diff --git a/main_wayland.cpp b/main_wayland.cpp
index d6f41a1b1f..8757d7fb63 100644
--- a/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ void ApplicationWayland::continueStartupWithX()
     auto processXcbEvents = [this, c] {
         while (auto event = xcb_poll_for_event(c)) {
             updateX11Time(event);
+            long result = 0;
+            if (QThread::currentThread()->eventDispatcher()->filterNativeEvent(QByteArrayLiteral("xcb_generic_event_t"), event, &result)) {
+                free(event);
+                continue;
+            }
             if (Workspace::self()) {
                 Workspace::self()->workspaceEvent(event);
             }