diff --git a/server/display-channel.cpp b/server/display-channel.cpp
index a36e9cc3..52f77d42 100644
--- a/server/display-channel.cpp
+++ b/server/display-channel.cpp
@@ -2499,6 +2499,7 @@ void DisplayChannel::on_connect(RedClient *client,
     display_channel_update_compression(this, dcc);
     guest_set_client_capabilities(this);
     dcc_start(dcc);
+    red_qxl_request_gl_update(priv->qxl);
 }
 
 void DisplayChannelClient::disconnect()
diff --git a/server/red-qxl.cpp b/server/red-qxl.cpp
index 19618fed..75e9aa95 100644
--- a/server/red-qxl.cpp
+++ b/server/red-qxl.cpp
@@ -771,3 +771,10 @@ void red_qxl_async_complete(QXLInstance *qxl, uint64_t cookie)
 
     qxl_interface->async_complete(qxl, cookie);
 }
+
+void red_qxl_request_gl_update(QXLInstance *qxl)
+{
+    QXLInterface *qxl_interface = qxl_get_interface(qxl);
+
+    qxl_interface->request_gl_update(qxl);
+}
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diff --git a/server/red-qxl.h b/server/red-qxl.h
index 2084acb1..392c5c8a 100644
--- a/server/red-qxl.h
+++ b/server/red-qxl.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int red_qxl_req_cursor_notification(QXLInstance *qxl);
 void red_qxl_notify_update(QXLInstance *qxl, uint32_t update_id);
 int red_qxl_flush_resources(QXLInstance *qxl);
 void red_qxl_async_complete(QXLInstance *qxl, uint64_t cookie);
+void red_qxl_request_gl_update(QXLInstance *qxl);
 void red_qxl_update_area_complete(QXLInstance *qxl, uint32_t surface_id,
                                   struct QXLRect *updated_rects,
                                   uint32_t num_updated_rects);
diff --git a/server/spice-qxl.h b/server/spice-qxl.h
index bf17476b..6d746eb6 100644
--- a/server/spice-qxl.h
+++ b/server/spice-qxl.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ struct QXLInterface {
     void (*notify_update)(QXLInstance *qin, uint32_t update_id);
     int (*flush_resources)(QXLInstance *qin);
     void (*async_complete)(QXLInstance *qin, uint64_t cookie);
+    void (*request_gl_update)(QXLInstance *qin);
     void (*update_area_complete)(QXLInstance *qin, uint32_t surface_id,
                                  struct QXLRect *updated_rects,
                                  uint32_t num_updated_rects);