diff --git a/backend/backend.c b/backend/backend.c
index a130d9045..3d84aa636 100644
--- a/backend/backend.c
+++ b/backend/backend.c
@@ -485,5 +485,10 @@ bool wlr_backend_commit(struct wlr_backend *backend,
 		output_apply_commit(state->output, &state->base);
 	}
 
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < states_len; i++) {
+		const struct wlr_backend_output_state *state = &states[i];
+		output_send_commit_event(state->output, &state->base);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/include/types/wlr_output.h b/include/types/wlr_output.h
index f901505af..d59b05f0b 100644
--- a/include/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ void output_defer_present(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_output_event_pre
 
 bool output_prepare_commit(struct wlr_output *output, const struct wlr_output_state *state);
 void output_apply_commit(struct wlr_output *output, const struct wlr_output_state *state);
+void output_send_commit_event(struct wlr_output *output, const struct wlr_output_state *state);
 
 void output_state_get_buffer_src_box(const struct wlr_output_state *state,
 	struct wlr_fbox *out);
diff --git a/types/output/output.c b/types/output/output.c
index 636d155d2..1fb0347a0 100644
--- a/types/output/output.c
+++ b/types/output/output.c
@@ -759,7 +759,9 @@ void output_apply_commit(struct wlr_output *output, const struct wlr_output_stat
 	}
 
 	output_apply_state(output, state);
+}
 
+void output_send_commit_event(struct wlr_output *output, const struct wlr_output_state *state) {
 	struct timespec now;
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
 	struct wlr_output_event_commit event = {
@@ -801,6 +803,7 @@ bool wlr_output_commit_state(struct wlr_output *output,
 	}
 
 	output_apply_commit(output, &pending);
+	output_send_commit_event(output, &pending);
 
 	if (new_back_buffer) {
 		wlr_buffer_unlock(pending.buffer);