diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c
index 4ab638f74..3cf6b5716 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-xdg-shell.c
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ meta_wayland_xdg_popup_commit (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole  *surface_role,
   if (!surface->buffer_ref.buffer && xdg_surface_priv->first_buffer_attached)
     {
       meta_wayland_xdg_surface_reset (xdg_surface);
+      meta_wayland_surface_cache_pending_frame_callbacks (surface, pending);
       return;
     }