diff --git a/src/view-backend-private.cpp b/src/view-backend-private.cpp
index 7e3a738..e20e208 100644
--- a/src/view-backend-private.cpp
+++ b/src/view-backend-private.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 ViewBackend::ViewBackend(ClientBundle* clientBundle, struct wpe_view_backend* backend)
     : m_clientBundle(clientBundle)
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ ViewBackend::ViewBackend(ClientBundle* clientBundle, struct wpe_view_backend* ba
 
 ViewBackend::~ViewBackend()
 {
-    unregisterSurface(m_bridgeId);
-
+    m_backend = nullptr;
+    for (auto bridgeId : m_bridgeIds)
+        WS::Instance::singleton().unregisterViewBackend(bridgeId);
     if (m_clientFd != -1)
         close(m_clientFd);
 }
@@ -90,14 +92,6 @@ void ViewBackend::exportEGLStreamProducer(struct wl_resource* bufferResource)
     m_clientBundle->exportEGLStreamProducer(bufferResource);
 }
 
-void ViewBackend::dispatchFrameCallbacks()
-{
-    if (G_LIKELY(m_bridgeId))
-        WS::Instance::singleton().dispatchFrameCallbacks(m_bridgeId);
-
-    wpe_view_backend_dispatch_frame_displayed(m_backend);
-}
-
 void ViewBackend::releaseBuffer(struct wl_resource* buffer_resource)
 {
     wl_buffer_send_release(buffer_resource);
@@ -106,17 +100,28 @@ void ViewBackend::releaseBuffer(struct wl_resource* buffer_resource)
 
 void ViewBackend::registerSurface(uint32_t bridgeId)
 {
-    m_bridgeId = bridgeId;
-    WS::Instance::singleton().registerViewBackend(m_bridgeId, *this);
+    // The current surface will be made inactive (if any); make sure that
+    // surfaces other than the new active one do not have callbacks pending
+    // to be dispatched.
+    dispatchFrameCallbacks();
+
+    m_bridgeIds.push_back(bridgeId);
+    WS::Instance::singleton().registerViewBackend(m_bridgeIds.back(), *this);
 }
 
 void ViewBackend::unregisterSurface(uint32_t bridgeId)
 {
-    if (!bridgeId || m_bridgeId != bridgeId)
+    auto it = std::find(m_bridgeIds.begin(), m_bridgeIds.end(), bridgeId);
+    if (it == m_bridgeIds.end())
         return;
 
-    WS::Instance::singleton().unregisterViewBackend(m_bridgeId);
-    m_bridgeId = 0;
+    // If the item being removed corresponds to the active surface, make
+    // sure to avoid having frame callbacks pending dispatch before removing.
+    if (bridgeId == m_bridgeIds.back())
+        dispatchFrameCallbacks(bridgeId);
+
+    m_bridgeIds.erase(it);
+    WS::Instance::singleton().unregisterViewBackend(bridgeId);
 }
 
 void ViewBackend::didReceiveMessage(uint32_t messageId, uint32_t messageBody)
diff --git a/src/view-backend-private.h b/src/view-backend-private.h
index 363b787..ae90822 100644
--- a/src/view-backend-private.h
+++ b/src/view-backend-private.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 #include <wpe/wpe.h>
+#include <vector>
 
 class ViewBackend;
 
@@ -67,10 +68,31 @@ class ViewBackend final : public WS::APIClient, public FdoIPC::MessageReceiver {
     void exportLinuxDmabuf(const struct linux_dmabuf_buffer *dmabuf_buffer) override;
     void exportShmBuffer(struct wl_resource* bufferResource, struct wl_shm_buffer* shmBuffer) override;
     void exportEGLStreamProducer(struct wl_resource*) override;
-    void dispatchFrameCallbacks();
+
+    void bridgeConnectionLost(uint32_t id) override
+    {
+         unregisterSurface(id);
+         dispatchFrameCallbacks();
+    }
+
+    inline void dispatchFrameCallbacks()
+    {
+        if (G_LIKELY(!m_bridgeIds.empty()))
+            dispatchFrameCallbacks(m_bridgeIds.back());
+    }
+
     void releaseBuffer(struct wl_resource* buffer_resource);
 
 private:
+    inline void dispatchFrameCallbacks(uint32_t bridgeId)
+    {
+        WS::Instance::singleton().dispatchFrameCallbacks(bridgeId);
+        if (G_LIKELY(m_backend))
+            wpe_view_backend_dispatch_frame_displayed(m_backend);
+        else
+            g_warning("Ignored dispatch frame displayed for bridgeId %" PRIu32 ": WPE view backend is gone", bridgeId);
+    }
+
     void didReceiveMessage(uint32_t messageId, uint32_t messageBody) override;
 
     void registerSurface(uint32_t);
@@ -78,7 +100,7 @@ class ViewBackend final : public WS::APIClient, public FdoIPC::MessageReceiver {
 
     static gboolean s_socketCallback(GSocket*, GIOCondition, gpointer);
 
-    uint32_t m_bridgeId { 0 };
+    std::vector<uint32_t> m_bridgeIds;
 
     ClientBundle* m_clientBundle;
     struct wpe_view_backend* m_backend;
diff --git a/src/ws.cpp b/src/ws.cpp
index 379a97b..5c5731b 100644
--- a/src/ws.cpp
+++ b/src/ws.cpp
@@ -545,8 +545,11 @@ void Instance::unregisterSurface(Surface* surface)
         [surface](const std::pair<uint32_t, Surface*>& value) -> bool {
             return value.second == surface;
         });
-    if (it != m_viewBackendMap.end())
+    if (it != m_viewBackendMap.end()) {
         m_viewBackendMap.erase(it);
+        if (surface->apiClient)
+            surface->apiClient->bridgeConnectionLost(it->first);
+    }
 }
 
 void Instance::dispatchFrameCallbacks(uint32_t bridgeId)
diff --git a/src/ws.h b/src/ws.h
index fbc8250..4371c0e 100644
--- a/src/ws.h
+++ b/src/ws.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ struct APIClient {
     virtual void exportLinuxDmabuf(const struct linux_dmabuf_buffer *dmabuf_buffer) = 0;
     virtual void exportShmBuffer(struct wl_resource*, struct wl_shm_buffer*) = 0;
     virtual void exportEGLStreamProducer(struct wl_resource*) = 0;
+
+    // Invoked when the association with the surface associated with a given
+    // wpe_bridge identifier is no longer valid, typically due to the nested
+    // compositor client being disconnected before having the chance to read
+    // and process a FdoIPC::UnregisterSurface message.
+    virtual void bridgeConnectionLost(uint32_t bridgeId) = 0;
 };
 
 struct Surface {