diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
index dfdf88c0b4a..d585c194bd6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
@@ -455,18 +455,21 @@ void QWaylandDisplay::reconnect()
     mActiveWindows.clear();
 
     const auto windows = QGuiApplication::allWindows();
+    QList<QWaylandWindow *> allPlatformWindows;
     for (auto window : windows) {
-        if (auto waylandWindow = static_cast<QWaylandWindow *>(window->handle()))
+        if (auto waylandWindow = static_cast<QWaylandWindow *>(window->handle())) {
             waylandWindow->closeChildPopups();
+            allPlatformWindows.push_back(waylandWindow);
+        }
     }
+
     // Remove windows that do not need to be recreated and now closed popups
     QList<QWaylandWindow *> recreateWindows;
-    for (auto window : std::as_const(windows)) {
-        auto waylandWindow = static_cast<QWaylandWindow*>(window->handle());
-        if (waylandWindow && waylandWindow->wlSurface()) {
-            waylandWindow->reset();
-            recreateWindows.push_back(waylandWindow);
+    for (auto window : std::as_const(allPlatformWindows)) {
+        if (window->subSurfaceWindow() || window->shellSurface()) {
+            recreateWindows.push_back(window);
         }
+        window->reset();
     }
 
     if (mSyncCallback) {
@@ -480,6 +483,15 @@ void QWaylandDisplay::reconnect()
     if (!mDisplay)
         _exit(1);
 
+    connect(
+            this, &QWaylandDisplay::connected, this,
+            [&allPlatformWindows] {
+                for (auto &window : std::as_const(allPlatformWindows)) {
+                    window->initializeWlSurface();
+                }
+            },
+            Qt::SingleShotConnection);
+
     setupConnection();
     initialize();
 
@@ -488,7 +500,8 @@ void QWaylandDisplay::reconnect()
     initEventThread();
 
     auto needsRecreate = [](QPlatformWindow *window) {
-        return window && !static_cast<QWaylandWindow *>(window)->wlSurface();
+        auto waylandWindow = static_cast<QWaylandWindow *>(window);
+        return waylandWindow && !waylandWindow->subSurfaceWindow() && !waylandWindow->shellSurface();
     };
     auto window = recreateWindows.begin();
     while (!recreateWindows.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index cb6c07f9799..6d4f11e8d83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -1803,7 +1803,6 @@ void QWaylandWindow::closeChildPopups() {
 
 void QWaylandWindow::reinit()
 {
-    initializeWlSurface();
     if (window()->isVisible()) {
         initWindow();
         if (hasPendingUpdateRequest())
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h
index e4ce2af700f..592125c6839 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void reinit();
     void reset();
+    void initializeWlSurface();
 
     bool windowEvent(QEvent *event) override;
 
@@ -340,7 +341,6 @@ protected:
 private:
     void setGeometry_helper(const QRect &rect);
     void initWindow();
-    void initializeWlSurface();
     bool shouldCreateShellSurface() const;
     bool shouldCreateSubSurface() const;
     void resetSurfaceRole();