diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index f7c70048a09..d8d67859a95 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ void QWaylandWindow::initWindow()
         mShellSurface->requestWindowStates(window()->windowStates());
     handleContentOrientationChange(window()->contentOrientation());
     mFlags = window()->flags();
+
+    mSurface->commit();
 }
 
 void QWaylandWindow::initializeWlSurface()