diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
index 43f9443fbec..1040c3b7ab7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ bool QWaylandDisplay::initialize()
 
     forceRoundTrip();
 
+    emit connected();
+
     if (!mWaitingScreens.isEmpty()) {
         // Give wl_output.done and zxdg_output_v1.done events a chance to arrive
         forceRoundTrip();
@@ -481,8 +483,6 @@ void QWaylandDisplay::reconnect()
         wl_event_queue_destroy(m_frameEventQueue);
     initEventThread();
 
-    emit reconnected();
-
     auto needsRecreate = [](QPlatformWindow *window) {
         return window && !static_cast<QWaylandWindow *>(window)->wlSurface();
     };
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h
index 477a5dbf267..e647f41c035 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylanddisplay_p.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
     void flushRequests();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
-    void reconnected();
+    void connected();
     void globalAdded(const RegistryGlobal &global);
     void globalRemoved(const RegistryGlobal &global);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp
index fc5e7822104..723b264d518 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshmbackingstore.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ QWaylandShmBackingStore::QWaylandShmBackingStore(QWindow *window, QWaylandDispla
     : QPlatformBackingStore(window)
     , mDisplay(display)
 {
-    QObject::connect(mDisplay, &QWaylandDisplay::reconnected, window, [this]() {
+    QObject::connect(mDisplay, &QWaylandDisplay::connected, window, [this]() {
         auto copy = mBuffers;
         // clear available buffers so we create new ones
         // actual deletion is deferred till after resize call so we can copy