diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandbuffer_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandbuffer_p.h
index 381debc8140..3798ef3ebbf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandbuffer_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandbuffer_p.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     virtual QSize size() const = 0;
     virtual int scale() const { return 1; }
 
-    void setBusy() { mBusy = true; }
+    void setBusy(bool busy) { mBusy = busy; }
     bool busy() const { return mBusy; }
 
     void setCommitted() { mCommitted = true; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index d7bb6c6529a..c5316542e02 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void QWaylandWindow::attach(QWaylandBuffer *buffer, int x, int y)
     if (buffer) {
         Q_ASSERT(!buffer->committed());
         handleUpdate();
-        buffer->setBusy();
+        buffer->setBusy(true);
 
         mSurface->attach(buffer->buffer(), x, y);
     } else {
@@ -713,7 +713,11 @@ void QWaylandWindow::safeCommit(QWaylandBuffer *buffer, const QRegion &damage)
     if (isExposed()) {
         commit(buffer, damage);
     } else {
+        if (mQueuedBuffer) {
+            mQueuedBuffer->setBusy(false);
+        }
         mQueuedBuffer = buffer;
+        mQueuedBuffer->setBusy(true);
         mQueuedBufferDamage = damage;
     }
 }