diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c
index ffa53ac..d7ef0c2 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_event.c
@@ -11,8 +11,16 @@ 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) {
         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);
+    }
 }
 void wl_event_flush_expose(void) {}
 void wl_event_sync(int discard)