diff --git a/protocols/session_core_v1.xml b/protocols/session_core_v1.xml
index 47044a5..886fcd7 100644
--- a/protocols/session_core_v1.xml
+++ b/protocols/session_core_v1.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <protocol name="session_core_v1" version="1">
+ <copyright>
+  Copyright (c) 2026 Oskar Rochowiak
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+  copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+  to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+  the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+  and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+  Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+  DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ </copyright>
+
  <object name="session_core_manager" version="1">
   <description summary="session observer">
    Unprivileged read-only interface for observing active sessions.
@@ -102,6 +124,9 @@
   <s2c name="username">
    <arg name="username" type="varchar" summary="username"/>
   </s2c>
+  <s2c name="class">
+   <arg name="class" type="enum" interface="session_class" summary="session class"/>
+  </s2c>
   <s2c name="vt">
    <arg name="vt" type="uint" summary="virtual terminal number"/>
   </s2c>
@@ -397,6 +422,16 @@
   <value idx="3" name="opening" summary="session is being created"/>
  </enum>
 
+ <enum name="session_class">
+  <value idx="0" name="user" summary="interactive login session owned by a user"/>
+  <value idx="1" name="greeter" summary="login prompt or display manager session"/>
+  <value idx="2" name="lock_screen" summary="screen locker session associated with an existing login"/>
+  <value idx="3" name="background" summary="non-interactive user session without an attached seat or VT"/>
+  <value idx="4" name="background_light" summary="lightweight background session excluded from idle shutdown accounting"/>
+  <value idx="5" name="manager" summary="per-user service manager session"/>
+  <value idx="6" name="manager_early" summary="early per-user service manager session created before a regular login"/>
+ </enum>
+
  <enum name="seat_mode">
   <value idx="0" name="vt_bound" summary="seat follows the active virtual terminal"/>
   <value idx="1" name="non_vt_bound" summary="seat is not bound to virtual terminals"/>
diff --git a/protocols/session_management_v2.xml b/protocols/session_management_v2.xml
index 709c5d2..1c945c3 100644
--- a/protocols/session_management_v2.xml
+++ b/protocols/session_management_v2.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <protocol name="session_management_v2" version="1">
+ <copyright>
+  Copyright (c) 2026 Oskar Rochowiak
+
+  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+  copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+  to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+  the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+  and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+  Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+  FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+  DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ </copyright>
+
  <object name="session_manager" version="1">
   <description summary="privileged session manager">
    Privileged interface for registering owned sessions.
@@ -44,6 +66,12 @@
    </description>
    <arg name="remote_host" type="varchar" summary="remote host name"/>
   </c2s>
+  <c2s name="class">
+   <description summary="stage the session class">
+    Optional. Must be sent before done. Defaults to user.
+   </description>
+   <arg name="class" type="enum" interface="session_class" summary="session class"/>
+  </c2s>
   <c2s name="env">
    <description summary="stage an environment variable">
     Optional. Must be sent before done. May be sent multiple times.
@@ -85,4 +113,14 @@
   <value idx="0" name="not_found" summary="session or cgroup not found"/>
   <value idx="1" name="io" summary="generic I/O error"/>
  </enum>
+
+ <enum name="session_class">
+  <value idx="0" name="user" summary="interactive login session owned by a user"/>
+  <value idx="1" name="greeter" summary="login prompt or display manager session"/>
+  <value idx="2" name="lock_screen" summary="screen locker session associated with an existing login"/>
+  <value idx="3" name="background" summary="non-interactive user session without an attached seat or VT"/>
+  <value idx="4" name="background_light" summary="lightweight background session excluded from idle shutdown accounting"/>
+  <value idx="5" name="manager" summary="per-user service manager session"/>
+  <value idx="6" name="manager_early" summary="early per-user service manager session created before a regular login"/>
+ </enum>
 </protocol>
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 15d6e70..3a11561 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod session_management_v2 {
     hyprwire::include_protocol!("session_management_v2");
     pub use client::*;
+    pub use spec::*;
 }
 mod session_core_v1 {
     hyprwire::include_protocol!("session_core_v1");
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ impl hyprwire::Dispatch<session_core_session::SessionCoreSession> for SessiondDi
                     );
                     return;
                 };
+                session_object.send_class(session_management_v2::SessionClass::Manager);
                 session_object.send_done();
 
                 self.managed_sessions.push(ManagedSession {