diff --git a/wayland-client/Cargo.toml b/wayland-client/Cargo.toml
index 06f7460520d..06e7d565b99 100644
--- a/wayland-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wayland-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ log = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 wayland-protocols = { path = "../wayland-protocols", features = ["client"] }
+wayland-protocols-wlr = { path = "../wayland-protocols-wlr", features = ["client"] }
 futures-channel = "0.3.16"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 tempfile = "3.2"
diff --git a/wayland-client/examples/simple_layershell.rs b/wayland-client/examples/simple_layershell.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6209bae5f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wayland-client/examples/simple_layershell.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+use std::{fs::File, os::unix::io::AsFd};
+use wayland_client::{
+    delegate_noop,
+    protocol::{
+        wl_buffer, wl_compositor, wl_keyboard, wl_registry, wl_seat, wl_shm, wl_shm_pool,
+        wl_surface,
+    },
+    Connection, Dispatch, Proxy, QueueHandle, WEnum,
+};
+
+use wayland_protocols_wlr::layer_shell::v1::client::{
+    zwlr_layer_shell_v1::{self, Layer},
+    zwlr_layer_surface_v1::{self, Anchor},
+};
+
+use wayland_protocols::xdg::shell::client::xdg_wm_base;
+
+fn main() {
+    let conn = Connection::connect_to_env().unwrap();
+
+    let mut event_queue = conn.new_event_queue();
+    let qhandle = event_queue.handle();
+
+    let display = conn.display();
+    display.get_registry(&qhandle, ());
+
+    let mut state = State {
+        running: true,
+        base_surface: None,
+        layer_shell: None,
+        layer_surface: None,
+        buffer: None,
+        wm_base: None,
+    };
+
+    event_queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut state).unwrap();
+
+    if state.layer_shell.is_some() && state.wm_base.is_some() {
+        state.init_layer_surface(&qhandle);
+    }
+
+    while state.running {
+        event_queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut state).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+struct State {
+    running: bool,
+    base_surface: Option<wl_surface::WlSurface>,
+    layer_shell: Option<zwlr_layer_shell_v1::ZwlrLayerShellV1>,
+    layer_surface: Option<zwlr_layer_surface_v1::ZwlrLayerSurfaceV1>,
+    buffer: Option<wl_buffer::WlBuffer>,
+    wm_base: Option<xdg_wm_base::XdgWmBase>,
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<wl_registry::WlRegistry, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        state: &mut Self,
+        registry: &wl_registry::WlRegistry,
+        event: wl_registry::Event,
+        _: &(),
+        _: &Connection,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let wl_registry::Event::Global { name, interface, version } = event {
+            if interface == zwlr_layer_shell_v1::ZwlrLayerShellV1::interface().name {
+                let wl_layer = registry.bind::<zwlr_layer_shell_v1::ZwlrLayerShellV1, _, _>(
+                    name,
+                    version,
+                    qh,
+                    (),
+                );
+                state.layer_shell = Some(wl_layer);
+            } else if interface == wl_compositor::WlCompositor::interface().name {
+                let compositor =
+                    registry.bind::<wl_compositor::WlCompositor, _, _>(name, version, qh, ());
+                let surface = compositor.create_surface(qh, ());
+                state.base_surface = Some(surface);
+            } else if interface == wl_shm::WlShm::interface().name {
+                let shm = registry.bind::<wl_shm::WlShm, _, _>(name, version, qh, ());
+
+                let (init_w, init_h) = (3200, 240);
+
+                let mut file = tempfile::tempfile().unwrap();
+                draw(&mut file, (init_w, init_h));
+                let pool = shm.create_pool(file.as_fd(), (init_w * init_h * 4) as i32, qh, ());
+                let buffer = pool.create_buffer(
+                    0,
+                    init_w as i32,
+                    init_h as i32,
+                    (init_w * 4) as i32,
+                    wl_shm::Format::Argb8888,
+                    qh,
+                    (),
+                );
+                state.buffer = Some(buffer.clone());
+            } else if interface == wl_seat::WlSeat::interface().name {
+                registry.bind::<wl_seat::WlSeat, _, _>(name, version, qh, ());
+            } else if interface == xdg_wm_base::XdgWmBase::interface().name {
+                let wm_base = registry.bind::<xdg_wm_base::XdgWmBase, _, _>(name, 1, qh, ());
+                state.wm_base = Some(wm_base);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_compositor::WlCompositor);
+delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_surface::WlSurface);
+delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_shm::WlShm);
+delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_shm_pool::WlShmPool);
+delegate_noop!(State: ignore wl_buffer::WlBuffer);
+
+fn draw(tmp: &mut File, (buf_x, buf_y): (u32, u32)) {
+    use std::{cmp::min, io::Write};
+    let mut buf = std::io::BufWriter::new(tmp);
+    for y in 0..buf_y {
+        for x in 0..buf_x {
+            let a = 0xFF;
+            let r = min(((buf_x - x) * 0xFF) / buf_x, ((buf_y - y) * 0xFF) / buf_y);
+            let g = min((x * 0xFF) / buf_x, ((buf_y - y) * 0xFF) / buf_y);
+            let b = min(((buf_x - x) * 0xFF) / buf_x, (y * 0xFF) / buf_y);
+
+            let color = (a << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b;
+            buf.write_all(&color.to_ne_bytes()).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
+    buf.flush().unwrap();
+}
+
+impl State {
+    fn init_layer_surface(&mut self, qh: &QueueHandle<State>) {
+        let layer = self.layer_shell.as_ref().unwrap().get_layer_surface(
+            self.base_surface.as_ref().unwrap(),
+            None,
+            Layer::Top,
+            "precure".to_string(),
+            qh,
+            (),
+        );
+        layer.set_anchor(Anchor::Bottom | Anchor::Right | Anchor::Left);
+        layer.set_keyboard_interactivity(zwlr_layer_surface_v1::KeyboardInteractivity::OnDemand);
+        layer.set_size(0, 30);
+        layer.set_exclusive_zone(30);
+        self.base_surface.as_ref().unwrap().commit();
+
+        self.layer_surface = Some(layer);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<xdg_wm_base::XdgWmBase, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        _: &mut Self,
+        wm_base: &xdg_wm_base::XdgWmBase,
+        event: xdg_wm_base::Event,
+        _: &(),
+        _: &Connection,
+        _: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let xdg_wm_base::Event::Ping { serial } = event {
+            wm_base.pong(serial);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<wl_seat::WlSeat, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        _: &mut Self,
+        seat: &wl_seat::WlSeat,
+        event: wl_seat::Event,
+        _: &(),
+        _: &Connection,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let wl_seat::Event::Capabilities { capabilities: WEnum::Value(capabilities) } = event {
+            if capabilities.contains(wl_seat::Capability::Keyboard) {
+                seat.get_keyboard(qh, ());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        state: &mut Self,
+        _: &wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard,
+        event: wl_keyboard::Event,
+        _: &(),
+        _: &Connection,
+        _: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let wl_keyboard::Event::Key { key, .. } = event {
+            println!("key it is {key}");
+            if key == 1 {
+                // ESC key
+                state.running = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<zwlr_layer_shell_v1::ZwlrLayerShellV1, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        _state: &mut Self,
+        _proxy: &zwlr_layer_shell_v1::ZwlrLayerShellV1,
+        _event: <zwlr_layer_shell_v1::ZwlrLayerShellV1 as Proxy>::Event,
+        _data: &(),
+        _conn: &Connection,
+        _qhandle: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<zwlr_layer_surface_v1::ZwlrLayerSurfaceV1, ()> for State {
+    fn event(
+        state: &mut Self,
+        surface: &zwlr_layer_surface_v1::ZwlrLayerSurfaceV1,
+        event: <zwlr_layer_surface_v1::ZwlrLayerSurfaceV1 as Proxy>::Event,
+        _data: &(),
+        _conn: &Connection,
+        _qhandle: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let zwlr_layer_surface_v1::Event::Configure { serial, .. } = event {
+            surface.ack_configure(serial);
+            let surface = state.base_surface.as_ref().unwrap();
+            if let Some(ref buffer) = state.buffer {
+                surface.attach(Some(buffer), 0, 0);
+                surface.commit();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}