diff --git a/gui-daemon/xside.c b/gui-daemon/xside.c
index 09670d7..4278039 100644
--- a/gui-daemon/xside.c
+++ b/gui-daemon/xside.c
@@ -2815,7 +2815,16 @@ static void process_xevent(Ghandles * g)
     XEvent event_buffer;
     XNextEvent(g->display, &event_buffer);
     if (g->ebuf_max_delay > 0) {
-        ebuf_queue_xevent(g, event_buffer);
+        switch (event_buffer.type) {
+        case ConfigureNotify:
+        case ReparentNotify:
+        case MapNotify:
+            process_xevent_core(g, event_buffer);
+            break;
+        default:
+            ebuf_queue_xevent(g, event_buffer);
+            break;
+        }
     } else {
         process_xevent_core(g, event_buffer);
     }