diff --git a/src/backend/wayland.c b/src/backend/wayland.c
index e049bbea..1e32e2cd 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland.c
@@ -1404,8 +1404,6 @@ static MwLL MwLLCreateImpl(MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
 		setup_toplevel(r, x, y);
 	} else {
 		setup_sublevel(parent, r, x, y);
-		MwLLDispatch(parent, draw, NULL);
-		parent->wayland.events_pending += 1;
 	}
 
 	framebuffer_setup(&r->wayland);
@@ -1414,6 +1412,9 @@ static MwLL MwLLCreateImpl(MwLL parent, int x, int y, int width, int height) {
 	region_setup(r);
 
 	MwLLForceRender(r);
+	if(parent != NULL) {
+		MwLLForceRender(parent);
+	}
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -1504,10 +1505,6 @@ static void MwLLSetXYImpl(MwLL handle, int x, int y) {
 
 	MwLLDispatch(handle, draw, NULL);
 	handle->wayland.events_pending += 1;
-	if(handle->wayland.parent != NULL) {
-		MwLLDispatch(handle->wayland.parent, draw, NULL);
-		handle->wayland.parent->wayland.events_pending += 1;
-	}
 }
 
 static void MwLLSetWHImpl(MwLL handle, int w, int h) {
@@ -1531,9 +1528,7 @@ refresh:
 
 	framebuffer_destroy(&handle->wayland);
 	framebuffer_setup(&handle->wayland);
-	if(handle->wayland.parent != NULL) {
-		MwLLDispatch(handle->wayland.parent, draw, NULL);
-	}
+	MwLLDispatch(handle, draw, NULL);
 }
 
 static void MwLLPolygonImpl(MwLL handle, MwPoint* points, int points_count, MwLLColor color) {