diff --git a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
index 6eccec9..508805d 100644
--- a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ wl_client_toplevel_resize(struct W_View *view, int width, int height)
     if (top->buf) wlclient_destroy_shm_buffer(top->buf);
     top->buf = nb;
     W_SetViewBacking(view->window, nb->image);
+    top->pending_w = width;
+    top->pending_h = height;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/WINGs/wfont_wl.c b/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
index af1ed3b..679432e 100644
--- a/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
@@ -178,6 +178,32 @@ wl_draw_string(void *sctx, void *handle, WMDrawable d,
 
     blit_alpha_to_pixman(dst, buf, stride, pw, ph, x, y, r, g, b, a);
     wfree(buf);
+
+    /* Outside a full redisplay cycle, propagate dirty region up the
+     * view tree and commit the toplevel so text changes become visible
+     * immediately (e.g. menu highlight text on pointer motion). */
+
+    extern int wl_redisplay_depth;
+    extern void (*W_ViewCommitBackingFn)(unsigned long id);
+    extern W_View *W_GetViewForWindow(WNativeWindow id);
+    if (wl_redisplay_depth == 0 && (unsigned long)d >= 0x10000000
+        && (unsigned long)d < 0x30000000) {
+        W_View *v = W_GetViewForWindow((WNativeWindow)(unsigned long)d);
+        if (v && !v->flags.alreadyDead) {
+            while (v && v->parent && !v->flags.alreadyDead) {
+                pixman_image_t *vs = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(v->window);
+                pixman_image_t *pd = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(v->parent->window);
+                if (vs && pd)
+                    pixman_image_composite32(PIXMAN_OP_OVER, vs, NULL, pd,
+                        0, 0, 0, 0,
+                        v->pos.x, v->pos.y,
+                        v->size.width, v->size.height);
+                v = v->parent;
+            }
+            if (v && !v->flags.alreadyDead && W_ViewCommitBackingFn)
+                W_ViewCommitBackingFn((unsigned long)v->window);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/WINGs/wrender_wl.c b/WINGs/wrender_wl.c
index ba33e72..a88d401 100644
--- a/WINGs/wrender_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wrender_wl.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ render_wl_pixmap_free(void *rctx, WMDrawable pm)
 
 extern W_View *W_GetViewForWindow(WNativeWindow id);
 extern void (*W_ViewCommitBackingFn)(unsigned long id);
+extern int wl_redisplay_depth;
 
 static void
 render_wl_pixmap_copy(void *rctx, WMDrawable src, WMDrawable dst,
@@ -158,6 +159,27 @@ render_wl_fill_rect(void *rctx, WMDrawable d, WMColor *color,
     pixman_color_t pc = wm_color_to_pixman(color);
     pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_OVER, dst, &pc, 1,
         &(pixman_rectangle16_t){x, y, w, h});
+    /* Outside a full redisplay cycle, propagate dirty region up the
+     * view tree and commit the toplevel so the change becomes visible
+     * immediately (e.g. menu highlight on pointer motion). */
+    if (wl_redisplay_depth == 0 && (unsigned long)d >= 0x10000000
+        && (unsigned long)d < 0x30000000) {
+        W_View *v = W_GetViewForWindow((WNativeWindow)(unsigned long)d);
+        if (v && !v->flags.alreadyDead) {
+            while (v && v->parent && !v->flags.alreadyDead) {
+                pixman_image_t *vs = W_GetViewBacking(v->window);
+                pixman_image_t *pd = W_GetViewBacking(v->parent->window);
+                if (vs && pd)
+                    pixman_image_composite32(PIXMAN_OP_OVER, vs, NULL, pd,
+                        0, 0, 0, 0,
+                        v->pos.x, v->pos.y,
+                        v->size.width, v->size.height);
+                v = v->parent;
+            }
+            if (v && !v->flags.alreadyDead && W_ViewCommitBackingFn)
+                W_ViewCommitBackingFn((unsigned long)v->window);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index 133c5db..705564e 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void wl_lower(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 
 static void wl_map_subviews(void *vctx, W_View *view);
 
-static int wl_redisplay_depth = 0;
+int wl_redisplay_depth = 0;
 int W_WL_Realizing = 0;
 
 static void wl_map(void *vctx, W_View *view)