diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 3062c5ce..920b09c7 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ event_handle_configurenotify(xcb_configure_notify_event_t *ev)
     xcb_screen_t *screen = globalconf.screen;
 
     if(ev->window == screen->root)
-        /* it's not that we panic, but restart */
-        awesome_restart();
+        globalconf.screen_need_refresh = true;
 
     /* Copy what XRRUpdateConfiguration() would do: Update the configuration */
     if(ev->window == screen->root) {
@@ -782,7 +781,7 @@ event_handle_randr_screen_change_notify(xcb_randr_screen_change_notify_event_t *
         globalconf.screen->height_in_pixels = ev->height;
     }
 
-    awesome_restart();
+    globalconf.screen_need_refresh = true;
 }
 
 /** XRandR event handler for RRNotify subtype XRROutputChangeNotifyEvent
@@ -992,10 +991,8 @@ void event_init(void)
     const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *reply;
 
     reply = xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_randr_id);
-    if (reply && reply->present) {
-        xcb_randr_select_input(globalconf.connection, globalconf.screen->root, XCB_RANDR_NOTIFY_MASK_OUTPUT_CHANGE);
+    if (reply && reply->present)
         globalconf.event_base_randr = reply->first_event;
-    }
 
     reply = xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_shape_id);
     if (reply && reply->present)
diff --git a/event.h b/event.h
index 1d471aa3..5849f732 100644
--- a/event.h
+++ b/event.h
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ void drawin_refresh(void);
 void client_focus_refresh(void);
 void client_border_refresh(void);
 
+/* objects/screen.c */
+void screen_refresh(void);
+
 static inline int
 awesome_refresh(void)
 {
+    screen_refresh();
     luaA_emit_refresh();
     banning_refresh();
     stack_refresh();
diff --git a/globalconf.h b/globalconf.h
index dc407596..877be221 100644
--- a/globalconf.h
+++ b/globalconf.h
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ typedef struct
     xcb_window_t selection_owner_window;
     /** Do we have RandR 1.3 or newer? */
     bool have_randr_13;
+    /** Do we have RandR 1.5 or newer? */
+    bool have_randr_15;
+    /** Do we have a RandR screen update pending? */
+    bool screen_need_refresh;
     /** Check for XTest extension */
     bool have_xtest;
     /** Check for SHAPE extension */
diff --git a/lib/awful/client.lua b/lib/awful/client.lua
index 7cbd82f3..60fd9b01 100644
--- a/lib/awful/client.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/client.lua
@@ -446,12 +446,14 @@ function client.object.to_selected_tags(self)
         end
     end
 
-    if #tags == 0 then
-        tags = self.screen.selected_tags
-    end
+    if self.screen then
+        if #tags == 0 then
+            tags = self.screen.selected_tags
+        end
 
-    if #tags == 0 then
-        tags = self.screen.tags
+        if #tags == 0 then
+            tags = self.screen.tags
+        end
     end
 
     if #tags ~= 0 then
diff --git a/lib/awful/wibox.lua b/lib/awful/wibox.lua
index e98a65fb..9cc1e18a 100644
--- a/lib/awful/wibox.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/wibox.lua
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ end
 capi.client.connect_signal("property::struts", update_wiboxes_on_struts)
 capi.client.connect_signal("unmanage", update_wiboxes_on_struts)
 
+capi.screen.connect_signal("removed", function(s)
+    for _, wprop in ipairs(wiboxes) do
+        if wprop.screen == s then
+            wprop.wibox.visible = false
+        end
+    end
+end)
+
 function awfulwibox.mt:__call(...)
     return awfulwibox.new(...)
 end
diff --git a/objects/screen.c b/objects/screen.c
index dbee218a..423d1be4 100644
--- a/objects/screen.c
+++ b/objects/screen.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "banning.h"
 #include "objects/client.h"
 #include "objects/drawin.h"
+#include "event.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -182,6 +183,13 @@ screen_wipe(screen_t *s)
     screen_output_array_wipe(&s->outputs);
 }
 
+/** Check if a screen is valid */
+static bool
+screen_checker(screen_t *s)
+{
+    return s->valid;
+}
+
 /** Get a screen argument from the lua stack */
 screen_t *
 luaA_checkscreen(lua_State *L, int sidx)
@@ -197,56 +205,52 @@ luaA_checkscreen(lua_State *L, int sidx)
         return luaA_checkudata(L, sidx, &screen_class);
 }
 
-static inline area_t
-screen_xsitoarea(xcb_xinerama_screen_info_t si)
-{
-    area_t a =
-    {
-        .x = si.x_org,
-        .y = si.y_org,
-        .width = si.width,
-        .height = si.height
-    };
-    return a;
-}
-
 static void
-screen_add(lua_State *L, int sidx)
+screen_deduplicate(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
-    screen_t *new_screen = luaA_checkudata(L, sidx, &screen_class);
+    /* Remove duplicate screens */
+    for(int first = 0; first < screens->len; first++) {
+        screen_t *first_screen = screens->tab[first];
+        for(int second = 0; second < screens->len; second++) {
+            screen_t *second_screen = screens->tab[second];
+            if (first == second)
+                continue;
 
-    foreach(screen_to_test, globalconf.screens)
-        if(new_screen->geometry.x == (*screen_to_test)->geometry.x
-           && new_screen->geometry.y == (*screen_to_test)->geometry.y)
-            {
-                /* we already have a screen for this area, just check if
-                 * it's not bigger and drop it */
-                (*screen_to_test)->geometry.width =
-                    MAX(new_screen->geometry.width, (*screen_to_test)->geometry.width);
-                (*screen_to_test)->geometry.height =
-                    MAX(new_screen->geometry.height, (*screen_to_test)->geometry.height);
-                lua_remove(L, sidx);
+            if (first_screen->geometry.width < second_screen->geometry.width
+                    && first_screen->geometry.height < second_screen->geometry.height)
+                /* Don't drop a smaller screen */
+                continue;
+
+            if (first_screen->geometry.x == second_screen->geometry.x
+                    && first_screen->geometry.y == second_screen->geometry.y) {
+                /* Found a duplicate */
+                first_screen->geometry.width = MAX(first_screen->geometry.width, second_screen->geometry.width);
+                first_screen->geometry.height = MAX(first_screen->geometry.height, second_screen->geometry.height);
+
+                screen_array_take(screens, second);
+                luaA_object_unref(L, second_screen);
+
+                /* Restart the search */
+                screen_deduplicate(L, screens);
                 return;
             }
-
-    sidx = luaA_absindex(L, sidx);
-    lua_pushvalue(L, sidx);
-    luaA_object_ref(L, sidx);
-    screen_array_append(&globalconf.screens, new_screen);
-    luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "added", 0);
-    lua_pop(L, 1);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-static bool
-screens_exist(void)
+static screen_t *
+screen_add(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
-    return globalconf.screens.len > 0;
+    screen_t *new_screen = screen_new(L);
+    luaA_object_ref(L, -1);
+    screen_array_append(screens, new_screen);
+    return new_screen;
 }
 
 /* Monitors were introduced in RandR 1.5 */
 #ifdef XCB_RANDR_GET_MONITORS
-static bool
-screen_scan_randr_monitors(void)
+static void
+screen_scan_randr_monitors(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
     xcb_randr_get_monitors_cookie_t monitors_c = xcb_randr_get_monitors(globalconf.connection, globalconf.screen->root, 1);
     xcb_randr_get_monitors_reply_t *monitors_r = xcb_randr_get_monitors_reply(globalconf.connection, monitors_c, NULL);
@@ -256,7 +260,6 @@ screen_scan_randr_monitors(void)
     for(monitor_iter = xcb_randr_get_monitors_monitors_iterator(monitors_r);
             monitor_iter.rem; xcb_randr_monitor_info_next(&monitor_iter))
     {
-        lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
         screen_t *new_screen;
         screen_output_t output;
         xcb_randr_output_t *randr_outputs;
@@ -266,11 +269,12 @@ screen_scan_randr_monitors(void)
         if(!xcb_randr_monitor_info_outputs_length(monitor_iter.data))
             continue;
 
-        new_screen = screen_new(L);
+        new_screen = screen_add(L, screens);
         new_screen->geometry.x = monitor_iter.data->x;
         new_screen->geometry.y = monitor_iter.data->y;
-        new_screen->geometry.width= monitor_iter.data->width;
-        new_screen->geometry.height= monitor_iter.data->height;
+        new_screen->geometry.width = monitor_iter.data->width;
+        new_screen->geometry.height = monitor_iter.data->height;
+        new_screen->xid = monitor_iter.data->name;
 
         output.mm_width = monitor_iter.data->width_in_millimeters;
         output.mm_height = monitor_iter.data->height_in_millimeters;
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@ screen_scan_randr_monitors(void)
             output.name[len] = '\0';
             p_delete(&name_r);
         } else {
-            output.name = strdup("unknown");
+            output.name = a_strdup("unknown");
         }
         randr_output_array_init(&output.outputs);
 
@@ -295,24 +299,19 @@ screen_scan_randr_monitors(void)
         }
 
         screen_output_array_append(&new_screen->outputs, output);
-        found = true;
-
-        screen_add(L, -1);
     }
 
     p_delete(&monitors_r);
-    return found;
 }
 #else
-static bool
-screen_scan_randr_monitors(void)
+static void
+screen_scan_randr_monitors(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
-    return false;
 }
 #endif
 
-static bool
-screen_scan_randr_crtcs(void)
+static void
+screen_scan_randr_crtcs(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
     /* A quick XRandR recall:
      * You have CRTC that manages a part of a SCREEN.
@@ -320,21 +319,11 @@ screen_scan_randr_crtcs(void)
     xcb_randr_get_screen_resources_cookie_t screen_res_c = xcb_randr_get_screen_resources(globalconf.connection, globalconf.screen->root);
     xcb_randr_get_screen_resources_reply_t *screen_res_r = xcb_randr_get_screen_resources_reply(globalconf.connection, screen_res_c, NULL);
 
-    /* Only use the data from XRandR if there is more than one screen
-     * defined. This should work around the broken nvidia driver.  */
-    if (screen_res_r->num_crtcs <= 1)
-    {
-        p_delete(&screen_res_r);
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /* We go through CRTC, and build a screen for each one. */
     xcb_randr_crtc_t *randr_crtcs = xcb_randr_get_screen_resources_crtcs(screen_res_r);
 
     for(int i = 0; i < screen_res_r->num_crtcs; i++)
     {
-        lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
-
         /* Get info on the output crtc */
         xcb_randr_get_crtc_info_cookie_t crtc_info_c = xcb_randr_get_crtc_info(globalconf.connection, randr_crtcs[i], XCB_CURRENT_TIME);
         xcb_randr_get_crtc_info_reply_t *crtc_info_r = xcb_randr_get_crtc_info_reply(globalconf.connection, crtc_info_c, NULL);
@@ -344,11 +333,12 @@ screen_scan_randr_crtcs(void)
             continue;
 
         /* Prepare the new screen */
-        screen_t *new_screen = screen_new(L);
+        screen_t *new_screen = screen_add(L, screens);
         new_screen->geometry.x = crtc_info_r->x;
         new_screen->geometry.y = crtc_info_r->y;
         new_screen->geometry.width= crtc_info_r->width;
         new_screen->geometry.height= crtc_info_r->height;
+        new_screen->xid = randr_crtcs[i];
 
         xcb_randr_output_t *randr_outputs = xcb_randr_get_crtc_info_outputs(crtc_info_r);
 
@@ -373,111 +363,119 @@ screen_scan_randr_crtcs(void)
 
 
             p_delete(&output_info_r);
-        }
 
-        screen_add(L, -1);
+            if (A_STREQ(name, "default"))
+            {
+                /* non RandR 1.2+ X driver don't return any usable multihead
+                 * data. I'm looking at you, nvidia binary blob!
+                 */
+                warn("Ignoring RandR, only a compatibility layer is present.");
+
+                /* Get rid of the screens that we already created */
+                foreach(screen, *screens)
+                    luaA_object_unref(L, *screen);
+                screen_array_wipe(screens);
+                screen_array_init(screens);
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
 
         p_delete(&crtc_info_r);
     }
 
     p_delete(&screen_res_r);
-
-    return true;
 }
 
-static bool
-screen_scan_randr(void)
+static void
+screen_scan_randr(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
+    xcb_randr_query_version_reply_t *version_reply;
+    uint32_t major_version;
+    uint32_t minor_version;
+
     /* Check for extension before checking for XRandR */
-    if(xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_randr_id)->present)
-    {
-        xcb_randr_query_version_reply_t *version_reply =
-            xcb_randr_query_version_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                          xcb_randr_query_version(globalconf.connection, 1, 5), 0);
-        if(version_reply)
-        {
-            uint32_t major_version = version_reply->major_version;
-            uint32_t minor_version = version_reply->minor_version;
-            bool found;
+    if(!xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_randr_id)->present)
+        return;
 
-            p_delete(&version_reply);
+    version_reply =
+        xcb_randr_query_version_reply(globalconf.connection,
+                                      xcb_randr_query_version(globalconf.connection, 1, 5), 0);
+    if(!version_reply)
+        return;
 
-            /* Do we agree on a supported version? */
-            if (major_version != 1 || minor_version < 2)
-                return false;
+    major_version = version_reply->major_version;
+    minor_version = version_reply->minor_version;
+    p_delete(&version_reply);
 
-            globalconf.have_randr_13 = minor_version >= 3;
+    /* Do we agree on a supported version? */
+    if (major_version != 1 || minor_version < 2)
+        return;
 
-            if (minor_version >= 5)
-                found = screen_scan_randr_monitors();
-            else
-                found = screen_scan_randr_crtcs();
+    globalconf.have_randr_13 = minor_version >= 3;
+#if XCB_RANDR_MAJOR_VERSION > 1 || XCB_RANDR_MINOR_VERSION >= 5
+    globalconf.have_randr_15 = minor_version >= 5;
+#else
+    globalconf.have_randr_15 = false;
+#endif
 
-            if (found)
-                screen_update_primary();
-            else
-                return false;
-            return screens_exist();
-        }
-    }
+    /* We want to know when something changes */
+    xcb_randr_select_input(globalconf.connection,
+                           globalconf.screen->root,
+                           XCB_RANDR_NOTIFY_MASK_OUTPUT_CHANGE);
 
-    return false;
+    if (globalconf.have_randr_15)
+        screen_scan_randr_monitors(L, screens);
+    else
+        screen_scan_randr_crtcs(L, screens);
 }
 
-static bool
-screen_scan_xinerama(void)
+static void
+screen_scan_xinerama(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
-    bool xinerama_is_active = false;
+    bool xinerama_is_active;
+    xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply_t *xia;
+    xcb_xinerama_query_screens_reply_t *xsq;
+    xcb_xinerama_screen_info_t *xsi;
+    int xinerama_screen_number;
 
     /* Check for extension before checking for Xinerama */
-    if(xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_xinerama_id)->present)
+    if(!xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_xinerama_id)->present)
+        return;
+
+    xia = xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply(globalconf.connection, xcb_xinerama_is_active(globalconf.connection), NULL);
+    xinerama_is_active = xia->state;
+    p_delete(&xia);
+    if(!xinerama_is_active)
+        return;
+
+    xsq = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_reply(globalconf.connection,
+                                           xcb_xinerama_query_screens_unchecked(globalconf.connection),
+                                           NULL);
+
+    xsi = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_screen_info(xsq);
+    xinerama_screen_number = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_screen_info_length(xsq);
+
+    for(int screen = 0; screen < xinerama_screen_number; screen++)
     {
-        xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply_t *xia;
-        xia = xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply(globalconf.connection, xcb_xinerama_is_active(globalconf.connection), NULL);
-        xinerama_is_active = xia->state;
-        p_delete(&xia);
+        screen_t *s = screen_add(L, screens);
+        s->geometry.x = xsi[screen].x_org;
+        s->geometry.y = xsi[screen].y_org;
+        s->geometry.width = xsi[screen].width;
+        s->geometry.height = xsi[screen].height;
     }
 
-    if(xinerama_is_active)
-    {
-        xcb_xinerama_query_screens_reply_t *xsq;
-        xcb_xinerama_screen_info_t *xsi;
-        int xinerama_screen_number;
-
-        xsq = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                               xcb_xinerama_query_screens_unchecked(globalconf.connection),
-                                               NULL);
-
-        xsi = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_screen_info(xsq);
-        xinerama_screen_number = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_screen_info_length(xsq);
-
-        /* now check if screens overlaps (same x,y): if so, we take only the biggest one */
-        for(int screen = 0; screen < xinerama_screen_number; screen++)
-        {
-            lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
-            screen_t *s = screen_new(L);
-            s->geometry = screen_xsitoarea(xsi[screen]);
-            screen_add(L, -1);
-        }
-
-        p_delete(&xsq);
-
-        return screens_exist();
-    }
-
-    return false;
+    p_delete(&xsq);
 }
 
-static void screen_scan_x11(void)
+static void screen_scan_x11(lua_State *L, screen_array_t *screens)
 {
-    lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
     xcb_screen_t *xcb_screen = globalconf.screen;
-    screen_t *s = screen_new(L);
+    screen_t *s = screen_add(L, screens);
     s->geometry.x = 0;
     s->geometry.y = 0;
     s->geometry.width = xcb_screen->width_in_pixels;
     s->geometry.height = xcb_screen->height_in_pixels;
-    screen_add(L, -1);
 }
 
 /** Get screens informations and fill global configuration.
@@ -485,8 +483,145 @@ static void screen_scan_x11(void)
 void
 screen_scan(void)
 {
-    if(!screen_scan_randr() && !screen_scan_xinerama())
-        screen_scan_x11();
+    lua_State *L;
+
+    L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
+
+    screen_scan_randr(L, &globalconf.screens);
+    if (globalconf.screens.len == 0)
+        screen_scan_xinerama(L, &globalconf.screens);
+    if (globalconf.screens.len == 0)
+        screen_scan_x11(L, &globalconf.screens);
+    assert(globalconf.screens.len > 0);
+
+    screen_deduplicate(L, &globalconf.screens);
+
+    foreach(screen, globalconf.screens) {
+        (*screen)->valid = true;
+        luaA_object_push(L, *screen);
+        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "added", 0);
+        lua_pop(L, 1);
+    }
+
+    screen_update_primary();
+}
+
+/* Called when a screen is removed, removes references to the old screen */
+static void
+screen_removed(lua_State *L, int sidx)
+{
+    screen_t *screen = luaA_checkudata(L, sidx, &screen_class);
+
+    luaA_object_emit_signal(L, sidx, "removed", 0);
+
+    if (globalconf.primary_screen == screen)
+        globalconf.primary_screen = NULL;
+
+    foreach(c, globalconf.clients) {
+        if((*c)->screen == screen)
+            screen_client_moveto(*c, screen_getbycoord(
+                        (*c)->geometry.x, (*c)->geometry.y), false);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+screen_modified(screen_t *existing_screen, screen_t *other_screen)
+{
+    lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
+
+    if(!AREA_EQUAL(existing_screen->geometry, other_screen->geometry)) {
+        existing_screen->geometry = other_screen->geometry;
+        luaA_object_push(L, existing_screen);
+        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::geometry", 0);
+        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::workarea", 0);
+        lua_pop(L, 1);
+    }
+
+    bool outputs_changed = existing_screen->outputs.len != other_screen->outputs.len;
+    if(!outputs_changed)
+        for(int i = 0; i < existing_screen->outputs.len; i++) {
+            screen_output_t *existing_output = &existing_screen->outputs.tab[i];
+            screen_output_t *other_output = &other_screen->outputs.tab[i];
+            outputs_changed |= existing_output->mm_width != other_output->mm_width;
+            outputs_changed |= existing_output->mm_height != other_output->mm_height;
+            outputs_changed |= A_STRNEQ(existing_output->name, other_output->name);
+        }
+
+    /* Brute-force update the outputs by swapping */
+    screen_output_array_t tmp = other_screen->outputs;
+    other_screen->outputs = existing_screen->outputs;
+    existing_screen->outputs = tmp;
+
+    if(outputs_changed) {
+        luaA_object_push(L, existing_screen);
+        luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "property::outputs", 0);
+        lua_pop(L, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+screen_refresh(void)
+{
+    if(!globalconf.screen_need_refresh)
+        return;
+    globalconf.screen_need_refresh = false;
+
+    screen_array_t new_screens;
+    lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
+
+    screen_array_init(&new_screens);
+    if (globalconf.have_randr_15)
+        screen_scan_randr_monitors(L, &new_screens);
+    else
+        screen_scan_randr_crtcs(L, &new_screens);
+
+    screen_deduplicate(L, &new_screens);
+
+    /* Add new screens */
+    foreach(new_screen, new_screens) {
+        bool found = false;
+        foreach(old_screen, globalconf.screens)
+            found |= (*new_screen)->xid == (*old_screen)->xid;
+        if(!found) {
+            screen_array_append(&globalconf.screens, *new_screen);
+            (*new_screen)->valid = true;
+            luaA_object_push(L, *new_screen);
+            luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -1, "added", 0);
+            /* Get an extra reference since both new_screens and
+             * globalconf.screens reference this screen now */
+            luaA_object_ref(L, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Remove screens which are gone */
+    for(int i = 0; i < globalconf.screens.len; i++) {
+        screen_t *old_screen = globalconf.screens.tab[i];
+        bool found = false;
+        foreach(new_screen, new_screens)
+            found |= (*new_screen)->xid == old_screen->xid;
+        if(!found) {
+            screen_array_take(&globalconf.screens, i);
+            i--;
+
+            luaA_object_push(L, old_screen);
+            screen_removed(L, -1);
+            lua_pop(L, 1);
+            luaA_object_unref(L, old_screen);
+            old_screen->valid = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Update changed screens */
+    foreach(existing_screen, globalconf.screens)
+        foreach(new_screen, new_screens)
+            if((*existing_screen)->xid == (*new_screen)->xid)
+                screen_modified(*existing_screen, *new_screen);
+
+    foreach(screen, new_screens)
+        luaA_object_unref(L, *screen);
+    screen_array_wipe(&new_screens);
+
+    screen_update_primary();
 }
 
 /** Return the squared distance of the given screen to the coordinates.
@@ -904,7 +1039,7 @@ screen_class_setup(lua_State *L)
     luaA_class_setup(L, &screen_class, "screen", NULL,
                      (lua_class_allocator_t) screen_new,
                      (lua_class_collector_t) screen_wipe,
-                     NULL,
+                     (lua_class_checker_t) screen_checker,
                      luaA_class_index_miss_property, luaA_class_newindex_miss_property,
                      screen_methods, screen_meta);
     luaA_class_add_property(&screen_class, "geometry",
@@ -925,6 +1060,8 @@ screen_class_setup(lua_State *L)
                             NULL);
 
     signal_add(&screen_class.signals, "property::workarea");
+    signal_add(&screen_class.signals, "property::geometry");
+    signal_add(&screen_class.signals, "property::outputs");
     /**
      * @signal .primary_changed
      */
@@ -934,6 +1071,11 @@ screen_class_setup(lua_State *L)
      * @signal .added
      */
     signal_add(&screen_class.signals, "added");
+    /**
+     * This signal is emitted when a screen is removed from the setup.
+     * @signal removed
+     */
+    signal_add(&screen_class.signals, "removed");
 }
 
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80
diff --git a/objects/screen.h b/objects/screen.h
index d6e6149f..bba8810f 100644
--- a/objects/screen.h
+++ b/objects/screen.h
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ ARRAY_TYPE(screen_output_t, screen_output)
 struct a_screen
 {
     LUA_OBJECT_HEADER
+    /** Is this screen still valid and may be used? */
+    bool valid;
     /** Screen geometry */
     area_t geometry;
     /** The screen outputs informations */
     screen_output_array_t outputs;
+    /** Some XID identifying this screen */
+    uint32_t xid;
 };
 ARRAY_FUNCS(screen_t *, screen, DO_NOTHING)