diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
index a2728bd923c..d1f0a9b08d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void QWaylandXdgSurface::xdg_surface_configure(uint32_t serial)
         // We have to do the initial applyConfigure() immediately, since that is the expose.
         applyConfigure();
         if (isExposed())
-            m_window->handleExpose(QRect(QPoint(), m_window->geometry().size()));
+            m_window->sendRecursiveExposeEvent();
     } else {
         // Later configures are probably resizes, so we have to queue them up for a time when we
         // are not painting to the window.
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h
index aa125e6eab4..1ed4ce79f9a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow_p.h
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public:
     void endFrame();
 
     void closeChildPopups();
+    void sendRecursiveExposeEvent();
 
     virtual void reinit();
     void reset();
@@ -353,7 +354,6 @@ private:
     void handleScreensChanged();
     void updateScale();
     void setScale(qreal newScale);
-    void sendRecursiveExposeEvent();
 
     QWaylandWindow *guessTransientParent() const;
     void addChildPopup(QWaylandWindow *child);