diff --git a/include/sway/desktop/transaction.h b/include/sway/desktop/transaction.h
index 7dd58ba8c..b07df355d 100644
--- a/include/sway/desktop/transaction.h
+++ b/include/sway/desktop/transaction.h
@@ -35,20 +35,26 @@ void transaction_commit_dirty(void);
 void transaction_commit_dirty_client(void);
 
 /**
- * Notify the transaction system that a view is ready for the new layout.
- *
- * When all views in the transaction are ready, the layout will be applied.
+ * Notify the transaction system that a view has acknowledged a configure.
  */
-void transaction_notify_view_ready_by_serial(struct sway_view *view,
+void transaction_notify_view_acked_by_serial(struct sway_view *view,
 		uint32_t serial);
 
 /**
- * Notify the transaction system that a view is ready for the new layout, but
+ * Notify the transaction system that a view has acknowledged a configure, but
  * identifying the instruction by geometry rather than by serial.
  *
- * This is used by xwayland views, as they don't have serials.
+ * This is used by Xwayland views, as they don't have serials.
  */
-void transaction_notify_view_ready_by_geometry(struct sway_view *view,
+void transaction_notify_view_acked_by_geometry(struct sway_view *view,
 		double x, double y, int width, int height);
 
+/**
+ * Notify the transaction system that a view is ready for the new layout. This
+ * call has no effect if the view hasn't acknowledged a configure yet.
+ *
+ * When all views in the transaction are ready, the layout will be applied.
+ */
+void transaction_notify_view_ready(struct sway_view *view);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sway/tree/view.h b/include/sway/tree/view.h
index bf2f0a789..0f0ace9c1 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/view.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/view.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct sway_view {
 struct sway_xdg_shell_view {
 	struct sway_view view;
 
+	struct wl_listener ack_configure;
 	struct wl_listener commit;
 	struct wl_listener request_move;
 	struct wl_listener request_resize;
diff --git a/sway/desktop/transaction.c b/sway/desktop/transaction.c
index ebaa16809..a65f4ab20 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/transaction.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/transaction.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct sway_transaction_instruction {
 		struct sway_container_state container_state;
 	};
 	uint32_t serial;
+	bool acked;
+	bool ready;
 	bool server_request;
 	bool waiting;
 };
@@ -444,6 +446,8 @@ static void set_instruction_ready(
 		struct sway_transaction_instruction *instruction) {
 	struct sway_transaction *transaction = instruction->transaction;
 
+	instruction->ready = true;
+
 	if (debug.txn_timings) {
 		struct timespec now;
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
@@ -468,16 +472,16 @@ static void set_instruction_ready(
 	transaction_progress();
 }
 
-void transaction_notify_view_ready_by_serial(struct sway_view *view,
+void transaction_notify_view_acked_by_serial(struct sway_view *view,
 		uint32_t serial) {
 	struct sway_transaction_instruction *instruction =
 		view->container->node.instruction;
 	if (instruction != NULL && instruction->serial == serial) {
-		set_instruction_ready(instruction);
+		instruction->acked = true;
 	}
 }
 
-void transaction_notify_view_ready_by_geometry(struct sway_view *view,
+void transaction_notify_view_acked_by_geometry(struct sway_view *view,
 		double x, double y, int width, int height) {
 	struct sway_transaction_instruction *instruction =
 		view->container->node.instruction;
@@ -486,7 +490,17 @@ void transaction_notify_view_ready_by_geometry(struct sway_view *view,
 			(int)instruction->container_state.content_y == (int)y &&
 			instruction->container_state.content_width == width &&
 			instruction->container_state.content_height == height) {
-		set_instruction_ready(instruction);
+		instruction->acked = true;
+	}
+}
+
+void transaction_notify_view_ready(struct sway_view *view) {
+	struct sway_transaction_instruction *instruction =
+		view->container->node.instruction;
+	if (instruction != NULL && !instruction->ready) {
+		if (instruction->acked) {
+			set_instruction_ready(instruction);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index d34654fd4..a4b479a22 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ static const struct sway_view_impl view_impl = {
 	.destroy = destroy,
 };
 
+static void handle_ack_configure(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
+	struct sway_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view =
+		wl_container_of(listener, xdg_shell_view, ack_configure);
+	struct sway_view *view = &xdg_shell_view->view;
+	struct wlr_xdg_surface_configure *configure = data;
+	if (view->container->node.instruction) {
+		transaction_notify_view_acked_by_serial(view,
+				configure->serial);
+	}
+}
+
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view =
 		wl_container_of(listener, xdg_shell_view, commit);
@@ -308,8 +319,7 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 
 	if (view->container->node.instruction) {
-		transaction_notify_view_ready_by_serial(view,
-				xdg_surface->configure_serial);
+		transaction_notify_view_ready(view);
 	}
 
 	view_damage_from(view);
@@ -418,6 +428,7 @@ static void handle_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 
 	view_unmap(view);
 
+	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->ack_configure.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->commit.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->new_popup.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->request_fullscreen.link);
@@ -458,6 +469,10 @@ static void handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
 
+	xdg_shell_view->ack_configure.notify = handle_ack_configure;
+	wl_signal_add(&xdg_surface->events.ack_configure,
+		&xdg_shell_view->ack_configure);
+
 	xdg_shell_view->commit.notify = handle_commit;
 	wl_signal_add(&xdg_surface->surface->events.commit,
 		&xdg_shell_view->commit);
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 66cb3b026..0c28febf6 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -418,8 +418,9 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 
 	if (view->container->node.instruction) {
-		transaction_notify_view_ready_by_geometry(view,
-				xsurface->x, xsurface->y, state->width, state->height);
+		transaction_notify_view_acked_by_geometry(view,
+			xsurface->x, xsurface->y, state->width, state->height);
+		transaction_notify_view_ready(view);
 	}
 
 	view_damage_from(view);