diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index 8a843f3b9..e1fe23a62 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,26 @@ detach_onscreens (MetaRenderer *renderer)
     }
 }
 
+static void
+discard_pending_swaps (MetaRenderer *renderer)
+{
+  GList *views = meta_renderer_get_views (renderer);;
+  GList *l;
+
+  for (l = views; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      ClutterStageView *stage_view = l->data;
+      CoglFramebuffer *fb = clutter_stage_view_get_onscreen (stage_view);
+      CoglOnscreen *onscreen;
+
+      if (!COGL_IS_ONSCREEN (fb))
+        continue;
+
+      onscreen = COGL_ONSCREEN (fb);
+      meta_onscreen_native_discard_pending_swaps (onscreen);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 meta_renderer_native_rebuild_views (MetaRenderer *renderer)
 {
@@ -1530,6 +1550,7 @@ meta_renderer_native_rebuild_views (MetaRenderer *renderer)
   MetaRendererClass *parent_renderer_class =
     META_RENDERER_CLASS (meta_renderer_native_parent_class);
 
+  discard_pending_swaps (renderer);
   meta_kms_discard_pending_page_flips (kms);
   g_hash_table_remove_all (renderer_native->mode_set_updates);