diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index 696a45ada..48638817c 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static void handle_set_title(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_view *view = &xdg_shell_view->view;
 	view_update_title(view, false);
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
 static void handle_set_app_id(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ static void handle_set_app_id(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_view *view = &xdg_shell_view->view;
 	view_update_app_id(view);
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
 static void handle_new_popup(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -594,4 +596,5 @@ void xdg_toplevel_tag_manager_v1_handle_set_tag(struct wl_listener *listener, vo
 	free(xdg_shell_view->tag);
 	xdg_shell_view->tag = strdup(event->tag);
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 76e63ce1f..65016b3b1 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ static void handle_set_title(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 	view_update_title(view, false);
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
 static void handle_set_class(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -700,6 +701,7 @@ static void handle_set_class(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 	}
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
 static void handle_set_role(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -711,6 +713,7 @@ static void handle_set_role(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 	}
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
 static void handle_set_startup_id(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -747,6 +750,7 @@ static void handle_set_window_type(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 	}
 	view_execute_criteria(view);
+	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
 static void handle_set_hints(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {