diff --git a/src/wayland-server.c b/src/wayland-server.c
index 32310b1..0a6e112 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server.c
+++ b/src/wayland-server.c
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ struct wl_display {
 };
 
 struct wl_global {
+	struct wl_display *display;
 	const struct wl_interface *interface;
 	uint32_t name;
+	uint32_t version;
 	void *data;
 	wl_global_bind_func_t bind;
 	struct wl_list link;
@@ -589,7 +591,8 @@ registry_bind(struct wl_client *client,
 		if (global->name == name)
 			break;
 
-	if (&global->link == &display->global_list)
+	if (&global->link == &display->global_list ||
+	    global->version < version)
 		wl_resource_post_error(resource,
 				       WL_DISPLAY_ERROR_INVALID_OBJECT,
 				       "invalid global %d", name);
@@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ display_get_registry(struct wl_client *client,
 				       WL_REGISTRY_GLOBAL,
 				       global->name,
 				       global->interface->name,
-				       global->interface->version);
+				       global->version);
 }
 
 static const struct wl_display_interface display_interface = {
@@ -714,8 +717,8 @@ wl_display_create(void)
 	display->id = 1;
 	display->serial = 0;
 
-	if (!wl_display_add_global(display, &wl_display_interface, 
-				   display, bind_display)) {
+	if (!wl_global_create(display, &wl_display_interface, 1,
+			      display, bind_display)) {
 		wl_event_loop_destroy(display->loop);
 		free(display);
 		return NULL;
@@ -749,19 +752,27 @@ wl_display_destroy(struct wl_display *display)
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT struct wl_global *
-wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display,
-		      const struct wl_interface *interface,
-		      void *data, wl_global_bind_func_t bind)
+wl_global_create(struct wl_display *display,
+		 const struct wl_interface *interface, int version,
+		 void *data, wl_global_bind_func_t bind)
 {
 	struct wl_global *global;
 	struct wl_resource *resource;
 
+	if (interface->version < version) {
+		wl_log("wl_global_create: implemented version higher "
+		       "than interface version%m\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	global = malloc(sizeof *global);
 	if (global == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	global->display = display;
 	global->name = display->id++;
 	global->interface = interface;
+	global->version = version;
 	global->data = data;
 	global->bind = bind;
 	wl_list_insert(display->global_list.prev, &global->link);
@@ -771,14 +782,15 @@ wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display,
 				       WL_REGISTRY_GLOBAL,
 				       global->name,
 				       global->interface->name,
-				       global->interface->version);
+				       global->version);
 
 	return global;
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT void
-wl_display_remove_global(struct wl_display *display, struct wl_global *global)
+wl_global_destroy(struct wl_global *global)
 {
+	struct wl_display *display = global->display;
 	struct wl_resource *resource;
 
 	wl_list_for_each(resource, &display->registry_resource_list, link)
@@ -1139,3 +1151,26 @@ wl_client_new_object(struct wl_client *client,
 
 	return resource;
 }
+
+struct wl_global *
+wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display,
+		      const struct wl_interface *interface,
+		      void *data, wl_global_bind_func_t bind) WL_DEPRECATED;
+
+WL_EXPORT struct wl_global *
+wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display,
+		      const struct wl_interface *interface,
+		      void *data, wl_global_bind_func_t bind)
+{
+	return wl_global_create(display, interface, interface->version, data, bind);
+}
+
+void
+wl_display_remove_global(struct wl_display *display,
+			 struct wl_global *global) WL_DEPRECATED;
+
+WL_EXPORT void
+wl_display_remove_global(struct wl_display *display, struct wl_global *global)
+{
+	wl_global_destroy(global);
+}
diff --git a/src/wayland-server.h b/src/wayland-server.h
index 0a798f4..9e16d0e 100644
--- a/src/wayland-server.h
+++ b/src/wayland-server.h
@@ -99,14 +99,6 @@ void wl_display_flush_clients(struct wl_display *display);
 typedef void (*wl_global_bind_func_t)(struct wl_client *client, void *data,
 				      uint32_t version, uint32_t id);
 
-struct wl_global *wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display,
-					const struct wl_interface *interface,
-					void *data,
-					wl_global_bind_func_t bind);
-
-void wl_display_remove_global(struct wl_display *display,
-			      struct wl_global *global);
-
 uint32_t wl_display_get_serial(struct wl_display *display);
 uint32_t wl_display_next_serial(struct wl_display *display);
 
@@ -115,6 +107,12 @@ void wl_display_add_destroy_listener(struct wl_display *display,
 struct wl_listener *wl_display_get_destroy_listener(struct wl_display *display,
 						    wl_notify_func_t notify);
 
+struct wl_global *wl_global_create(struct wl_display *display,
+				   const struct wl_interface *interface,
+				   int version,
+				   void *data, wl_global_bind_func_t bind);
+void wl_global_destroy(struct wl_global *global);
+
 struct wl_client *wl_client_create(struct wl_display *display, int fd);
 void wl_client_destroy(struct wl_client *client);
 void wl_client_flush(struct wl_client *client);
@@ -213,6 +211,16 @@ wl_client_new_object(struct wl_client *client,
 		     const struct wl_interface *interface,
 		     const void *implementation, void *data) WL_DEPRECATED;
 
+struct wl_global *
+wl_display_add_global(struct wl_display *display,
+		      const struct wl_interface *interface,
+		      void *data,
+		      wl_global_bind_func_t bind) WL_DEPRECATED;
+
+void
+wl_display_remove_global(struct wl_display *display,
+			 struct wl_global *global) WL_DEPRECATED;
+
 #endif
 
 /*