diff --git a/unix/gtkwin.c b/unix/gtkwin.c
index 395262bc..8859a58b 100644
--- a/unix/gtkwin.c
+++ b/unix/gtkwin.c
@@ -5059,6 +5059,7 @@ static void start_backend(GtkFrontend *inst)
 
     vt = select_backend(inst->conf);
 
+    seat_set_trust_status(&inst->seat, true);
     error = backend_init(vt, &inst->seat, &inst->backend,
                          inst->logctx, inst->conf,
                          conf_get_str(inst->conf, CONF_host),
diff --git a/windows/window.c b/windows/window.c
index 0287cc8b..d219b3b1 100644
--- a/windows/window.c
+++ b/windows/window.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ static void start_backend(void)
 	cleanup_exit(1);
     }
 
+    seat_set_trust_status(win_seat, true);
     error = backend_init(vt, win_seat, &backend, logctx, conf,
                          conf_get_str(conf, CONF_host),
                          conf_get_int(conf, CONF_port),