diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index b00e030..b350b12 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ static void wl_noop(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 	(void)view;
 }
 
+static void wl_redisplay(void *vctx, W_View *view);
+
+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)
+		wl_redisplay(vctx, view);
+}
+
 static void wl_noop_subviews(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 {
 	(void)vctx;
@@ -223,7 +234,7 @@ const W_ViewBackend W_ViewBackendWL = {
 	.screen_fini          = wl_screen_fini,
 	.create_root          = wl_create_root,
 	.realize              = wl_realize,
-	.map                  = wl_noop,
+	.map                  = wl_map,
 	.unmap                = wl_noop,
 	.map_subviews         = wl_noop_subviews,
 	.unmap_subviews       = wl_noop_subviews,
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 31a5067..5574925 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -5816,8 +5816,11 @@ wl_client_reparent(WNativeWindow client, WNativeWindow new_parent, int x, int y)
 void wl_view_commit_backing_impl(unsigned long id)
 {
     struct wl_frame_buf *fb = frame_buf_find((WNativeWindow)id);
-    if (fb && fb->scene_buf)
+    if (fb && fb->scene_buf) {
         wlr_scene_buffer_set_buffer(fb->scene_buf, &fb->base);
+        /* Enable the node — it has content now */
+        wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&fb->scene_buf->node, true);
+    }
 }
 
 static void