diff --git a/guake/guake_app.py b/guake/guake_app.py
index 5161240b..5b9480c5 100644
--- a/guake/guake_app.py
+++ b/guake/guake_app.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ from guake.settings import Settings
 from guake.simplegladeapp import SimpleGladeApp
 from guake.simplegladeapp import bindtextdomain
 from guake.terminal import GuakeTerminalBox
+from guake.utils import get_server_time
 
 libutempter = None
 try:
@@ -610,7 +611,7 @@ class Guake(SimpleGladeApp):
         value = self.settings.general.get_boolean('window-losefocus')
         visible = window.get_property('visible')
         if visible:
-            self.losefocus_time = GdkX11.x11_get_server_time(self.window.get_window())
+            self.losefocus_time = get_server_time(self.window)
             if value:
                 self.hide()
 
@@ -862,16 +863,9 @@ class Guake(SimpleGladeApp):
         if not self.is_fullscreen:
             self.settings.general.triggerOnChangedValue(self.settings.general, 'window-height')
 
-        try:
-            # does it work in other gtk backends
-            # help(self.window.get_window())
-            time = GdkX11.x11_get_server_time(self.window.get_window())
-        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
-            # Issue: https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1071
-            # Wayland does not seem to like `x11_get_server_time`.
-            # Quick and dirty fix like https://launchpadlibrarian.net/309178299/wayland_fix.diff
-            time = 0
-            # TODO PORT this
+        time = get_server_time(self.window)
+
+        # TODO PORT this
         # When minized, the window manager seems to refuse to resume
         # log.debug("self.window: %s. Dir=%s", type(self.window), dir(self.window))
         # is_iconified = self.is_iconified()
@@ -1984,10 +1978,7 @@ class Guake(SimpleGladeApp):
             search_query = quote_plus(search_query)
             if search_query:
                 search_url = "https://www.google.com/#q={!s}&safe=off".format(search_query, )
-                Gtk.show_uri(
-                    self.window.get_screen(), search_url,
-                    GdkX11.x11_get_server_time(self.window.get_window())
-                )
+                Gtk.show_uri(self.window.get_screen(), search_url, get_server_time(self.window))
         return True
 
     def getCurrentTerminalLinkUnderCursor(self):
diff --git a/guake/terminal.py b/guake/terminal.py
index 1fd9eca8..ba766927 100644
--- a/guake/terminal.py
+++ b/guake/terminal.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class Terminal(Vte.Terminal):
             elif TERMINAL_MATCH_TAGS[tag] == 'email':
                 value = 'mailto:%s' % value
 
-            Gtk.show_uri(self.get_screen(), value, GdkX11.x11_get_server_time(self.get_window()))
+            Gtk.show_uri(self.get_screen(), value, get_server_time(self))
         elif event.button == 3 and matched_string:
             self.matched_value = matched_string[0]
 
diff --git a/guake/utils.py b/guake/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50b68132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guake/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+"""
+Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Lincoln de Sousa <lincoln@minaslivre.org>
+Copyright (C) 2007 Gabriel Falcão <gabrielteratos@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+License along with this program; if not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+"""
+
+import gi
+gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+
+from gi.repository import GdkX11
+
+
+def get_server_time(widget):
+    try:
+        return GdkX11.x11_get_server_time(widget.get_window())
+    except (TypeError, AttributeError):
+        # Issue: https://github.com/Guake/guake/issues/1071
+        # Wayland does not seem to like `x11_get_server_time`.
+        # Quick and dirty fix like https://launchpadlibrarian.net/309178299/wayland_fix.diff
+        return 0