diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 2617b1606..d57aad0b2 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@ struct _MetaOnscreenNative
     MetaDrmBuffer *current_fb;
     MetaDrmBuffer *posted_fb;
     MetaDrmBuffer *next_fb;
+    MetaDrmBuffer *stalled_fb;
     CoglScanout *current_scanout;
     CoglScanout *posted_scanout;
     CoglScanout *next_scanout;
+    CoglScanout *stalled_scanout;
   } gbm;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EGL_DEVICE
@@ -128,6 +130,10 @@ struct _MetaOnscreenNative
   gulong color_space_changed_handler_id;
   gulong hdr_metadata_changed_handler_id;
 
+  gboolean needs_flush;
+
+  unsigned int swaps_pending;
+
   struct {
     int *rectangles;  /* 4 x n_rectangles */
     int n_rectangles;
@@ -141,7 +147,11 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (MetaOnscreenNative, meta_onscreen_native,
 static GQuark blit_source_quark = 0;
 
 static void
-post_latest_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen);
+try_post_latest_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen);
+
+static void
+post_finish_frame (MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native,
+                   MetaKmsUpdate      *kms_update);
 
 static gboolean
 init_secondary_gpu_state (MetaRendererNative  *renderer_native,
@@ -245,6 +255,7 @@ notify_view_crtc_presented (MetaRendererView *view,
 
   meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
   meta_onscreen_native_swap_drm_fb (onscreen);
+  try_post_latest_swap (onscreen);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -294,15 +305,13 @@ page_flip_feedback_ready (MetaKmsCrtc *kms_crtc,
   CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer =
     clutter_stage_view_get_onscreen (CLUTTER_STAGE_VIEW (view));
   CoglOnscreen *onscreen = COGL_ONSCREEN (framebuffer);
-  MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native = META_ONSCREEN_NATIVE (onscreen);
   CoglFrameInfo *frame_info;
 
   frame_info = cogl_onscreen_peek_head_frame_info (onscreen);
   frame_info->flags |= COGL_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_SYMBOLIC;
 
-  g_warn_if_fail (!onscreen_native->gbm.next_fb);
-
   meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
+  try_post_latest_swap (onscreen);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -353,6 +362,7 @@ page_flip_feedback_discarded (MetaKmsCrtc  *kms_crtc,
 
   meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
   meta_onscreen_native_clear_posted_fb (onscreen);
+  try_post_latest_swap (onscreen);
 }
 
 static const MetaKmsPageFlipListenerVtable page_flip_listener_vtable = {
@@ -413,18 +423,41 @@ custom_egl_stream_page_flip (gpointer custom_page_flip_data,
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_EGL_DEVICE */
 
-void
-meta_onscreen_native_dummy_power_save_page_flip (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
+static void
+drop_stalled_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
 {
   CoglFrameInfo *frame_info;
+  MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native = META_ONSCREEN_NATIVE (onscreen);
 
-  meta_onscreen_native_swap_drm_fb (onscreen);
+  /* Remember we can't compare stalled_fb because it's not used by
+   * META_RENDERER_NATIVE_MODE_EGL_DEVICE. So we judge stalled to be whenever
+   * swaps_pending > 1.
+   */
+  if (onscreen_native->swaps_pending <= 1)
+    return;
+
+  onscreen_native->swaps_pending--;
+
+  g_clear_object (&onscreen_native->gbm.stalled_fb);
+  g_clear_object (&onscreen_native->gbm.stalled_scanout);
 
   frame_info = cogl_onscreen_peek_tail_frame_info (onscreen);
   frame_info->flags |= COGL_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_SYMBOLIC;
   meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
 }
 
+void
+meta_onscreen_native_dummy_power_save_page_flip (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
+{
+  drop_stalled_swap (onscreen);
+
+  /* If the monitor just woke up and the shell is fully idle (has nothing
+   * more to swap) then we just woke to an indefinitely black screen. Let's
+   * fix that using the last swap (which is never classified as "stalled").
+   */
+  try_post_latest_swap (onscreen);
+}
+
 static void
 apply_transform (MetaCrtcKms            *crtc_kms,
                  MetaKmsPlaneAssignment *kms_plane_assignment,
@@ -1265,9 +1298,16 @@ swap_buffer_result_feedback (const MetaKmsFeedback *kms_feedback,
     g_warning ("Page flip failed: %s", error->message);
 
   frame_info = cogl_onscreen_peek_head_frame_info (onscreen);
-  frame_info->flags |= COGL_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_SYMBOLIC;
 
-  meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
+  /* After resuming from suspend, drop_stalled_swap might have done this
+   * already and emptied the frame_info queue.
+   */
+  if (frame_info)
+    {
+      frame_info->flags |= COGL_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_SYMBOLIC;
+      meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
+    }
+
   meta_onscreen_native_clear_posted_fb (onscreen);
 }
 
@@ -1394,14 +1434,15 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
   switch (renderer_gpu_data->mode)
     {
     case META_RENDERER_NATIVE_MODE_GBM:
-      g_warn_if_fail (onscreen_native->gbm.next_fb == NULL);
       if (onscreen_native->gbm.next_fb != NULL)
         {
-          CoglFrameInfo *frame_info;
-
-          frame_info = cogl_onscreen_peek_head_frame_info (onscreen);
-          frame_info->flags |= COGL_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_SYMBOLIC;
-          meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (onscreen);
+          g_warn_if_fail (onscreen_native->gbm.stalled_fb == NULL);
+          drop_stalled_swap (onscreen);
+          g_assert (onscreen_native->gbm.stalled_fb == NULL);
+          onscreen_native->gbm.stalled_fb =
+            g_steal_pointer (&onscreen_native->gbm.next_fb);
+          onscreen_native->gbm.stalled_scanout =
+            g_steal_pointer (&onscreen_native->gbm.next_scanout);
         }
 
       if (onscreen_native->secondary_gpu_state)
@@ -1449,11 +1490,12 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
   g_clear_pointer (&onscreen_native->next_post.frame, clutter_frame_unref);
   onscreen_native->next_post.frame = clutter_frame_ref (frame);
 
-  post_latest_swap (onscreen);
+  onscreen_native->swaps_pending++;
+  try_post_latest_swap (onscreen);
 }
 
 static void
-post_latest_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
+try_post_latest_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
 {
   CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
   CoglContext *cogl_context = cogl_framebuffer_get_context (framebuffer);
@@ -1472,15 +1514,41 @@ post_latest_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
   MetaKmsDevice *kms_device = meta_kms_crtc_get_device (kms_crtc);
   MetaKmsUpdate *kms_update;
   g_autoptr (MetaKmsFeedback) kms_feedback = NULL;
-  g_autoptr (ClutterFrame) frame =
-    g_steal_pointer (&onscreen_native->next_post.frame);
+  g_autoptr (ClutterFrame) frame = NULL;
   MetaFrameNative *frame_native;
 
+  if (onscreen_native->next_post.frame == NULL)
+    return;
+
   power_save_mode = meta_monitor_manager_get_power_save_mode (monitor_manager);
   if (power_save_mode == META_POWER_SAVE_ON)
     {
+      unsigned int frames_pending =
+        cogl_onscreen_count_pending_frames (onscreen);
+      unsigned int posts_pending;
+
+      g_assert (frames_pending >= onscreen_native->swaps_pending);
+      posts_pending = frames_pending - onscreen_native->swaps_pending;
+      if (posts_pending > 0)
+        return;  /* wait for the next frame notification and then try again */
+
+      frame = g_steal_pointer (&onscreen_native->next_post.frame);
       frame_native = meta_frame_native_from_frame (frame);
 
+      if (onscreen_native->swaps_pending == 0)
+        {
+          if (frame_native)
+            {
+              kms_update = meta_frame_native_steal_kms_update (frame_native);
+              if (kms_update)
+                post_finish_frame (onscreen_native, kms_update);
+            }
+          return;
+        }
+
+      drop_stalled_swap (onscreen);
+      onscreen_native->swaps_pending--;
+
       kms_update = meta_frame_native_ensure_kms_update (frame_native,
                                                         kms_device);
       meta_kms_update_add_result_listener (kms_update,
@@ -1695,6 +1763,18 @@ meta_onscreen_native_direct_scanout (CoglOnscreen   *onscreen,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+  /* Our direct scanout frame counts as 1, so more than that means we would
+   * be jumping the queue (and post would fail).
+   */
+  if (cogl_onscreen_count_pending_frames (onscreen) > 1)
+    {
+      g_set_error_literal (error,
+                           COGL_SCANOUT_ERROR,
+                           COGL_SCANOUT_ERROR_INHIBITED,
+                           "Direct scanout is inhibited during triple buffering");
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+
   renderer_gpu_data = meta_renderer_native_get_gpu_data (renderer_native,
                                                          render_gpu);
 
@@ -1930,22 +2010,79 @@ meta_onscreen_native_finish_frame (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
   MetaKmsDevice *kms_device = meta_kms_crtc_get_device (kms_crtc);
   MetaFrameNative *frame_native = meta_frame_native_from_frame (frame);
   MetaKmsUpdate *kms_update;
+  unsigned int frames_pending = cogl_onscreen_count_pending_frames (onscreen);
+  unsigned int swaps_pending = onscreen_native->swaps_pending;
+  unsigned int posts_pending = frames_pending - swaps_pending;
 
-  kms_update = meta_frame_native_steal_kms_update (frame_native);
-  if (!kms_update)
+  onscreen_native->needs_flush |= meta_kms_device_handle_flush (kms_device,
+                                                                kms_crtc);
+
+  if (!meta_frame_native_has_kms_update (frame_native))
     {
-      if (meta_kms_device_handle_flush (kms_device, kms_crtc))
-        {
-          kms_update = meta_kms_update_new (kms_device);
-          meta_kms_update_set_flushing (kms_update, kms_crtc);
-        }
-      else
+      if (!onscreen_native->needs_flush || posts_pending)
         {
           clutter_frame_set_result (frame, CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_IDLE);
           return;
         }
     }
 
+  if (posts_pending && !swaps_pending)
+    {
+      g_return_if_fail (meta_frame_native_has_kms_update (frame_native));
+      g_warn_if_fail (onscreen_native->next_post.frame == NULL);
+
+      g_clear_pointer (&onscreen_native->next_post.frame, clutter_frame_unref);
+      onscreen_native->next_post.frame = clutter_frame_ref (frame);
+      clutter_frame_set_result (frame, CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  kms_update = meta_frame_native_steal_kms_update (frame_native);
+
+  if (posts_pending && swaps_pending)
+    {
+      MetaFrameNative *older_frame_native;
+      MetaKmsUpdate *older_kms_update;
+
+      g_return_if_fail (kms_update);
+      g_return_if_fail (onscreen_native->next_post.frame != NULL);
+
+      older_frame_native =
+        meta_frame_native_from_frame (onscreen_native->next_post.frame);
+      older_kms_update =
+        meta_frame_native_ensure_kms_update (older_frame_native, kms_device);
+      meta_kms_update_merge_from (older_kms_update, kms_update);
+      meta_kms_update_free (kms_update);
+      clutter_frame_set_result (frame, CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_IDLE);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  if (!kms_update)
+    {
+      kms_update = meta_kms_update_new (kms_device);
+      g_warn_if_fail (onscreen_native->needs_flush);
+    }
+
+  if (onscreen_native->needs_flush)
+    {
+      meta_kms_update_set_flushing (kms_update, kms_crtc);
+      onscreen_native->needs_flush = FALSE;
+    }
+
+  post_finish_frame (onscreen_native, kms_update);
+
+  clutter_frame_set_result (frame, CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
+}
+
+static void
+post_finish_frame (MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native,
+                   MetaKmsUpdate      *kms_update)
+{
+  MetaCrtc *crtc = onscreen_native->crtc;
+  MetaKmsCrtc *kms_crtc = meta_crtc_kms_get_kms_crtc (META_CRTC_KMS (crtc));
+  MetaKmsDevice *kms_device = meta_kms_crtc_get_device (kms_crtc);
+  g_autoptr (MetaKmsFeedback) kms_feedback = NULL;
+
   meta_kms_update_add_result_listener (kms_update,
                                        &finish_frame_result_listener_vtable,
                                        NULL,
@@ -1968,7 +2105,6 @@ meta_onscreen_native_finish_frame (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
   meta_kms_update_set_flushing (kms_update, kms_crtc);
   meta_kms_device_post_update (kms_device, kms_update,
                                META_KMS_UPDATE_FLAG_NONE);
-  clutter_frame_set_result (frame, CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
 }
 
 static gboolean