diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e40f488..4e14277 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ yambar = executable(
     plugin_cpu_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_CPU' : [],
     plugin_disk_io_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_DISK_IO' : [],
     plugin_dwl_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_DWL' : [],
+    plugin_foreign_toplevel_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_FOREIGN_TOPLEVEL' : [],
     plugin_mem_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_MEM' : [],
     plugin_mpd_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_MPD' : [],
     plugin_i3_enabled ? '-DPLUGIN_ENABLED_I3' : [],
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ summary(
     'CPU monitoring': plugin_cpu_enabled,
     'Disk I/O monitoring': plugin_disk_io_enabled,
     'DWL (dwm for Wayland)': plugin_dwl_enabled,
+    'Foreign toplevel (window tracking for Wayland)': plugin_foreign_toplevel_enabled,
     'Memory monitoring': plugin_mem_enabled,
     'Music Player Daemon (MPD)': plugin_mpd_enabled,
     'i3+Sway': plugin_i3_enabled,
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ summary(
     'Script': plugin_script_enabled,
     'Sway XKB keyboard': plugin_sway_xkb_enabled,
     'XKB keyboard (for X11)': plugin_xkb_enabled,
-    'XWindow': plugin_xwindow_enabled,
+    'XWindow (window tracking for X11)': plugin_xwindow_enabled,
   },
   section: 'Optional modules',
   bool_yn: true
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e5ab795..03c0ead 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ option('plugin-disk-io', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'Disk I/O support')
 option('plugin-dwl', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'DWL (dwm for wayland) support')
+option('plugin-foreign-toplevel', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
+       description: 'Foreign toplevel (window tracking for Wayland) support')
 option('plugin-mem', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'Memory monitoring support')
 option('plugin-mpd', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
@@ -45,4 +47,4 @@ option('plugin-sway-xkb', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
 option('plugin-xkb', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
        description: 'keyboard support for X11')
 option('plugin-xwindow', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
-       description: 'XWindow support')
+       description: 'XWindow (window tracking for X11) support')
diff --git a/modules/meson.build b/modules/meson.build
index 933a195..f14b3df 100644
--- a/modules/meson.build
+++ b/modules/meson.build
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ plugin_clock_enabled = get_option('plugin-clock').allowed()
 plugin_cpu_enabled = get_option('plugin-cpu').allowed()
 plugin_disk_io_enabled = get_option('plugin-disk-io').allowed()
 plugin_dwl_enabled = get_option('plugin-dwl').allowed()
+plugin_foreign_toplevel_enabled = backend_wayland and get_option('plugin-foreign-toplevel').allowed()
 plugin_mem_enabled = get_option('plugin-mem').allowed()
 
 mpd = dependency('libmpdclient', required: get_option('plugin-mpd'))
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ if plugin_river_enabled
   mod_data += {'river': [[wl_proto_src + wl_proto_headers + river_proto_src + river_proto_headers], [dynlist, wayland_client]]}
 endif
 
-if backend_wayland
+if plugin_foreign_toplevel_enabled
   ftop_proto_headers = []
   ftop_proto_src = []
 
@@ -169,9 +170,7 @@ if backend_wayland
       command: [wscanner_prog, 'private-code', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
   endforeach
 
-  mod_data += {
-    'foreign-toplevel': [[wl_proto_src + wl_proto_headers + ftop_proto_headers + ftop_proto_src], [dynlist, wayland_client]],
-  }
+  mod_data += {'foreign-toplevel': [[wl_proto_src + wl_proto_headers + ftop_proto_headers + ftop_proto_src], [dynlist, wayland_client]]}
 endif
 
 foreach mod, data : mod_data
diff --git a/plugin.c b/plugin.c
index 7e47ee7..93fa771 100644
--- a/plugin.c
+++ b/plugin.c
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ EXTERN_MODULE(disk_io);
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_DWL)
 EXTERN_MODULE(dwl);
 #endif
+#if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_FOREIGN_TOPLEVEL)
 EXTERN_MODULE(foreign_toplevel);
+#endif
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_MEM)
 EXTERN_MODULE(mem);
 #endif
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ init(void)
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_DWL)
     REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(dwl, dwl);
 #endif
-#if defined(HAVE_PLUGIN_foreign_toplevel)
+#if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_FOREIGN_TOPLEVEL)
     REGISTER_CORE_MODULE(foreign-toplevel, foreign_toplevel);
 #endif
 #if defined(PLUGIN_ENABLED_MEM)