diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0c1ac02..22d97bde 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Full screen window creation did not ignore `GLFW_VISIBLE`
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Some keys were reported as wrong key or `GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN`
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Text input did not repeat along with key repeat
+ - [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwPostEmptyEvent` sometimes had no effect (#1520,#1521)
  - [GLX] Bugfix: Context creation failed if GLX 1.4 was not exported by GLX library
 
 
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 2e3c6843..2b8614dd 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -1393,6 +1393,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformWaitEventsTimeout(double timeout)
 void _glfwPlatformPostEmptyEvent(void)
 {
     wl_display_sync(_glfw.wl.display);
+    flushDisplay();
 }
 
 void _glfwPlatformGetCursorPos(_GLFWwindow* window, double* xpos, double* ypos)