diff --git a/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp b/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp
index c32f67d7..654093cb 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp
@@ -155,14 +155,39 @@ WineXdndProxy::WineXdndProxy()
  */
 static std::atomic_size_t instance_reference_count = 0;
 
-WineXdndProxy::Handle::Handle(WineXdndProxy& proxy) : proxy(proxy) {}
+WineXdndProxy::Handle::Handle(WineXdndProxy* proxy) : proxy(proxy) {}
 
 WineXdndProxy::Handle::~Handle() noexcept {
     if (instance_reference_count.fetch_sub(1) == 1) {
-        delete &proxy;
+        delete proxy;
     }
 }
 
+WineXdndProxy::Handle::Handle(const Handle& o) noexcept : proxy(o.proxy) {
+    instance_reference_count += 1;
+}
+WineXdndProxy::Handle& WineXdndProxy::Handle::operator=(
+    const Handle& o) noexcept {
+    if (&o != this) {
+        instance_reference_count += 1;
+        proxy = o.proxy;
+    }
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+WineXdndProxy::Handle::Handle(Handle&& o) noexcept : proxy(std::move(o.proxy)) {
+    instance_reference_count += 1;
+}
+WineXdndProxy::Handle& WineXdndProxy::Handle::operator=(Handle&& o) noexcept {
+    if (&o != this) {
+        instance_reference_count += 1;
+        proxy = std::move(o.proxy);
+    }
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
 WineXdndProxy::Handle WineXdndProxy::init_proxy() {
     // We're doing a bit of a hybrid between a COM-style reference counted smart
     // pointer and a singleton here because we need to ensure that there's only
@@ -176,5 +201,5 @@ WineXdndProxy::Handle WineXdndProxy::init_proxy() {
         instance = new WineXdndProxy{};
     }
 
-    return Handle(*instance);
+    return Handle(instance);
 }
diff --git a/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.h b/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.h
index ffbc3e0e..334f906b 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class WineXdndProxy {
          * Before calling this, the reference count should be increased by one
          * in `WineXdndProxy::init_proxy()`.
          */
-        Handle(WineXdndProxy& proxy);
+        Handle(WineXdndProxy* proxy);
 
        public:
         /**
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ class WineXdndProxy {
          */
         ~Handle() noexcept;
 
+        Handle(const Handle&) noexcept;
+        Handle& operator=(const Handle&) noexcept;
+
+        Handle(Handle&&) noexcept;
+        Handle& operator=(Handle&&) noexcept;
+
        private:
-        WineXdndProxy& proxy;
+        WineXdndProxy* proxy;
 
         friend WineXdndProxy;
     };