diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cbef61b..bb8005a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,25 @@ find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
 find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
 
+# Find PipeWire
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(PIPEWIRE REQUIRED libpipewire-0.3)
+pkg_check_modules(PIPEWIRE_SM REQUIRED libpipewire-0.3-session-manager) # For session manager extensions
+
+# Find GIO/GLib for GDBus
+find_package(GLIB2 REQUIRED COMPONENTS gio)
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES} -lXrender -lXdamage -lXss")
 include_directories(${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} "main.cpp" "hgx11.h" "hgx11.cpp" "hgx11net.h" "hgx11net.cpp" "hgx11damage.h" "hgx11damage.cpp" "hgx11grab.h" "hgx11grab.cpp" "hgx11screensaver.h" "hgx11screensaver.cpp")
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} Qt5::Core Qt5::Network Qt5::Widgets ${X11_LIBRARIES})
+
+# Add the Wayland POC executable
+add_executable(wayland_poc "wayland_poc.cpp")
+target_link_libraries(wayland_poc
+    Qt5::Core
+    ${PIPEWIRE_LIBRARIES}
+    ${PIPEWIRE_SM_LIBRARIES}
+    ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
+)
diff --git a/wayland_poc.cpp b/wayland_poc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d763f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wayland_poc.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QImage>
+#include <QBuffer>
+#include <QFile>
+
+// PipeWire includes (will need to be installed on the system)
+#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
+#include <pipewire/extensions/session-manager/session-manager.h>
+#include <pipewire/extensions/session-manager/impl-session-manager.h>
+#include <pipewire/extensions/session-manager/node.h>
+#include <pipewire/extensions/session-manager/stream.h>
+
+// For xdg-desktop-portal interaction (user consent for screen capture)
+#include <gio/gio.h> // For GDBus
+
+// Global variables for PipeWire context
+static struct pw_loop *main_loop = nullptr;
+static struct pw_context *context = nullptr;
+static struct pw_core *core = nullptr;
+static struct pw_stream *stream = nullptr;
+
+// Callback for PipeWire stream processing
+static void on_process(void *userdata) {
+    struct pw_buffer *b;
+    struct spa_buffer *buf;
+
+    if ((b = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer(stream)) == nullptr) {
+        pw_log_debug("out of buffers");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    buf = b->buffer;
+    if (buf->datas[0].data == nullptr) {
+        pw_log_error("buffer has no data");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Assuming RGBA format for simplicity, adjust as needed
+    // PipeWire typically provides frames in formats like RGBA, BGRA, etc.
+    // You'll need to check the actual format from the stream's format info.
+    int width = 0; // Get from stream format
+    int height = 0; // Get from stream format
+    int stride = 0; // Get from stream format
+
+    // For this POC, we'll assume a fixed format for now.
+    // In a real implementation, you'd get this from the stream's format negotiation.
+    // For example, from the SPA_META_VideoInfo or SPA_META_Bitmap meta data.
+    // For now, let's use placeholder values.
+    // This part needs to be robustly handled in the actual grabber.
+    // For a simple POC, we'll just try to create an image.
+    qDebug() << "Received PipeWire buffer. Data size:" << buf->datas[0].maxsize;
+
+    // This is a placeholder. In a real scenario, you'd get width, height, stride
+    // from the stream's format negotiation.
+    // For now, let's assume a common desktop resolution for testing.
+    // The user will need to adjust this or we'll need to parse the stream format.
+    width = 1920; // Example width
+    height = 1080; // Example height
+    stride = width * 4; // Assuming 4 bytes per pixel (RGBA)
+
+    if (buf->datas[0].maxsize < (size_t)(stride * height)) {
+        qWarning() << "Buffer size too small for assumed dimensions.";
+        pw_stream_queue_buffer(stream, b);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QImage image(reinterpret_cast<uchar*>(buf->datas[0].data), width, height, stride, QImage::Format_RGBA8888);
+    if (image.isNull()) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to create QImage from PipeWire buffer.";
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "QImage created. Saving to captured_frame.png";
+        image.save("captured_frame.png");
+    }
+
+    pw_stream_queue_buffer(stream, b); // Re-queue the buffer
+    pw_loop_quit(main_loop); // Quit after one frame for POC
+}
+
+// Callback for PipeWire stream state changes
+static void on_stream_state_changed(void *userdata, enum pw_stream_state old_state, enum pw_stream_state new_state, const char *error) {
+    qDebug() << "PipeWire stream state changed from" << pw_stream_state_as_string(old_state) << "to" << pw_stream_state_as_string(new_state);
+    if (new_state == PW_STREAM_STATE_ERROR) {
+        qCritical() << "PipeWire stream error:" << error;
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+    } else if (new_state == PW_STREAM_STATE_PAUSED) {
+        // Stream is paused, ready to start processing
+        qDebug() << "PipeWire stream paused. Starting capture.";
+        // Here you would typically negotiate formats and allocate buffers
+        // For POC, we'll just start processing.
+        pw_stream_set_active(stream, true);
+    } else if (new_state == PW_STREAM_STATE_STREAMING) {
+        qDebug() << "PipeWire stream is streaming.";
+    }
+}
+
+// GDBus callback for xdg-desktop-portal response
+static void on_response(GObject *source_object, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data) {
+    GVariant *result = g_dbus_proxy_call_finish(G_DBUS_PROXY(source_object), res, nullptr);
+    if (result == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to get response from xdg-desktop-portal.";
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GVariantIter iter;
+    g_variant_iter_init(&iter, result);
+    GVariant *first_arg = g_variant_iter_next_value(&iter); // Should be a tuple (bool, dict)
+    if (first_arg == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Invalid response from xdg-desktop-portal.";
+        g_variant_unref(result);
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    gboolean success = g_variant_get_boolean(first_arg);
+    if (!success) {
+        qCritical() << "xdg-desktop-portal screen capture request denied or failed.";
+        g_variant_unref(first_arg);
+        g_variant_unref(result);
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    GVariant *second_arg = g_variant_iter_next_value(&iter); // Should be a dictionary
+    if (second_arg == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Invalid response from xdg-desktop-portal (missing dictionary).";
+        g_variant_unref(first_arg);
+        g_variant_unref(result);
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Extract the PipeWire stream node ID from the dictionary
+    GVariant *node_id_variant = g_variant_lookup_value(second_arg, "pipewire_node_id", G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT32);
+    if (node_id_variant == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "xdg-desktop-portal response missing pipewire_node_id.";
+        g_variant_unref(first_arg);
+        g_variant_unref(second_arg);
+        g_variant_unref(result);
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    guint32 node_id = g_variant_get_uint32(node_id_variant);
+    qDebug() << "xdg-desktop-portal granted screen capture. PipeWire node ID:" << node_id;
+
+    g_variant_unref(node_id_variant);
+    g_variant_unref(first_arg);
+    g_variant_unref(second_arg);
+    g_variant_unref(result);
+
+    // Now connect to the PipeWire stream
+    stream = pw_stream_new_simple(
+        core,
+        "screen-capture-stream",
+        pw_properties_new(
+            PW_KEY_MEDIA_TYPE, "Video",
+            PW_KEY_MEDIA_CATEGORY, "Capture",
+            PW_KEY_MEDIA_ROLE, "Screen",
+            nullptr),
+        &pw_stream_events,
+        &(struct pw_stream_events) {
+            .process = on_process,
+            .state_changed = on_stream_state_changed,
+        },
+        nullptr // userdata
+    );
+
+    if (stream == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to create PipeWire stream.";
+        pw_loop_quit(main_loop);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Connect the stream to the node ID provided by xdg-desktop-portal
+    pw_stream_connect(stream,
+                      PW_DIRECTION_INPUT,
+                      node_id, // The node ID from xdg-desktop-portal
+                      PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT | PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS,
+                      pw_properties_new(
+                          PW_KEY_FORMAT_DSP, "RGBA", // Request RGBA format
+                          nullptr),
+                      0); // n_params
+
+    qDebug() << "PipeWire stream connected.";
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    pw_init(nullptr, nullptr);
+
+    main_loop = pw_loop_new(nullptr);
+    context = pw_context_new(main_loop, nullptr);
+    core = pw_context_connect(context, nullptr, 0);
+
+    if (core == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to connect to PipeWire.";
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << "Connected to PipeWire. Requesting screen capture via xdg-desktop-portal...";
+
+    // Request screen capture via xdg-desktop-portal
+    // This will typically trigger a dialog for the user to select a screen/window
+    GDBusProxy *proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(
+        G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
+        G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
+        nullptr, // GDBusInterfaceInfo
+        "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop",
+        "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop",
+        "org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast",
+        nullptr, // GCancellable
+        nullptr // GError
+    );
+
+    if (proxy == nullptr) {
+        qCritical() << "Failed to connect to xdg-desktop-portal ScreenCast service. Make sure xdg-desktop-portal is running.";
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Call the ScreenCast.PickSource method
+    // Arguments: parent_window (empty string for no parent), options (dictionary)
+    GVariant *options = g_variant_new_dict_entry(g_variant_new_string("multiple"), g_variant_new_boolean(false));
+    GVariant *options_dict = g_variant_new_array(G_VARIANT_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY_STRING_VARIANT, &options, 1);
+    g_variant_unref(options);
+
+    g_dbus_proxy_call(
+        proxy,
+        "PickSource",
+        g_variant_new("(sa{sv})", "", options_dict), // (parent_window, options)
+        G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
+        -1, // timeout
+        nullptr, // GCancellable
+        on_response,
+        nullptr // user_data
+    );
+
+    g_variant_unref(options_dict);
+    g_object_unref(proxy);
+
+    pw_loop_run(main_loop); // Run the PipeWire main loop
+
+    // Cleanup
+    if (stream) pw_stream_destroy(stream);
+    if (core) pw_core_disconnect(core);
+    if (context) pw_context_destroy(context);
+    if (main_loop) pw_loop_destroy(main_loop);
+    pw_deinit();
+
+    return app.exec();
+}