diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
index 2471de0a9..bd987e970 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
@@ -253,16 +253,9 @@ meta_wayland_actor_surface_commit (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole  *surface_role,
 {
   MetaWaylandActorSurface *actor_surface =
     META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE (surface_role);
-  MetaWaylandSurface *surface =
-    meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (surface_role);
-  MetaWaylandSurface *toplevel_surface;
 
   meta_wayland_actor_surface_queue_frame_callbacks (actor_surface, pending);
 
-  toplevel_surface = meta_wayland_surface_get_toplevel (surface);
-  if (!toplevel_surface || !toplevel_surface->window)
-    return;
-
   meta_wayland_actor_surface_sync_actor_state (actor_surface);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c
index 04f2aaeea..f8354ab7c 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-shell-surface.c
@@ -175,6 +175,22 @@ meta_wayland_shell_surface_surface_commit (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole  *surface_role
   window->buffer_rect.height = cogl_texture_get_height (texture) * scale;
 }
 
+static void
+meta_wayland_shell_surface_sync_actor_state (MetaWaylandActorSurface *actor_surface)
+{
+  MetaWaylandSurfaceRole *surface_role =
+    META_WAYLAND_SURFACE_ROLE (actor_surface);
+  MetaWaylandSurface *surface =
+    meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (surface_role);
+  MetaWaylandActorSurfaceClass *actor_surface_class =
+    META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE_CLASS (meta_wayland_shell_surface_parent_class);
+  MetaWaylandSurface *toplevel_surface;
+
+  toplevel_surface = meta_wayland_surface_get_toplevel (surface);
+  if (toplevel_surface && toplevel_surface->window)
+    actor_surface_class->sync_actor_state (actor_surface);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_wayland_shell_surface_init (MetaWaylandShellSurface *role)
 {
@@ -185,6 +201,10 @@ meta_wayland_shell_surface_class_init (MetaWaylandShellSurfaceClass *klass)
 {
   MetaWaylandSurfaceRoleClass *surface_role_class =
     META_WAYLAND_SURFACE_ROLE_CLASS (klass);
+  MetaWaylandActorSurfaceClass *actor_surface_class =
+    META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE_CLASS (klass);
 
   surface_role_class->commit = meta_wayland_shell_surface_surface_commit;
+  actor_surface_class->sync_actor_state =
+    meta_wayland_shell_surface_sync_actor_state;
 }
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-subsurface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-subsurface.c
index e0fa0a48b..bde7bef6e 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-subsurface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-subsurface.c
@@ -199,8 +199,11 @@ meta_wayland_subsurface_sync_actor_state (MetaWaylandActorSurface *actor_surface
     meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (surface_role);
   MetaWaylandActorSurfaceClass *actor_surface_class =
     META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE_CLASS (meta_wayland_subsurface_parent_class);
+  MetaWaylandSurface *toplevel_surface;
 
-  actor_surface_class->sync_actor_state (actor_surface);
+  toplevel_surface = meta_wayland_surface_get_toplevel (surface);
+  if (toplevel_surface && toplevel_surface->window)
+    actor_surface_class->sync_actor_state (actor_surface);
 
   sync_actor_subsurface_state (surface);
 }
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
index 90fdd222b..4233dc809 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-xwayland.c
@@ -647,6 +647,20 @@ xwayland_surface_get_toplevel (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole *surface_role)
   return meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (surface_role);
 }
 
+static void
+xwayland_surface_sync_actor_state (MetaWaylandActorSurface *actor_surface)
+{
+  MetaWaylandSurfaceRole *surface_role =
+    META_WAYLAND_SURFACE_ROLE (actor_surface);
+  MetaWaylandSurface *surface =
+    meta_wayland_surface_role_get_surface (surface_role);
+  MetaWaylandActorSurfaceClass *actor_surface_class =
+    META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE_CLASS (meta_wayland_surface_role_xwayland_parent_class);
+
+  if (surface->window)
+    actor_surface_class->sync_actor_state (actor_surface);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_wayland_surface_role_xwayland_init (MetaWaylandSurfaceRoleXWayland *role)
 {
@@ -657,11 +671,15 @@ meta_wayland_surface_role_xwayland_class_init (MetaWaylandSurfaceRoleXWaylandCla
 {
   MetaWaylandSurfaceRoleClass *surface_role_class =
     META_WAYLAND_SURFACE_ROLE_CLASS (klass);
+  MetaWaylandActorSurfaceClass *actor_surface_class =
+    META_WAYLAND_ACTOR_SURFACE_CLASS (klass);
 
   surface_role_class->assigned = xwayland_surface_assigned;
   surface_role_class->commit = xwayland_surface_commit;
   surface_role_class->get_toplevel = xwayland_surface_get_toplevel;
 
+  actor_surface_class->sync_actor_state = xwayland_surface_sync_actor_state;
+
   xwayland_surface_signals[XWAYLAND_SURFACE_WINDOW_ASSOCIATED] =
     g_signal_new ("window-associated",
                   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),