diff --git a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
index 80ed474a9..973272f9c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ enum
   PROP_LAST
 };
 
+static void
+clutter_stage_cogl_schedule_update (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
+                                    gint                sync_delay);
+
 static void
 clutter_stage_cogl_unrealize (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
 {
@@ -122,6 +126,16 @@ _clutter_stage_cogl_presented (ClutterStageCogl *stage_cogl,
     }
 
   _clutter_stage_presented (stage_cogl->wrapper, frame_event, frame_info);
+
+  if (frame_event == COGL_FRAME_EVENT_COMPLETE &&
+      stage_cogl->update_time != -1)
+    {
+      ClutterStageWindow *stage_window = CLUTTER_STAGE_WINDOW (stage_cogl);
+
+      stage_cogl->update_time = -1;
+      clutter_stage_cogl_schedule_update (stage_window,
+                                          stage_cogl->last_sync_delay);
+    }
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -159,6 +173,8 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_schedule_update (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
   if (stage_cogl->update_time != -1)
     return;
 
+  stage_cogl->last_sync_delay = sync_delay;
+
   now = g_get_monotonic_time ();
 
   if (sync_delay < 0)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
index 17958cd24..aead9785e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct _ClutterStageCogl
    * junk frames to start with. */
   unsigned int frame_count;
 
+  gint last_sync_delay;
+
   cairo_rectangle_int_t bounding_redraw_clip;
 
   guint initialized_redraw_clip : 1;