diff --git a/include/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.hpp b/include/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.hpp
index 4e23b282..ac70a139 100644
--- a/include/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.hpp
+++ b/include/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class PipewireBackend {
   pw_context* context_;
   pw_core* core_;
 
-  spa_hook registry_listener;
+  pw_registry* registry_;
+  spa_hook registryListener_;
 
   /* Hack to keep constructor inaccessible but still public.
    * This is required to be able to use std::make_shared.
@@ -21,20 +22,22 @@ class PipewireBackend {
    * pointer because the destructor will manually free memory, and this could be
    * a problem with C++20's copy and move semantics.
    */
-  struct private_constructor_tag {};
+  struct PrivateConstructorTag {};
 
  public:
-  std::mutex mutex_;
-
-  pw_registry* registry;
-
   sigc::signal<void> privacy_nodes_changed_signal_event;
 
   std::unordered_map<uint32_t, PrivacyNodeInfo*> privacy_nodes;
+  std::mutex mutex_;
 
   static std::shared_ptr<PipewireBackend> getInstance();
 
-  PipewireBackend(private_constructor_tag tag);
+  // Handlers for PipeWire events
+  void handleRegistryEventGlobal(uint32_t id, uint32_t permissions, const char* type,
+                                 uint32_t version, const struct spa_dict* props);
+  void handleRegistryEventGlobalRemove(uint32_t id);
+
+  PipewireBackend(PrivateConstructorTag tag);
   ~PipewireBackend();
 };
 }  // namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend
diff --git a/include/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp b/include/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp
index 3b7f446d..7b8df018 100644
--- a/include/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp
+++ b/include/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp
@@ -34,29 +34,12 @@ class PrivacyNodeInfo {
 
   void *data;
 
-  std::string get_name() {
-    const std::vector<std::string *> names{&application_name, &node_name};
-    std::string name = "Unknown Application";
-    for (auto &name_ : names) {
-      if (name_ != nullptr && name_->length() > 0) {
-        name = *name_;
-        name[0] = toupper(name[0]);
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    return name;
-  }
+  std::string getName();
+  std::string getIconName();
 
-  std::string get_icon_name() {
-    const std::vector<std::string *> names{&application_icon_name, &pipewire_access_portal_app_id,
-                                           &application_name, &node_name};
-    const std::string name = "application-x-executable-symbolic";
-    for (auto &name_ : names) {
-      if (name_ != nullptr && name_->length() > 0 && DefaultGtkIconThemeWrapper::has_icon(*name_)) {
-        return *name_;
-      }
-    }
-    return name;
-  }
+  // Handlers for PipeWire events
+  void handleProxyEventDestroy();
+  void handleNodeEventInfo(const struct pw_node_info *info);
 };
+
 }  // namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index bbcde7f0..dfdf08a8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ if pipewire.found()
     src_files += files(
         'src/modules/privacy/privacy.cpp',
         'src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp',
-        'src/util/pipewire_backend.cpp',
+        'src/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.cpp',
+        'src/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.cpp',
     )
     man_files += files('man/waybar-privacy.5.scd')
 endif
diff --git a/src/modules/privacy/privacy.cpp b/src/modules/privacy/privacy.cpp
index 64a1572b..b7eede75 100644
--- a/src/modules/privacy/privacy.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/privacy/privacy.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 #include "modules/privacy/privacy.hpp"
 
-#include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <json/value.h>
-#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "AModule.hpp"
diff --git a/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp b/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp
index a0a2da57..c5b617d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/privacy/privacy_item.cpp
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 #include "modules/privacy/privacy_item.hpp"
 
-#include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <pipewire/pipewire.h>
-#include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
-
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "AModule.hpp"
 #include "glibmm/main.h"
-#include "glibmm/priorities.h"
-#include "gtkmm/enums.h"
 #include "gtkmm/label.h"
 #include "gtkmm/revealer.h"
 #include "gtkmm/tooltip.h"
 #include "sigc++/adaptors/bind.h"
-#include "util/gtk_icon.hpp"
 #include "util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp"
 
 namespace waybar::modules::privacy {
@@ -108,12 +99,12 @@ void PrivacyItem::update_tooltip() {
     // Set device icon
     Gtk::Image *node_icon = new Gtk::Image();
     node_icon->set_pixel_size(tooltipIconSize);
-    node_icon->set_from_icon_name(node->get_icon_name(), Gtk::ICON_SIZE_INVALID);
+    node_icon->set_from_icon_name(node->getIconName(), Gtk::ICON_SIZE_INVALID);
     box->add(*node_icon);
 
     // Set model
-    Gtk::Label *node_name = new Gtk::Label(node->get_name());
-    box->add(*node_name);
+    auto *nodeName = new Gtk::Label(node->getName());
+    box->add(*nodeName);
 
     tooltip_window.add(*box);
   }
diff --git a/src/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.cpp b/src/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..044b926f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#include "util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.hpp"
+
+#include "util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp"
+
+namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend {
+
+static void getNodeInfo(void *data_, const struct pw_node_info *info) {
+  auto *pNodeInfo = static_cast<PrivacyNodeInfo *>(data_);
+  pNodeInfo->handleNodeEventInfo(info);
+
+  static_cast<PipewireBackend *>(pNodeInfo->data)->privacy_nodes_changed_signal_event.emit();
+}
+
+static const struct pw_node_events NODE_EVENTS = {
+    .version = PW_VERSION_NODE_EVENTS,
+    .info = getNodeInfo,
+};
+
+static void proxyDestroy(void *data) {
+  static_cast<PrivacyNodeInfo *>(data)->handleProxyEventDestroy();
+}
+
+static const struct pw_proxy_events PROXY_EVENTS = {
+    .version = PW_VERSION_PROXY_EVENTS,
+    .destroy = proxyDestroy,
+};
+
+static void registryEventGlobal(void *_data, uint32_t id, uint32_t permissions, const char *type,
+                                uint32_t version, const struct spa_dict *props) {
+  static_cast<PipewireBackend *>(_data)->handleRegistryEventGlobal(id, permissions, type, version,
+                                                                   props);
+}
+
+static void registryEventGlobalRemove(void *_data, uint32_t id) {
+  static_cast<PipewireBackend *>(_data)->handleRegistryEventGlobalRemove(id);
+}
+
+static const struct pw_registry_events REGISTRY_EVENTS = {
+    .version = PW_VERSION_REGISTRY_EVENTS,
+    .global = registryEventGlobal,
+    .global_remove = registryEventGlobalRemove,
+};
+
+PipewireBackend::PipewireBackend(PrivateConstructorTag tag)
+    : mainloop_(nullptr), context_(nullptr), core_(nullptr) {
+  pw_init(nullptr, nullptr);
+  mainloop_ = pw_thread_loop_new("waybar", nullptr);
+  if (mainloop_ == nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("pw_thread_loop_new() failed.");
+  }
+  context_ = pw_context_new(pw_thread_loop_get_loop(mainloop_), nullptr, 0);
+  if (context_ == nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("pa_context_new() failed.");
+  }
+  core_ = pw_context_connect(context_, nullptr, 0);
+  if (core_ == nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("pw_context_connect() failed");
+  }
+  registry_ = pw_core_get_registry(core_, PW_VERSION_REGISTRY, 0);
+
+  spa_zero(registryListener_);
+  pw_registry_add_listener(registry_, &registryListener_, &REGISTRY_EVENTS, this);
+  if (pw_thread_loop_start(mainloop_) < 0) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("pw_thread_loop_start() failed.");
+  }
+}
+
+PipewireBackend::~PipewireBackend() {
+  if (registry_ != nullptr) {
+    pw_proxy_destroy((struct pw_proxy *)registry_);
+  }
+
+  spa_zero(registryListener_);
+
+  if (core_ != nullptr) {
+    pw_core_disconnect(core_);
+  }
+
+  if (context_ != nullptr) {
+    pw_context_destroy(context_);
+  }
+
+  if (mainloop_ != nullptr) {
+    pw_thread_loop_stop(mainloop_);
+    pw_thread_loop_destroy(mainloop_);
+  }
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<PipewireBackend> PipewireBackend::getInstance() {
+  PrivateConstructorTag tag;
+  return std::make_shared<PipewireBackend>(tag);
+}
+
+void PipewireBackend::handleRegistryEventGlobal(uint32_t id, uint32_t permissions, const char *type,
+                                                uint32_t version, const struct spa_dict *props) {
+  if (props == nullptr || strcmp(type, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node) != 0) return;
+
+  const char *lookupStr = spa_dict_lookup(props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS);
+  if (lookupStr == nullptr) return;
+  std::string mediaClass = lookupStr;
+  enum PrivacyNodeType mediaType = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_NONE;
+  if (mediaClass == "Stream/Input/Video") {
+    mediaType = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_VIDEO_INPUT;
+  } else if (mediaClass == "Stream/Input/Audio") {
+    mediaType = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_AUDIO_INPUT;
+  } else if (mediaClass == "Stream/Output/Audio") {
+    mediaType = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_AUDIO_OUTPUT;
+  } else {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto *proxy = (pw_proxy *)pw_registry_bind(registry_, id, type, version, sizeof(PrivacyNodeInfo));
+
+  if (proxy == nullptr) return;
+
+  auto *pNodeInfo = (PrivacyNodeInfo *)pw_proxy_get_user_data(proxy);
+  pNodeInfo->id = id;
+  pNodeInfo->data = this;
+  pNodeInfo->type = mediaType;
+  pNodeInfo->media_class = mediaClass;
+
+  pw_proxy_add_listener(proxy, &pNodeInfo->proxy_listener, &PROXY_EVENTS, pNodeInfo);
+
+  pw_proxy_add_object_listener(proxy, &pNodeInfo->object_listener, &NODE_EVENTS, pNodeInfo);
+
+  privacy_nodes.insert_or_assign(id, pNodeInfo);
+}
+
+void PipewireBackend::handleRegistryEventGlobalRemove(uint32_t id) {
+  mutex_.lock();
+  auto iter = privacy_nodes.find(id);
+  if (iter != privacy_nodes.end()) {
+    privacy_nodes.erase(id);
+  }
+  mutex_.unlock();
+
+  privacy_nodes_changed_signal_event.emit();
+}
+
+}  // namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend
diff --git a/src/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.cpp b/src/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..739dc528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp"
+
+namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend {
+
+std::string PrivacyNodeInfo::getName() {
+  const std::vector<std::string *> names{&application_name, &node_name};
+  std::string name = "Unknown Application";
+  for (const auto &item : names) {
+    if (item != nullptr && !item->empty()) {
+      name = *item;
+      name[0] = toupper(name[0]);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return name;
+}
+
+std::string PrivacyNodeInfo::getIconName() {
+  const std::vector<std::string *> names{&application_icon_name, &pipewire_access_portal_app_id,
+                                         &application_name, &node_name};
+  std::string name = "application-x-executable-symbolic";
+  for (const auto &item : names) {
+    if (item != nullptr && !item->empty() && DefaultGtkIconThemeWrapper::has_icon(*item)) {
+      return *item;
+    }
+  }
+  return name;
+}
+
+void PrivacyNodeInfo::handleProxyEventDestroy() {
+  spa_hook_remove(&proxy_listener);
+  spa_hook_remove(&object_listener);
+}
+
+void PrivacyNodeInfo::handleNodeEventInfo(const struct pw_node_info *info) {
+  state = info->state;
+
+  const struct spa_dict_item *item;
+  spa_dict_for_each(item, info->props) {
+    if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_CLIENT_ID) == 0) {
+      client_id = strtoul(item->value, nullptr, 10);
+    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME) == 0) {
+      media_name = item->value;
+    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME) == 0) {
+      node_name = item->value;
+    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_APP_NAME) == 0) {
+      application_name = item->value;
+    } else if (strcmp(item->key, "pipewire.access.portal.app_id") == 0) {
+      pipewire_access_portal_app_id = item->value;
+    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_APP_ICON_NAME) == 0) {
+      application_icon_name = item->value;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend
diff --git a/src/util/pipewire_backend.cpp b/src/util/pipewire_backend.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fe3ba62..00000000
--- a/src/util/pipewire_backend.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-#include "util/pipewire/pipewire_backend.hpp"
-
-#include "util/pipewire/privacy_node_info.hpp"
-
-namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend {
-
-static void get_node_info(void *data_, const struct pw_node_info *info) {
-  PrivacyNodeInfo *p_node_info = static_cast<PrivacyNodeInfo *>(data_);
-  PipewireBackend *backend = (PipewireBackend *)p_node_info->data;
-
-  p_node_info->state = info->state;
-
-  const struct spa_dict_item *item;
-  spa_dict_for_each(item, info->props) {
-    if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_CLIENT_ID) == 0) {
-      p_node_info->client_id = strtoul(item->value, NULL, 10);
-    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME) == 0) {
-      p_node_info->media_name = item->value;
-    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME) == 0) {
-      p_node_info->node_name = item->value;
-    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_APP_NAME) == 0) {
-      p_node_info->application_name = item->value;
-    } else if (strcmp(item->key, "pipewire.access.portal.app_id") == 0) {
-      p_node_info->pipewire_access_portal_app_id = item->value;
-    } else if (strcmp(item->key, PW_KEY_APP_ICON_NAME) == 0) {
-      p_node_info->application_icon_name = item->value;
-    }
-  }
-
-  backend->privacy_nodes_changed_signal_event.emit();
-}
-
-static const struct pw_node_events node_events = {
-    .version = PW_VERSION_NODE_EVENTS,
-    .info = get_node_info,
-};
-
-static void proxy_destroy(void *data) {
-  PrivacyNodeInfo *node = (PrivacyNodeInfo *)data;
-
-  spa_hook_remove(&node->proxy_listener);
-  spa_hook_remove(&node->object_listener);
-}
-
-static const struct pw_proxy_events proxy_events = {
-    .version = PW_VERSION_PROXY_EVENTS,
-    .destroy = proxy_destroy,
-};
-
-static void registry_event_global(void *_data, uint32_t id, uint32_t permissions, const char *type,
-                                  uint32_t version, const struct spa_dict *props) {
-  if (!props || strcmp(type, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node) != 0) return;
-
-  const char *lookup_str = spa_dict_lookup(props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS);
-  if (!lookup_str) return;
-  std::string media_class = lookup_str;
-  enum PrivacyNodeType media_type = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_NONE;
-  if (media_class == "Stream/Input/Video") {
-    media_type = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_VIDEO_INPUT;
-  } else if (media_class == "Stream/Input/Audio") {
-    media_type = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_AUDIO_INPUT;
-  } else if (media_class == "Stream/Output/Audio") {
-    media_type = PRIVACY_NODE_TYPE_AUDIO_OUTPUT;
-  } else {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  PipewireBackend *backend = static_cast<PipewireBackend *>(_data);
-  struct pw_proxy *proxy =
-      (pw_proxy *)pw_registry_bind(backend->registry, id, type, version, sizeof(PrivacyNodeInfo));
-
-  if (!proxy) return;
-
-  PrivacyNodeInfo *p_node_info = (PrivacyNodeInfo *)pw_proxy_get_user_data(proxy);
-  p_node_info->id = id;
-  p_node_info->data = backend;
-  p_node_info->type = media_type;
-  p_node_info->media_class = media_class;
-
-  pw_proxy_add_listener(proxy, &p_node_info->proxy_listener, &proxy_events, p_node_info);
-
-  pw_proxy_add_object_listener(proxy, &p_node_info->object_listener, &node_events, p_node_info);
-
-  backend->privacy_nodes.insert_or_assign(id, p_node_info);
-}
-
-static void registry_event_global_remove(void *_data, uint32_t id) {
-  auto backend = static_cast<PipewireBackend *>(_data);
-
-  backend->mutex_.lock();
-  auto iter = backend->privacy_nodes.find(id);
-  if (iter != backend->privacy_nodes.end()) {
-    backend->privacy_nodes.erase(id);
-  }
-  backend->mutex_.unlock();
-
-  backend->privacy_nodes_changed_signal_event.emit();
-}
-
-static const struct pw_registry_events registry_events = {
-    .version = PW_VERSION_REGISTRY_EVENTS,
-    .global = registry_event_global,
-    .global_remove = registry_event_global_remove,
-};
-
-PipewireBackend::PipewireBackend(private_constructor_tag tag)
-    : mainloop_(nullptr), context_(nullptr), core_(nullptr) {
-  pw_init(nullptr, nullptr);
-  mainloop_ = pw_thread_loop_new("waybar", nullptr);
-  if (mainloop_ == nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("pw_thread_loop_new() failed.");
-  }
-  context_ = pw_context_new(pw_thread_loop_get_loop(mainloop_), nullptr, 0);
-  if (context_ == nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("pa_context_new() failed.");
-  }
-  core_ = pw_context_connect(context_, nullptr, 0);
-  if (core_ == nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("pw_context_connect() failed");
-  }
-  registry = pw_core_get_registry(core_, PW_VERSION_REGISTRY, 0);
-
-  spa_zero(registry_listener);
-  pw_registry_add_listener(registry, &registry_listener, &registry_events, this);
-  if (pw_thread_loop_start(mainloop_) < 0) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("pw_thread_loop_start() failed.");
-  }
-}
-
-PipewireBackend::~PipewireBackend() {
-  if (registry != nullptr) {
-    pw_proxy_destroy((struct pw_proxy *)registry);
-  }
-
-  spa_zero(registry_listener);
-
-  if (core_ != nullptr) {
-    pw_core_disconnect(core_);
-  }
-
-  if (context_ != nullptr) {
-    pw_context_destroy(context_);
-  }
-
-  if (mainloop_ != nullptr) {
-    pw_thread_loop_stop(mainloop_);
-    pw_thread_loop_destroy(mainloop_);
-  }
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<PipewireBackend> PipewireBackend::getInstance() {
-  private_constructor_tag tag;
-  return std::make_shared<PipewireBackend>(tag);
-}
-}  // namespace waybar::util::PipewireBackend