diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c
index 3b04ece83..acd0913d1 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ finish_popup_setup (MetaWaylandXdgPopup *xdg_popup)
 
   xdg_popup->setup.parent_surface = NULL;
   xdg_popup->setup.grab_seat = NULL;
+  xdg_popup->dismissed_by_client = FALSE;
 
   if (!meta_wayland_surface_get_window (parent_surface))
     {