diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e8d7c335f..f54476513 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ thiserror = "2.0.12"
 wayland-backend = "0.3.0"
 wayland-client = "0.31.1"
 wayland-cursor = "0.31.0"
-wayland-protocols = { version = "0.32.1", features = ["client", "staging", "unstable"] }
+wayland-protocols = { version = "0.32.9", features = ["client", "staging", "unstable"] }
 wayland-protocols-experimental = { version = "20251230.0.1", features = ["client"] }
 wayland-protocols-misc = { version = "0.3.6", features = ["client"] }
 wayland-protocols-wlr = { version = "0.3.1", features = ["client"] }
diff --git a/src/background_effect.rs b/src/background_effect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..764cb3b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/background_effect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+use wayland_client::{
+    globals::GlobalList, protocol::wl_surface, Connection, Dispatch, QueueHandle, WEnum,
+};
+use wayland_protocols::ext::background_effect::v1::client::{
+    ext_background_effect_manager_v1, ext_background_effect_surface_v1,
+};
+
+use crate::{error::GlobalError, globals::GlobalData, registry::GlobalProxy};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BackgroundEffectState {
+    manager: GlobalProxy<ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1>,
+    capabilities: Option<ext_background_effect_manager_v1::Capability>,
+}
+
+impl BackgroundEffectState {
+    pub fn new<D>(globals: &GlobalList, qh: &QueueHandle<D>) -> Self
+    where
+        D: Dispatch<ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1, GlobalData>
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        let manager = GlobalProxy::from(globals.bind(qh, 1..=1, GlobalData));
+        Self { manager, capabilities: None }
+    }
+
+    /// Capabilities advertised by the compositor.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the compositor has not yet advertised capabilities.
+    pub fn capabilities(&self) -> Option<ext_background_effect_manager_v1::Capability> {
+        self.capabilities
+    }
+
+    /// Get `ext_background_effect_surface_v1` for a given `wl_surface`.
+    ///
+    /// Returns error if `ext_background_effect_manager_v1` global is not present.
+    pub fn get_background_effect<D>(
+        &self,
+        surface: &wl_surface::WlSurface,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<D>,
+    ) -> Result<ext_background_effect_surface_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectSurfaceV1, GlobalError>
+    where
+        D: Dispatch<ext_background_effect_surface_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectSurfaceV1, GlobalData>
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        Ok(self.manager.get()?.get_background_effect(surface, qh, GlobalData))
+    }
+
+    /// The `ext_background_effect_manager_v1` global, if any.
+    pub fn ext_background_effect_manager_v1(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<&ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1, GlobalError> {
+        self.manager.get()
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait BackgroundEffectHandler {
+    fn background_effect_state(&mut self) -> &mut BackgroundEffectState;
+
+    /// Compositor has advertised background effect capabilities.
+    ///
+    /// Call [`BackgroundEffectState::capabilities`] to access capabilities.
+    fn update_capabilities(&mut self);
+}
+
+impl<D> Dispatch<ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1, GlobalData, D>
+    for BackgroundEffectState
+where
+    D: Dispatch<ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1, GlobalData>
+        + BackgroundEffectHandler,
+{
+    fn event(
+        data: &mut D,
+        _manager: &ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1,
+        event: ext_background_effect_manager_v1::Event,
+        _: &GlobalData,
+        _conn: &Connection,
+        _qh: &QueueHandle<D>,
+    ) {
+        match event {
+            ext_background_effect_manager_v1::Event::Capabilities { flags } => {
+                let flags = match flags {
+                    WEnum::Value(value) => value,
+                    WEnum::Unknown(value) => {
+                        ext_background_effect_manager_v1::Capability::from_bits_retain(value)
+                    }
+                };
+                data.background_effect_state().capabilities = Some(flags);
+                data.update_capabilities();
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<D> Dispatch<ext_background_effect_surface_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectSurfaceV1, GlobalData, D>
+    for BackgroundEffectState
+where
+    D: Dispatch<ext_background_effect_surface_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectSurfaceV1, GlobalData>,
+{
+    fn event(
+        _data: &mut D,
+        _surface: &ext_background_effect_surface_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectSurfaceV1,
+        _event: ext_background_effect_surface_v1::Event,
+        _: &GlobalData,
+        _conn: &Connection,
+        _qh: &QueueHandle<D>,
+    ) {
+        unreachable!()
+    }
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! delegate_background_effect {
+    ($(@<$( $lt:tt $( : $clt:tt $(+ $dlt:tt )* )? ),+>)? $ty: ty) => {
+        $crate::reexports::client::delegate_dispatch!($(@< $( $lt $( : $clt $(+ $dlt )* )? ),+ >)? $ty: [
+            $crate::reexports::protocols::ext::background_effect::v1::client::ext_background_effect_manager_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectManagerV1: $crate::globals::GlobalData
+        ] => $crate::background_effect::BackgroundEffectState);
+        $crate::reexports::client::delegate_dispatch!($(@< $( $lt $( : $clt $(+ $dlt )* )? ),+ >)? $ty: [
+            $crate::reexports::protocols::ext::background_effect::v1::client::ext_background_effect_surface_v1::ExtBackgroundEffectSurfaceV1: $crate::globals::GlobalData
+        ] => $crate::background_effect::BackgroundEffectState);
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6e345fda5..a0d0f10a2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub mod reexports {
 }
 
 pub mod activation;
+pub mod background_effect;
 pub mod compositor;
 pub mod data_device_manager;
 pub mod dmabuf;