diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
index 8ed2de024..c6a05e83c 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-device.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2019 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -149,12 +150,28 @@ dispatch_in_impl (MetaKmsImpl  *impl,
   return meta_kms_impl_device_dispatch (impl_device, error);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+dispatch_idle_in_impl (MetaKmsImpl  *impl,
+                       gpointer      user_data,
+                       GError      **error)
+{
+  meta_kms_impl_dispatch_idle (impl);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 int
 meta_kms_device_dispatch_sync (MetaKmsDevice  *device,
                                GError        **error)
 {
   int callback_count;
 
+  if (!meta_kms_run_impl_task_sync (device->kms,
+                                    dispatch_idle_in_impl,
+                                    device->impl_device,
+                                    error))
+    return -1;
+
   callback_count = meta_kms_flush_callbacks (device->kms);
   if (callback_count > 0)
     return TRUE;
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
index 571dccf12..78d5cc445 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -806,6 +807,15 @@ meta_kms_impl_simple_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
                    g_source_destroy);
 }
 
+static void
+meta_kms_impl_simple_dispatch_idle (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
+{
+  MetaKmsImplSimple *impl_simple = META_KMS_IMPL_SIMPLE (impl);
+
+  if (impl_simple->mode_set_fallback_feedback_source)
+    mode_set_fallback_feedback_idle (impl_simple);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_kms_impl_simple_finalize (GObject *object)
 {
@@ -845,4 +855,5 @@ meta_kms_impl_simple_class_init (MetaKmsImplSimpleClass *klass)
   impl_class->process_update = meta_kms_impl_simple_process_update;
   impl_class->handle_page_flip_callback = meta_kms_impl_simple_handle_page_flip_callback;
   impl_class->discard_pending_page_flips = meta_kms_impl_simple_discard_pending_page_flips;
+  impl_class->dispatch_idle = meta_kms_impl_simple_dispatch_idle;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
index 1934d21ae..731f5970f 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -65,6 +66,12 @@ meta_kms_impl_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
   META_KMS_IMPL_GET_CLASS (impl)->discard_pending_page_flips (impl);
 }
 
+void
+meta_kms_impl_dispatch_idle (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
+{
+  META_KMS_IMPL_GET_CLASS (impl)->dispatch_idle (impl);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_kms_impl_set_property (GObject      *object,
                             guint         prop_id,
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
index 7816253d9..7c8dbfc66 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 DisplayLink (UK) Ltd.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ struct _MetaKmsImplClass
   void (* handle_page_flip_callback) (MetaKmsImpl         *impl,
                                       MetaKmsPageFlipData *page_flip_data);
   void (* discard_pending_page_flips) (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
+  void (* dispatch_idle) (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
 };
 
 MetaKms * meta_kms_impl_get_kms (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
@@ -51,4 +53,6 @@ void meta_kms_impl_handle_page_flip_callback (MetaKmsImpl         *impl,
 
 void meta_kms_impl_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
 
+void meta_kms_impl_dispatch_idle (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
+
 #endif /* META_KMS_IMPL_H */