diff --git a/wayland/wayland-client.c b/wayland/wayland-client.c
index 531807db..59c68f7c 100644
--- a/wayland/wayland-client.c
+++ b/wayland/wayland-client.c
@@ -593,6 +593,13 @@ wl_display_iterate(struct wl_display *display, uint32_t mask)
 	}
 }
 
+WL_EXPORT void
+wl_display_flush(struct wl_display *display)
+{
+	while (display->mask & WL_DISPLAY_WRITABLE)
+		wl_display_iterate (display, WL_DISPLAY_WRITABLE);
+}
+
 WL_EXPORT uint32_t
 wl_display_allocate_id(struct wl_display *display)
 {
diff --git a/wayland/wayland-client.h b/wayland/wayland-client.h
index f1ac7978..eefb840a 100644
--- a/wayland/wayland-client.h
+++ b/wayland/wayland-client.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int wl_display_get_fd(struct wl_display *display,
 		      wl_display_update_func_t update, void *data);
 uint32_t wl_display_allocate_id(struct wl_display *display);
 void wl_display_iterate(struct wl_display *display, uint32_t mask);
+void wl_display_flush(struct wl_display *display);
 int wl_display_sync_callback(struct wl_display *display,
 			     wl_display_sync_func_t func, void *data);
 int wl_display_frame_callback(struct wl_display *display,