diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c
index d7ef0c2..6ca97ce 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_scene.h>
+#include <wlr/backend/session.h>
 #include "../../screen.h"
 #include "wl_types.h"
 
@@ -11,12 +12,9 @@ void wl_event_flush(void)
 {
     wl_xdisplay_flush();
     /* Commit the scene so intermediate animation frames are visible */
-    if (wl_state.scene_output && wl_state.allocator) {
+    if (wl_state.scene_output && wl_state.allocator &&
+        (!wl_state.session || wl_state.session->active)) {
         wlr_scene_output_commit(wl_state.scene_output, NULL);
-        /* Flush the display so the frame reaches the DRM backend,
-         * then dispatch to process the page-flip completion event
-         * before returning.  Without this, animation loops that
-         * call event_flush repeatedly only show the final frame. */
         wl_display_flush_clients(wl_state.display);
         struct wl_event_loop *loop = wl_display_get_event_loop(wl_state.display);
         wl_event_loop_dispatch(loop, 0);