diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-gtk-shell.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-gtk-shell.c
index 1fc74787b..12e1b0e4a 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-gtk-shell.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-gtk-shell.c
@@ -208,12 +208,20 @@ gtk_surface_request_focus (struct wl_client   *client,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+gtk_surface_release (struct wl_client   *client,
+                     struct wl_resource *resource)
+{
+  wl_resource_destroy (resource);
+}
+
 static const struct gtk_surface1_interface meta_wayland_gtk_surface_interface = {
   gtk_surface_set_dbus_properties,
   gtk_surface_set_modal,
   gtk_surface_unset_modal,
   gtk_surface_present,
   gtk_surface_request_focus,
+  gtk_surface_release
 };
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
index 7a750413f..bf891d99a 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define META_WL_SEAT_VERSION                5
 #define META_WL_OUTPUT_VERSION              2
 #define META_XSERVER_VERSION                1
-#define META_GTK_SHELL1_VERSION             3
+#define META_GTK_SHELL1_VERSION             4
 #define META_WL_SUBCOMPOSITOR_VERSION       1
 #define META_ZWP_POINTER_GESTURES_V1_VERSION    1
 #define META_ZXDG_EXPORTER_V1_VERSION       1
diff --git a/src/wayland/protocol/gtk-shell.xml b/src/wayland/protocol/gtk-shell.xml
index fb91940b3..1aab593c4 100644
--- a/src/wayland/protocol/gtk-shell.xml
+++ b/src/wayland/protocol/gtk-shell.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <protocol name="gtk">
 
-  <interface name="gtk_shell1" version="3">
+  <interface name="gtk_shell1" version="4">
     <description summary="gtk specific extensions">
       gtk_shell is a protocol extension providing additional features for
       clients implementing it.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </request>
   </interface>
 
-  <interface name="gtk_surface1" version="3">
+  <interface name="gtk_surface1" version="4">
     <request name="set_dbus_properties">
       <arg name="application_id" type="string" allow-null="true"/>
       <arg name="app_menu_path" type="string" allow-null="true"/>
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
     <request name="request_focus" since="3">
       <arg name="startup_id" type="string" allow-null="true"/>
     </request>
+
+    <!-- Version 4 additions -->
+    <request name="release" type="destructor" since="4"/>
   </interface>
 
 </protocol>