diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index 9c222d350..cfa9ab810 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ void meta_backend_native_resume (MetaBackendNative *native)
                            "Backend (resume)");
 
   meta_monitor_manager_kms_resume (monitor_manager_kms);
+  meta_kms_resume (native->kms);
 
   connect_udev_device_added_handler (native);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms.c
index 15fc6f2ef..7b002273e 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms.c
@@ -573,6 +573,12 @@ handle_hotplug_event (MetaKms *kms)
   g_signal_emit (kms, signals[RESOURCES_CHANGED], 0);
 }
 
+void
+meta_kms_resume (MetaKms *kms)
+{
+  handle_hotplug_event (kms);
+}
+
 static void
 on_udev_hotplug (MetaUdev *udev,
                  MetaKms  *kms)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms.h
index 792279e84..7bbd78e0c 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ MetaBackend * meta_kms_get_backend (MetaKms *kms);
 
 GList * meta_kms_get_devices (MetaKms *kms);
 
+void meta_kms_resume (MetaKms *kms);
+
 MetaKmsDevice * meta_kms_create_device (MetaKms            *kms,
                                         const char         *path,
                                         MetaKmsDeviceFlag   flags,
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c
index 13fb196a1..5ad8bf591 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-monitor-manager-kms.c
@@ -516,7 +516,6 @@ void
 meta_monitor_manager_kms_resume (MetaMonitorManagerKms *manager_kms)
 {
   meta_monitor_manager_kms_connect_hotplug_handler (manager_kms);
-  handle_hotplug_event (META_MONITOR_MANAGER (manager_kms));
 }
 
 static gboolean