diff --git a/include/aquamarine/backend/Backend.hpp b/include/aquamarine/backend/Backend.hpp
index 32a6e05..8a34899 100644
--- a/include/aquamarine/backend/Backend.hpp
+++ b/include/aquamarine/backend/Backend.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
         AQ_BACKEND_WAYLAND = 0,
         AQ_BACKEND_DRM,
         AQ_BACKEND_HEADLESS,
+        AQ_BACKEND_NULL,
     };
 
     enum eBackendRequestMode : uint32_t {
diff --git a/include/aquamarine/backend/Null.hpp b/include/aquamarine/backend/Null.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaca6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/aquamarine/backend/Null.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "./Backend.hpp"
+#include "../allocator/Swapchain.hpp"
+#include "../output/Output.hpp"
+#include <hyprutils/memory/WeakPtr.hpp>
+
+namespace Aquamarine {
+    class CBackend;
+    class IAllocator;
+
+    class CNullBackend : public IBackendImplementation {
+      public:
+        virtual ~CNullBackend();
+        virtual eBackendType                                               type();
+        virtual bool                                                       start();
+        virtual std::vector<Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<SPollFD>>    pollFDs();
+        virtual int                                                        drmFD();
+        virtual bool                                                       dispatchEvents();
+        virtual uint32_t                                                   capabilities();
+        virtual bool                                                       setCursor(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<IBuffer> buffer, const Hyprutils::Math::Vector2D& hotspot);
+        virtual void                                                       onReady();
+        virtual std::vector<SDRMFormat>                                    getRenderFormats();
+        virtual std::vector<SDRMFormat>                                    getCursorFormats();
+        virtual bool                                                       createOutput(const std::string& name = "");
+        virtual Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<IAllocator>              preferredAllocator();
+        virtual std::vector<Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<IAllocator>> getAllocators();
+        virtual Hyprutils::Memory::CWeakPointer<IBackendImplementation>    getPrimary();
+
+        Hyprutils::Memory::CWeakPointer<CNullBackend>                      self;
+        virtual int                                                        drmRenderNodeFD();
+
+        void                                                               setFormats(const std::vector<SDRMFormat>& fmts);
+
+      private:
+        CNullBackend(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CBackend> backend_);
+
+        Hyprutils::Memory::CWeakPointer<CBackend> backend;
+
+        std::vector<SDRMFormat>                   m_formats;
+
+        friend class CBackend;
+        friend class CHeadlessOutput;
+    };
+};
diff --git a/src/backend/Backend.cpp b/src/backend/Backend.cpp
index 7d63fe1..f0d782f 100644
--- a/src/backend/Backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/Backend.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <aquamarine/backend/Wayland.hpp>
 #include <aquamarine/backend/Headless.hpp>
 #include <aquamarine/backend/DRM.hpp>
+#include <aquamarine/backend/Null.hpp>
 #include <aquamarine/allocator/GBM.hpp>
 #include <ranges>
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CBackend> Aquamarine::CBackend::create(const s
             auto ref = SP<CHeadlessBackend>(new CHeadlessBackend(backend));
             backend->implementations.emplace_back(ref);
             ref->self = ref;
+        } else if (b.backendType == AQ_BACKEND_NULL) {
+            auto ref = SP<CNullBackend>(new CNullBackend(backend));
+            backend->implementations.emplace_back(ref);
+            ref->self = ref;
         } else {
             backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, std::format("Unknown backend id: {}", (int)b.backendType));
             continue;
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ bool Aquamarine::CBackend::start() {
 
     // erase failed impls
     std::erase_if(implementations, [this](const auto& i) {
-        bool failed = i->pollFDs().empty();
+        bool failed = i->pollFDs().empty() && i->type() != AQ_BACKEND_NULL;
         if (failed)
             log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, std::format("Implementation {} failed, erasing.", backendTypeToName(i->type())));
         return failed;
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ bool Aquamarine::CBackend::start() {
         }
     }
 
-    if (!primaryAllocator) {
+    if (!primaryAllocator && (implementations.empty() || implementations.at(0)->type() != AQ_BACKEND_NULL)) {
         log(AQ_LOG_CRITICAL, "Cannot open backend: no allocator available");
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/Null.cpp b/src/backend/Null.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84c655e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/Null.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#include <aquamarine/backend/Null.hpp>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#include <cstring>
+#include "Shared.hpp"
+
+using namespace Aquamarine;
+using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
+using namespace Hyprutils::Math;
+#define SP CSharedPointer
+
+Aquamarine::CNullBackend::~CNullBackend() {
+    ;
+}
+
+Aquamarine::CNullBackend::CNullBackend(SP<CBackend> backend_) : backend(backend_) {
+    ;
+}
+
+eBackendType Aquamarine::CNullBackend::type() {
+    return eBackendType::AQ_BACKEND_NULL;
+}
+
+bool Aquamarine::CNullBackend::start() {
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::vector<SP<SPollFD>> Aquamarine::CNullBackend::pollFDs() {
+    return {};
+}
+
+int Aquamarine::CNullBackend::drmFD() {
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int Aquamarine::CNullBackend::drmRenderNodeFD() {
+    return -1;
+}
+
+bool Aquamarine::CNullBackend::dispatchEvents() {
+    return true;
+}
+
+uint32_t Aquamarine::CNullBackend::capabilities() {
+    return 0;
+}
+
+bool Aquamarine::CNullBackend::setCursor(SP<IBuffer> buffer, const Hyprutils::Math::Vector2D& hotspot) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+void Aquamarine::CNullBackend::onReady() {
+    ;
+}
+
+std::vector<SDRMFormat> Aquamarine::CNullBackend::getRenderFormats() {
+    for (const auto& impl : backend->getImplementations()) {
+        if (impl->type() != AQ_BACKEND_DRM || impl->getRenderableFormats().empty())
+            continue;
+        return impl->getRenderableFormats();
+    }
+
+    return m_formats;
+}
+
+void Aquamarine::CNullBackend::setFormats(const std::vector<SDRMFormat>& fmts) {
+    m_formats = fmts;
+}
+
+std::vector<SDRMFormat> Aquamarine::CNullBackend::getCursorFormats() {
+    return {}; // No cursor support
+}
+
+bool Aquamarine::CNullBackend::createOutput(const std::string& name) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+SP<IAllocator> Aquamarine::CNullBackend::preferredAllocator() {
+    return backend->primaryAllocator;
+}
+
+std::vector<SP<IAllocator>> Aquamarine::CNullBackend::getAllocators() {
+    return {backend->primaryAllocator};
+}
+
+Hyprutils::Memory::CWeakPointer<IBackendImplementation> Aquamarine::CNullBackend::getPrimary() {
+    return {};
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp b/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp
index ba71c0e..2eb0f7b 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ void Aquamarine::CDRMAtomicRequest::addConnector(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPoint
     }
 }
 
-
 void Aquamarine::CDRMAtomicRequest::addConnectorModeset(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<SDRMConnector> connector, SDRMConnectorCommitData& data) {
     if (!data.modeset)
         return;