
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
@@ -432,8 +432,10 @@ pub struct BoundLogindSession {
 /// session state and call it's `SessionObservers`.
 pub fn logind_session_bind(
     notifier: LogindSessionNotifier, evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle
-) -> IoResult<BoundLogindSession> {
+) -> ::std::result::Result<BoundLogindSession, (IoError, LogindSessionNotifier)> {
     let watches = notifier.internal.conn.borrow().watch_fds();
+
+    let internal_for_error = notifier.internal.clone();
     let sources = watches
         .clone()
         .into_iter()
@@ -448,7 +450,15 @@ pub fn logind_session_bind(
                 interest,
             )
         })
-        .collect::<IoResult<Vec<FdEventSource<Rc<LogindSessionImpl>>>>>()?;
+        .collect::<::std::result::Result<Vec<FdEventSource<Rc<LogindSessionImpl>>>, (IoError, _)>>()
+        .map_err(|(err, _)| {
+            (
+                err,
+                LogindSessionNotifier {
+                    internal: internal_for_error,
+                },
+            )
+        })?;
 
     Ok(BoundLogindSession {
         notifier,
diff --git a/src/backend/session/direct.rs b/src/backend/session/direct.rs
index d5567aa..eaeded8 100644
--- a/src/backend/session/direct.rs
+++ b/src/backend/session/direct.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use nix::libc::c_int;
 use nix::sys::signal::{self, Signal};
 use nix::sys::stat::{dev_t, fstat, major, minor, Mode};
 use nix::unistd::{close, dup};
-use std::io::Result as IoResult;
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ impl SessionNotifier for DirectSessionNotifier {
 /// session state and call it's `SessionObservers`.
 pub fn direct_session_bind(
     notifier: DirectSessionNotifier, evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle
-) -> IoResult<SignalEventSource<DirectSessionNotifier>> {
+) -> ::std::result::Result<SignalEventSource<DirectSessionNotifier>, (IoError, DirectSessionNotifier)> {
     let signal = notifier.signal;
 
     evlh.add_signal_event_source(
diff --git a/src/backend/udev.rs b/src/backend/udev.rs
index 49a3dd2..c849d27 100644
--- a/src/backend/udev.rs
+++ b/src/backend/udev.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use nix::sys::stat::dev_t;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::OsString;
-use std::io::{Error as IoError, Result as IoResult};
+use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::mem::drop;
 use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, RawFd};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -92,20 +92,21 @@ impl<H: DrmHandler<SessionFdDrmDevice> + 'static, S: Session + 'static, T: UdevH
                 ) {
                     // Call the handler, which might add it to the runloop
                     Ok(mut device) => {
-                        let fd = device.as_raw_fd();
                         let devnum = device.device_id();
+                        let fd = device.as_raw_fd();
                         match handler.device_added(evlh, &mut device) {
                             Some(drm_handler) => {
-                                if let Ok(event_source) = drm_device_bind(&mut evlh, device, drm_handler) {
-                                    Some((devnum, event_source))
-                                } else {
-                                    //TODO fix wayland_server to return idata on error
-                                    // handler.device_removed(evlh, &mut device);
-                                    // drop(device);
-                                    if let Err(err) = session.close(fd) {
-                                        warn!(logger, "Failed to close dropped device. Error: {:?}. Ignoring", err);
-                                    };
-                                    None
+                                match drm_device_bind(&mut evlh, device, drm_handler) {
+                                    Ok(event_source) => Some((devnum, event_source)),
+                                    Err((err, (mut device, _))) => {
+                                        warn!(logger, "Failed to bind device. Error: {:?}.", err);
+                                        handler.device_removed(evlh, &mut device);
+                                        drop(device);
+                                        if let Err(err) = session.close(fd) {
+                                            warn!(logger, "Failed to close dropped device. Error: {:?}. Ignoring", err);
+                                        };
+                                        None
+                                    }
                                 }
                             },
                             None => {
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ impl<H: DrmHandler<SessionFdDrmDevice> + 'static> SessionObserver for UdevBacken
 /// No runtime functionality can be provided without using this function.
 pub fn udev_backend_bind<S, H, T>(
     evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, udev: UdevBackend<H, S, T>
-) -> IoResult<FdEventSource<UdevBackend<H, S, T>>>
+) -> ::std::result::Result<FdEventSource<UdevBackend<H, S, T>>, (IoError, UdevBackend<H, S, T>)>
 where
     H: DrmHandler<SessionFdDrmDevice> + 'static,
     T: UdevHandler<H> + 'static,
@@ -273,15 +274,14 @@ where
                             };
                             let fd = device.as_raw_fd();
                             match udev.handler.device_added(evlh, &mut device) {
-                                Some(drm_handler) => {
-                                    if let Ok(fd_event_source) =
-                                        drm_device_bind(&mut evlh, device, drm_handler)
-                                    {
+                                Some(drm_handler) => match drm_device_bind(&mut evlh, device, drm_handler) {
+                                    Ok(fd_event_source) => {
                                         udev.devices.borrow_mut().insert(devnum, fd_event_source);
-                                    } else {
-                                        //TODO fix wayland_server to return idata on error
-                                        //udev.handler.device_removed(evlh, &mut device);
-                                        //drop(device);
+                                    }
+                                    Err((err, (mut device, _))) => {
+                                        warn!(udev.logger, "Failed to bind device. Error: {:?}.", err);
+                                        udev.handler.device_removed(evlh, &mut device);
+                                        drop(device);
                                         if let Err(err) = udev.session.close(fd) {
                                             warn!(
                                                 udev.logger,
@@ -289,8 +289,9 @@ where
                                             );
                                         };
                                     }
-                                }
+                                },
                                 None => {
+                                    udev.handler.device_removed(evlh, &mut device);
                                     drop(device);
                                     if let Err(err) = udev.session.close(fd) {
                                         warn!(