diff --git a/plugins/qpa/integration.cpp b/plugins/qpa/integration.cpp
index 9cb4482959..a450b9c32b 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/integration.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qpa/integration.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ void Integration::initialize()
     // TODO: start initialize Wayland once the internal Wayland connection is created
     connect(kwinApp(), &Application::screensCreated, this, &Integration::initializeWayland, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     QPlatformIntegration::initialize();
+    m_dummyScreen = new Screen(nullptr);
+    screenAdded(m_dummyScreen);
 }
 
 QAbstractEventDispatcher *Integration::createEventDispatcher() const
@@ -178,6 +180,10 @@ void Integration::initializeWayland()
 
 void Integration::createWaylandOutput(quint32 name, quint32 version)
 {
+    if (m_dummyScreen) {
+        destroyScreen(m_dummyScreen);
+        m_dummyScreen = nullptr;
+    }
     using namespace KWayland::Client;
     auto o = m_registry->createOutput(name, version, this);
     connect(o, &Output::changed, this,
diff --git a/plugins/qpa/integration.h b/plugins/qpa/integration.h
index 6bf6b22dca..84b5e60daa 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/integration.h
+++ b/plugins/qpa/integration.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace KWin
 namespace QPA
 {
 
+class Screen;
+
 class Integration : public QObject, public QPlatformIntegration
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ private:
     KWayland::Client::Compositor *m_compositor = nullptr;
     KWayland::Client::Shell *m_shell = nullptr;
     EGLDisplay m_eglDisplay = EGL_NO_DISPLAY;
+    Screen *m_dummyScreen = nullptr;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/qpa/screen.cpp b/plugins/qpa/screen.cpp
index d083ed0296..f73a1b811e 100644
--- a/plugins/qpa/screen.cpp
+++ b/plugins/qpa/screen.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ QImage::Format Screen::format() const
 
 QRect Screen::geometry() const
 {
-    return m_output->geometry();
+    return m_output ? m_output->geometry() : QRect(0, 0, 1, 1);
 }
 
 QSizeF Screen::physicalSize() const
 {
-    return m_output->physicalSize();
+    return m_output ? m_output->physicalSize() : QPlatformScreen::physicalSize();
 }
 
 QPlatformCursor *Screen::cursor() const