diff --git a/uwac/include/uwac/uwac.h b/uwac/include/uwac/uwac.h
index 5042803cc..6a85bc7e5 100644
--- a/uwac/include/uwac/uwac.h
+++ b/uwac/include/uwac/uwac.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef struct uwac_display UwacDisplay;
 typedef struct uwac_output UwacOutput;
 typedef struct uwac_window UwacWindow;
 typedef struct uwac_seat UwacSeat;
+typedef uint32_t UwacSeatId;
 
 
 /** @brief error codes */
@@ -111,7 +112,12 @@ struct uwac_new_seat_event {
 };
 typedef struct uwac_new_seat_event UwacSeatNewEvent;
 
-typedef struct uwac_new_seat_event UwacSeatRemovedEvent;
+
+struct uwac_removed_seat_event {
+	int type;
+	UwacSeatId id;
+};
+typedef struct uwac_removed_seat_event UwacSeatRemovedEvent;
 
 struct uwac_keyboard_enter_event {
 	int type;
@@ -213,6 +219,7 @@ union uwac_event {
 	int type;
 	UwacOutputNewEvent output_new;
 	UwacSeatNewEvent seat_new;
+	UwacSeatRemovedEvent seat_removed;
 	UwacPointerEnterLeaveEvent mouse_enter_leave;
 	UwacPointerMotionEvent mouse_motion;
 	UwacPointerButtonEvent mouse_button;
@@ -479,6 +486,14 @@ UWAC_API UwacReturnCode UwacNextEvent(UwacDisplay *display, UwacEvent *event);
  */
 UWAC_API const char *UwacSeatGetName(const UwacSeat *seat);
 
+/**
+ * returns the id of the given UwacSeat
+ *
+ * @param seat the UwacSeat
+ * @return the id of the seat
+ */
+UWAC_API UwacSeatId UwacSeatGetId(const UwacSeat *seat);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/uwac/libuwac/uwac-display.c b/uwac/libuwac/uwac-display.c
index 677d12386..cd2ee5211 100644
--- a/uwac/libuwac/uwac-display.c
+++ b/uwac/libuwac/uwac-display.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void registry_handle_global_remove(void* data, struct wl_registry* regist
 			ev = (UwacSeatRemovedEvent*)UwacDisplayNewEvent(d, UWAC_EVENT_REMOVED_SEAT);
 
 			if (ev)
-				ev->seat = seat;
+				ev->id = name;
 		}
 
 		wl_list_remove(&global->link);
diff --git a/uwac/libuwac/uwac-input.c b/uwac/libuwac/uwac-input.c
index 8daf7174e..ecb3b1a6c 100644
--- a/uwac/libuwac/uwac-input.c
+++ b/uwac/libuwac/uwac-input.c
@@ -865,3 +865,7 @@ void UwacSeatDestroy(UwacSeat *s) {
 const char *UwacSeatGetName(const UwacSeat *seat) {
 	return seat->name;
 }
+
+UwacSeatId UwacSeatGetId(const UwacSeat *seat) {
+	return seat->seat_id;
+}