diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index 8a4d3fd..4940cf1 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ static void wl_map(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 	(void)vctx;
 	/* Set mapped early so redisplay doesn't bail out */
 	view->flags.mapped = 1;
-	if (view->flags.realized)
+	/* Only trigger redisplay for top-level views (dialogs) */
+	if (view->flags.topLevel && view->flags.realized)
 		wl_redisplay(vctx, view);
 }