diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp
index 48445d5db95..ebc59a567c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 using namespace emscripten;
 
+bool QWasmCompositor::m_requestUpdateHoldEnabled = true;
+
 QWasmCompositor::QWasmCompositor(QWasmScreen *screen) : QObject(screen)
 {
     QWindowSystemInterface::setSynchronousWindowSystemEvents(true);
@@ -46,12 +48,11 @@ void QWasmCompositor::setEnabled(bool enabled)
 // requestUpdate delivery is initially disabled at startup, while Qt completes
 // startup tasks such as font loading. This function enables requestUpdate delivery
 // again.
-void QWasmCompositor::releaseRequesetUpdateHold()
+bool QWasmCompositor::releaseRequestUpdateHold()
 {
-    if (!m_requestUpdateHoldEnabled)
-        return;
+    const bool wasEnabled = m_requestUpdateHoldEnabled;
     m_requestUpdateHoldEnabled = false;
-    requestUpdate();
+    return wasEnabled;
 }
 
 void QWasmCompositor::requestUpdateWindow(QWasmWindow *window, UpdateRequestDeliveryType updateType)
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.h
index 5de401844c3..4953d652338 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmcompositor.h
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ public:
     QWasmScreen *screen();
     void setEnabled(bool enabled);
 
-    void releaseRequesetUpdateHold();
+    static bool releaseRequestUpdateHold();
+
+    void requestUpdate();
     enum UpdateRequestDeliveryType { ExposeEventDelivery, UpdateRequestDelivery };
     void requestUpdateWindow(QWasmWindow *window, UpdateRequestDeliveryType updateType = ExposeEventDelivery);
 
@@ -43,15 +45,14 @@ private:
 
     void deregisterEventHandlers();
 
-    void requestUpdate();
     void deliverUpdateRequests();
     void deliverUpdateRequest(QWasmWindow *window, UpdateRequestDeliveryType updateType);
 
     bool m_isEnabled = true;
     QMap<QWasmWindow *, UpdateRequestDeliveryType> m_requestUpdateWindows;
     int m_requestAnimationFrameId = -1;
-    bool m_requestUpdateHoldEnabled = true;
     bool m_inDeliverUpdateRequest = false;
+    static bool m_requestUpdateHoldEnabled;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp
index 01367bd56b3..f5cc3e2eee6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp
@@ -208,8 +208,11 @@ void QWasmIntegration::removeBackingStore(QWindow* window)
 
 void QWasmIntegration::releaseRequesetUpdateHold()
 {
-    for (const auto &elementAndScreen : m_screens) {
-        elementAndScreen.wasmScreen->compositor()->releaseRequesetUpdateHold();
+    if (QWasmCompositor::releaseRequestUpdateHold())
+    {
+        for (const auto &elementAndScreen : m_screens) {
+            elementAndScreen.wasmScreen->compositor()->requestUpdate();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/wasm/selenium/qwasmwindow.py b/tests/auto/wasm/selenium/qwasmwindow.py
index d66d57981a6..eaad7c4e00c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/wasm/selenium/qwasmwindow.py
+++ b/tests/auto/wasm/selenium/qwasmwindow.py
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ class WidgetTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertFalse(w4 in screen.query_windows())
 
-    #TODO FIX
-    @unittest.skip('Does not work currently')
     def test_window_painting(self):
         screen = Screen(self._driver, ScreenPosition.FIXED,
                         x=0, y=0, width=800, height=800)
@@ -389,13 +387,15 @@ class WidgetTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(w1.color_at(0, 0), Color(r=0, g=255, b=0))
 
-        w1_w1 = Window(parent=w1, rect=Rect(x=100, y=100, width=400, height=400), title='w1_w1')
+        w1_w1 = Window(parent=screen, rect=Rect(x=100, y=100, width=400, height=400), title='w1_w1')
+        w1_w1.set_parent(w1)
         w1_w1.set_background_color(Color(r=0, g=0, b=255))
         wait_for_animation_frame(self._driver)
 
         self.assertEqual(w1_w1.color_at(0, 0), Color(r=0, g=0, b=255))
 
-        w1_w1_w1 = Window(parent=w1_w1, rect=Rect(x=100, y=100, width=200, height=200), title='w1_w1_w1')
+        w1_w1_w1 = Window(parent=screen, rect=Rect(x=100, y=100, width=200, height=200), title='w1_w1_w1')
+        w1_w1_w1.set_parent(w1_w1)
         w1_w1_w1.set_background_color(Color(r=255, g=255, b=0))
         wait_for_animation_frame(self._driver)