2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
index 656433d3..a767dd52 100644
--- a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ void CWLSurfaceResource::commitPendingState() {
     pending.bufferDamage.clear();
     pending.newBuffer = false;
 
+    events.roleCommit.emit();
+
     if (syncobj && syncobj->current.releaseTimeline && syncobj->current.releaseTimeline->timeline && current.buffer && current.buffer->buffer)
         current.buffer->releaser = makeShared<CSyncReleaser>(syncobj->current.releaseTimeline->timeline, syncobj->current.releasePoint);
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp
index af0dfa58..a3245399 100644
--- a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.hpp
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ class CWLSurfaceResource {
     Vector2D                      sourceSize();
 
     struct {
-        CSignal precommit;
-        CSignal commit;
+        CSignal precommit;  // before commit
+        CSignal roleCommit; // commit for role objects, before regular commit
+        CSignal commit;     // after commit
         CSignal map;
         CSignal unmap;
         CSignal newSubsurface;