diff --git a/uwac/libuwac/uwac-window.c b/uwac/libuwac/uwac-window.c
index 324c520d3..e62986997 100644
--- a/uwac/libuwac/uwac-window.c
+++ b/uwac/libuwac/uwac-window.c
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ UwacReturnCode UwacWindowSubmitBuffer(UwacWindow* window, bool copyContentForNex
 	if (window->pendingBuffer)
 	{
 		/* we already have a pending frame, don't do anything*/
+		UwacSubmitBufferPtr(window, window->pendingBuffer);
 		return UWAC_SUCCESS;
 	}