diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d3573ce..9e131bc9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ qrc_*
 ckb-dev-detect-report.gz
 ckb-next-dev-detect-report.gz
 macos/pkgproj/build
+compile_commands.json
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d8359dd..4670aa7d 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -398,6 +398,13 @@ elseif (LINUX)
             )
         endif()
     endif()
+
+    target_sources(
+        ckb-next
+            PRIVATE
+                wayland/waylandutils.cpp
+                wayland/waylandutils.h
+    )
 endif ()
 
 if (MAC_LEGACY)
diff --git a/src/gui/extrasettingswidget.cpp b/src/gui/extrasettingswidget.cpp
index e3fa9f3f..e39244c1 100644
--- a/src/gui/extrasettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/extrasettingswidget.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 #include "ckbsettings.h"
 #include "animdetailsdialog.h"
 #include "kbmanager.h"
-#ifdef USE_XCB_SCREENSAVER
-#include "idletimer.h"
-#endif
+#include "wayland/waylandutils.h"
 // KbLight
 static int lastSharedDimming = -2;
 
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ ExtraSettingsWidget::ExtraSettingsWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 #endif
     // We need to explicitly disable this if there's a wayland session.
     // If not, the idle timer will only count when there's activity inside XWayland windows.
-    if(IdleTimer::isWayland()){
+    if(WaylandUtils::isWayland()){
         QString notSupported(tr("This feature is not supported under Wayland"));
         ui->timerBox->setToolTip(notSupported);
         ui->timerMinBox->setToolTip(notSupported);
diff --git a/src/gui/idletimer.cpp b/src/gui/idletimer.cpp
index 99e35c86..d6af6d0d 100644
--- a/src/gui/idletimer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/idletimer.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,3 @@ int IdleTimer::getIdleTime(){
     return 0;
 }
 #endif
-
-bool IdleTimer::isWayland(){
-    QByteArray wdesktop = qgetenv("WAYLAND_DESKTOP");
-    if(!wdesktop.isEmpty())
-        return true;
-    QString stype(qgetenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE"));
-    if(stype == "wayland")
-        return true;
-    return false;
-}
diff --git a/src/gui/idletimer.h b/src/gui/idletimer.h
index 55d0e9ee..2249d989 100644
--- a/src/gui/idletimer.h
+++ b/src/gui/idletimer.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ class IdleTimer
 {
 public:
     static int getIdleTime();
-    static bool isWayland();
 };
 
 #endif // IDLETIMER_H
diff --git a/src/gui/kbmanager.cpp b/src/gui/kbmanager.cpp
index c7f1d834..ef58addd 100644
--- a/src/gui/kbmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kbmanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "kbmanager.h"
 #include "idletimer.h"
 #include <limits>
+#include "wayland/waylandutils.h"
 
 #ifndef Q_OS_MACOS
 QString devpath = "/dev/input/ckb%1";
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ void KbManager::init(const QString& guiVersion){
         return;
     _kbManager = new KbManager();
 #ifdef USE_XCB_SCREENSAVER
-    if(!IdleTimer::isWayland() && CkbSettings::get("Program/IdleTimerEnable", true).toBool()){
+    if(!WaylandUtils::isWayland() && CkbSettings::get("Program/IdleTimerEnable", true).toBool()){
         setIdleTimer(true);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/kbmodeeventmgr.cpp b/src/gui/kbmodeeventmgr.cpp
index 9fdc1883..4191f8b3 100644
--- a/src/gui/kbmodeeventmgr.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kbmodeeventmgr.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include "kbwidget.h"
 #include <QCloseEvent>
-#include "idletimer.h"
+#include "wayland/waylandutils.h"
 #include "kbwindowinfomodel.h"
 
 KbModeEventMgr::KbModeEventMgr(QWidget* parent, KbMode* m) :
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ KbModeEventMgr::KbModeEventMgr(QWidget* parent, KbMode* m) :
     connect(model, &KbWindowInfoModel::rowsInserted, this, &KbModeEventMgr::rowsChanged);
     connect(model, &KbWindowInfoModel::rowsRemoved, this, &KbModeEventMgr::rowsChanged);
     ui->setupUi(this);
-    if(!IdleTimer::isWayland())
+    if(!WaylandUtils::isWayland())
         ui->waylandWarning->hide();
     ui->modeLabel->setText(QString(tr("Switch to mode \"%1\" when:")).arg(m->name()));
     ui->tableView->setModel(model);
diff --git a/src/gui/wayland/waylandutils.cpp b/src/gui/wayland/waylandutils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94f1be0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/wayland/waylandutils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "waylandutils.h"
+
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+
+namespace WaylandUtils
+{
+
+bool isWayland()
+{
+    if (qGuiApp->platformName() == "wayland") {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if(!qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("WAYLAND_DESKTOP")) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if(qEnvironmentVariable("XDG_SESSION_TYPE") == "wayland") {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+} // WaylandUtils
diff --git a/src/gui/wayland/waylandutils.h b/src/gui/wayland/waylandutils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12769e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/wayland/waylandutils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef WAYLANDUTILS_HPP
+#define WAYLANDUTILS_HPP
+
+#include <QString>
+
+namespace WaylandUtils
+{
+
+bool isWayland();
+
+} // WaylandUtils
+
+#endif // WAYLANDUTILS_HPP