diff --git a/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md b/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 6715846fc63..fc927dc03af 100644
--- a/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/wayland-backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Bugfixes
+
+- backend/sys: Fix importing external objects with `Backend::manage_object` by
+  associating the proxy with the correct event queue
+
 ## 0.3.6 -- 2024-07-16
 
 ### Bugfixes
diff --git a/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs b/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs
index 24bc920f075..cfb909db9d4 100644
--- a/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs
+++ b/wayland-backend/src/sys/client_impl/mod.rs
@@ -764,7 +764,10 @@ impl InnerBackend {
         data: Arc<dyn ObjectData>,
     ) -> ObjectId {
         let mut guard = self.lock_state();
-        unsafe { self.manage_object_internal(interface, proxy, data, &mut guard) }
+        unsafe {
+            ffi_dispatch!(wayland_client_handle(), wl_proxy_set_queue, proxy, guard.evq);
+            self.manage_object_internal(interface, proxy, data, &mut guard)
+        }
     }
 
     /// Start managing a Wayland object.