diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c
index 1f7c8bc92..0055bf356 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ increment_serial (MetaWaylandTextInput *text_input,
                        GUINT_TO_POINTER (serial + 1));
 }
 
-static gboolean
-done_idle_cb (gpointer user_data)
+static void
+clutter_input_focus_send_done (ClutterInputFocus *focus)
 {
-  ClutterInputFocus *focus = user_data;
   MetaWaylandTextInput *text_input;
   struct wl_resource *resource;
 
@@ -132,6 +131,16 @@ done_idle_cb (gpointer user_data)
       zwp_text_input_v3_send_done (resource,
                                    lookup_serial (text_input, resource));
     }
+}
+
+static gboolean
+done_idle_cb (gpointer user_data)
+{
+  ClutterInputFocus *focus = user_data;
+  MetaWaylandTextInput *text_input;
+
+  text_input = META_WAYLAND_TEXT_INPUT_FOCUS (focus)->text_input;
+  clutter_input_focus_send_done (focus);
 
   text_input->done_idle_id = 0;
   return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
@@ -164,6 +173,20 @@ meta_wayland_text_input_focus_defer_done (ClutterInputFocus *focus)
                                               done_idle_cb, focus, NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+meta_wayland_text_input_focus_flush_done (ClutterInputFocus *focus)
+{
+  MetaWaylandTextInput *text_input;
+
+  text_input = META_WAYLAND_TEXT_INPUT_FOCUS (focus)->text_input;
+
+  if (text_input->done_idle_id == 0)
+    return;
+
+  g_clear_handle_id (&text_input->done_idle_id, g_source_remove);
+  clutter_input_focus_send_done (focus);
+}
+
 static void
 meta_wayland_text_input_focus_delete_surrounding (ClutterInputFocus *focus,
                                                   int                offset,
@@ -737,5 +760,10 @@ meta_wayland_text_input_handle_event (MetaWaylandTextInput *text_input,
       !clutter_input_focus_is_focused (text_input->input_focus))
     return FALSE;
 
+  if ((event->type == CLUTTER_KEY_PRESS ||
+       event->type == CLUTTER_KEY_RELEASE) &&
+      clutter_event_get_flags (event) & CLUTTER_EVENT_FLAG_INPUT_METHOD)
+    meta_wayland_text_input_focus_flush_done (text_input->input_focus);
+
   return clutter_input_focus_filter_event (text_input->input_focus, event);
 }