diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1f459ae6..6e12c741 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3947,7 +3947,7 @@ checksum = "942b4a808e05215192e39f4ab80813e599068285906cc91aa64f923db842bd5a"
 [[package]]
 name = "smithay"
 version = "0.3.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/smithay//smithay?rev=bf0d4cb#bf0d4cb6a50f671f33083d0ab6a078529583834a"
+source = "git+https://github.com/pop-os/smithay?branch=x11_fixes#15dd1675840295062cee4494fa6d49440ec0f04c"
 dependencies = [
  "appendlist",
  "ash",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8bf189dc..548b8db2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@ debug = true
 lto = "fat"
 
 [patch."https://github.com/Smithay/smithay.git"]
-smithay = { git = "https://github.com/smithay//smithay", rev = "bf0d4cb" }
+smithay = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os/smithay", branch = "x11_fixes" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/shell/focus/mod.rs b/src/shell/focus/mod.rs
index 16e9bdad..653225ab 100644
--- a/src/shell/focus/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shell/focus/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use crate::{
     state::Common,
     utils::prelude::*,
     wayland::handlers::xdg_shell::PopupGrabData,
-    xwayland::XWaylandState,
 };
 use indexmap::IndexSet;
 use smithay::{
@@ -137,11 +136,7 @@ impl Shell {
         }
     }
 
-    fn update_active<'a, 'b>(
-        &mut self,
-        seats: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Seat<State>>,
-        mut xwm: Option<&'b mut XWaylandState>,
-    ) {
+    fn update_active<'a, 'b>(&mut self, seats: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Seat<State>>) {
         // update activate status
         let focused_windows = seats
             .flat_map(|seat| {
@@ -165,11 +160,6 @@ impl Shell {
             // TODO: Add self.workspaces.active_workspaces()
             let workspace = self.workspaces.active_mut(&output);
             for focused in focused_windows.iter() {
-                if let CosmicSurface::X11(window) = focused.active_window() {
-                    if let Some(xwm) = xwm.as_mut().and_then(|state| state.xwm.as_mut()) {
-                        let _ = xwm.raise_window(&window);
-                    }
-                }
                 raise_with_children(&mut workspace.floating_layer, focused);
             }
             for window in workspace.mapped() {
@@ -212,10 +202,7 @@ impl Common {
     ) {
         Shell::set_focus(state, target, active_seat, serial);
         let seats = state.common.seats().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        state
-            .common
-            .shell
-            .update_active(seats.iter(), state.common.xwayland_state.as_mut());
+        state.common.shell.update_active(seats.iter());
     }
 
     pub fn refresh_focus(state: &mut State) {
@@ -359,9 +346,6 @@ impl Common {
         }
 
         let seats = state.common.seats().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        state
-            .common
-            .shell
-            .update_active(seats.iter(), state.common.xwayland_state.as_mut())
+        state.common.shell.update_active(seats.iter())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/shell/mod.rs b/src/shell/mod.rs
index 9e91795d..a61fbafa 100644
--- a/src/shell/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shell/mod.rs
@@ -1402,19 +1402,6 @@ impl Shell {
             workspace.fullscreen_request(&mapped.active_window(), None);
         }
 
-        if let CosmicSurface::X11(ref surface) = window {
-            if let Some(xwm) = state
-                .common
-                .xwayland_state
-                .as_mut()
-                .and_then(|state| state.xwm.as_mut())
-            {
-                if let Err(err) = xwm.raise_window(surface) {
-                    warn!(?err, "Failed to update Xwayland stacking order.");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         Shell::set_focus(state, Some(&KeyboardFocusTarget::from(mapped)), &seat, None);
 
         let active_space = state.common.shell.active_space(&output);
diff --git a/src/shell/workspace.rs b/src/shell/workspace.rs
index bdf0e3fb..2afc092b 100644
--- a/src/shell/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/shell/workspace.rs
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ impl Workspace {
 
         if let Some(xwm) = xwm_state.and_then(|state| state.xwm.as_mut()) {
             if let Err(err) =
-                xwm.update_stacking_order_upwards(window_elements.iter().map(|e| e.id()))
+                xwm.update_stacking_order_upwards(window_elements.iter().rev().map(|e| e.id()))
             {
                 warn!(
                     wm_id = ?xwm.id(),