diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
index 9331e8af6..fca325f53 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ struct wlr_surface_output {
 	struct {
 		struct wl_listener bind;
 		struct wl_listener destroy;
+
+		bool lazy_leave;
 	} WLR_PRIVATE;
 };
 
@@ -399,6 +401,33 @@ void wlr_surface_send_enter(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 void wlr_surface_send_leave(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 		struct wlr_output *output);
 
+/**
+ * Queue a lazy wl_surface.leave event to be sent in a future call to
+ * wlr_surface_process_lazy_leaves().
+ *
+ * If wlr_surface_send_enter() is called before wlr_surface_process_lazy_leaves()
+ * actually sends a leave event, the lazy leave mark is cleared.
+ */
+void wlr_surface_queue_lazy_leave(struct wlr_surface *surface, struct wlr_output *output);
+
+/**
+ * If at least one output would remain entered after all lazy leave events
+ * are sent, send all lazy leave events. Otherwise do nothing.
+ *
+ * This behavior helps the compositor implement the following recommended policy:
+ *
+ * 1. When a surface transitions from being visible on >0 outputs to being visible on 0 outputs
+ *    don't send any leave events.
+ *
+ * 2. When a surface transitions from being visible on 0 outputs to being visible on >0 outputs
+ *    send leave events for all entered outputs on which the surface is no longer visible as
+ *    well as enter events for any outputs not already entered.
+ *
+ * This policy avoids sending redundant enter/leave events when a surface is hidden and then shown
+ * again without any change to the set of intersected outputs.
+ */
+void wlr_surface_process_lazy_leaves(struct wlr_surface *surface);
+
 /**
  * Complete the queued frame callbacks for this surface.
  *
diff --git a/types/wlr_compositor.c b/types/wlr_compositor.c
index 6b31ab857..6b7e182b7 100644
--- a/types/wlr_compositor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_compositor.c
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ void wlr_surface_send_enter(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 
 	wl_list_for_each(surface_output, &surface->current_outputs, link) {
 		if (surface_output->output == output) {
+			surface_output->lazy_leave = false;
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1129,6 +1130,45 @@ void wlr_surface_send_leave(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 	}
 }
 
+void wlr_surface_queue_lazy_leave(struct wlr_surface *surface, struct wlr_output *output) {
+	struct wlr_surface_output *surface_output;
+	wl_list_for_each(surface_output, &surface->current_outputs, link) {
+		if (surface_output->output == output) {
+			surface_output->lazy_leave = true;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void wlr_surface_process_lazy_leaves(struct wlr_surface *surface) {
+	// Only send leave events if at least one output would remain entered.
+	bool send_leave_events = false;
+	struct wlr_surface_output *surface_output;
+	wl_list_for_each(surface_output, &surface->current_outputs, link) {
+		if (!surface_output->lazy_leave) {
+			send_leave_events = true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!send_leave_events) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct wl_client *client = wl_resource_get_client(surface->resource);
+	struct wlr_surface_output *tmp;
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(surface_output, tmp, &surface->current_outputs, link) {
+		if (surface_output->lazy_leave) {
+			struct wl_resource *resource;
+			wl_resource_for_each(resource, &surface_output->output->resources) {
+				if (client == wl_resource_get_client(resource)) {
+					wl_surface_send_leave(surface->resource, resource);
+				}
+			}
+			surface_output_destroy(surface_output);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void wlr_surface_send_frame_done(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 		const struct timespec *when) {
 	struct wl_resource *resource, *tmp;