diff --git a/src/gui/vulkan/qvulkanwindow.cpp b/src/gui/vulkan/qvulkanwindow.cpp
index 4d9bbe21b59..a1457006888 100644
--- a/src/gui/vulkan/qvulkanwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/vulkan/qvulkanwindow.cpp
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ bool QVulkanWindow::event(QEvent *e)
     Q_D(QVulkanWindow);
 
     switch (e->type()) {
+    case QEvent::Paint:
     case QEvent::UpdateRequest:
         d->beginFrame();
         break;